Power & Energy
Power & Energy
Bapex finds 20 mmcf gas at Tobgi-1 well in Bhola
Staff Correspondent: State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid yesterday said that the state-run Bapex found gas at Tobgi-1 exploratory well in Bhola.“We hope, the country will get 20 million cubic feet (mmcf) gas per day from ‘Tobgi-1’ well and the estimated reserved is 239 billion cubic…
Read More »Saudi assures assistance in commercial supply of LNG to Bangladesh
Diplomatic Correspondent: Saudi Arabia has assured its assistance in commercial supply of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) to Bangladesh on an emergency basis.The Saudi assurance came during the 14th meeting of the Joint Economic Commission of the two countries held from October 30 to 31 in its capital Riyadh.The Saudi delegation…
Read More »Cable telephone lost dignity
BTCL becomes a white elephant Special Correspondent: The use of landline telephones has drastically fall in Bangladesh due to the increase of cellular phone in the recent years. Bangladesh Telecommunication Company Limited (BTCL) has become a white elephant. The company has been incurring loss every year and the people has…
Read More »Generator stator installed at unit 2 of RNPP
Staff Correspondent: A generator stator was installed in the turbine hall of unit two of the under-construction Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP).According to a message received yesterday, the installation works have been completed by the specialists of the VdMU Branch, part of the Rosatom Engineering Division.“The stator converts mechanical energy…
Read More »Nepal to export 50 MW electricity to Bangladesh
Diplomatic Correspondent: Nepal will initially send 40-50 MW electricity to Bangladesh but promised to supply more after a big power project being implemented in the Himalayan nation will be completed, newly appointed Nepalese Ambassador Ghanshyam Bhandari said yesterday.PM’s press secretary Ihsanul Karim told reporters that the diplomat made the comment…
Read More »PM to inaugurate reactor pressure vessel installation for RNPP Unit-2 today
Ishwardi Correspondent: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to inaugurate installation work of reactor pressure vessel (RPV) at Unit-2 of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) today morning.She will virtually inaugurate the installation of the RPV in the 2nd unit of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant in Pabna from her official…
Read More »Accelerate gas exploration to overcome energy crisis
Industry Desk: Bangladesh should move faster with its exploration activities both on-shore and off-shore to replace expensive LNG with its own natural gas reserve as long as such a resource base is scientifically reckoned, said the International Chamber of Commerce-Bangladesh (ICCB).Dependence on LNG imports may work out in the short-term,…
Read More »Bulk power tariff hike likely soon
Staff Correspondent: The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) will announce its decision on the adjustment of bulk electricity tariffs tomorrow, officials said yesterday.BERC Chairman Abdul Jalil told yesterday that a notice would be issued soon in this regard.The BERC chief had earlier said that the regulator would announce the decision…
Read More »National Grid failed due to technical faults
Nasrul Hamid Staff Correspondent: State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid yesterday said that the national grid failed on Tuesday due to technical faults and it was not an unusual incident.“We are verifying the cause of the grid failure. Whether it is technical fault or any sabotage,”…
Read More »Rampal power plant to go production next month
Industry Desk: The construction of Rampal power plant is almost completed. The joint power plant of India and Bangladesh is likely to go into production next month. However, adequate infrastructure for coal discharge has yet not been developed. Imported coal takes long time to unload from ships which charges late…
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Hotels to be converted for Covid hospitals
Hospitals overwhelmed Staff Correspondent: The government is going to rent hotels for providing treatment …
