Power & Energy

Staff Correspondent: As part of the government’s sincere efforts to expand clean energy arena in the country, a 60-megawatt (MW) wind power project is scheduled to come into production in June, official sources said.The sources said that a private firm US-DK Green Energy (BD) Limited is setting up the country’s…

Industry Desk: The consignment meant for the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) that had to be turned away from Bangladesh shores due to being carried by a US-sanctioned vessel, may ultimately be sent to their destination by road.This is based on indications that the Russian ship, instead of going all…

—To save working hours reducing traffic congestion–To speed up daily life and give mental peace Ibrahim Khalil Jewel: Metrorail system will bring great excitement to the economy of Bangladesh. Traffic congestion is holding back the pace of our economy. The faster the roads, the faster the economy. There have been…

660MW added to grid Khulna Bureau: The coal-fired Rampal Power Plant in Bagerhat has finally started electricity generation on experimental basis through adding 660MW of electricity to the national grid produced from its first unit.Rampal power plant, formally known as Maitree Super Thermal Power Project, started its experimental power generation…

Unable to turn around Golam Mostafa Jibon: Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) is incurring a daily loss of around Tk 8 crore, which stands at around Tk 240 crore per month due to adverse impact of the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia. The price of fuel has already broken records…

Diplomatic Correspondent: Saudi Arabia’s ACWA Power has signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with state-owned Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) to set up a 1000 MW solar power plant in Bangladesh.Welcoming the initiative, State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid said that the investment and technology…

Already riddled with crisis Staff Correspondent: The unpaid bills to the private power plant operators have now crossed $2.5 billion as the government has failed to pay since May this year.“Our payments have been cleared until May…For the last 5 months no payment has been received from the government”, Imran…

Industry Desk: Technical committee of Petrobangla recently recommended formulation of separate safety and security guidelines to allow any private company to supply gas through cylinders.The SGCL forwarded the proposals to Petrobangla for the decision. Receiving the proposals, the Petrobangla formed a 4-member technical committee, headed by director (planning) to examine…

Staff Correspondent: United States (US) Ambassador Peter Hass yesterday said the American companies are very interested to explore clean and renewable energies opportunities in Bangladesh while Washington DC has been providing support to them in this regard.“We (the US government) will be here and our companies will be here, and…