Power & Energy
Power & Energy
Govt to speed up oil search after election
Zarif Mahmud: Elections, so the search for fuel in the sea and in the shore is stuck. However, government contracts with various companies to import high-cost LNG and build terminals are one after the other.Last November, the government signed three separate agreements with US-based Accelerate Energy for new LNG imports,…
Read More »Delhi directs CBI to probe allegations against Adani
International Desk: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe the allegations against the Adani group. Adani Industrial Group has been accused of overstating the cost of imported coal. A public interest case was filed in the court regarding this. On Tuesday, the…
Read More »Bhola liquefied gas coming from today
Farhad Chowdhury: Intraco Refueling Station plc listed in the stock market is going to bring liquid gas (compressed natural gas) from Bhola to Dhaka from today on December 21.Sundarban Gas Company Limited said that CNG gas supply to the customers of Titas Gas Company will be inaugurated also today.CNG is…
Read More »Energy sector mgt a big challenge
Staff Correspondent: If everything goes well, the 12th National Assembly polls will be held at the beginning of the new year. The government will adjust the price of energy products in the country’s market after the elections as per the conditions given to the International Monetary Fund. However, the energy…
Read More »Power sector incurs loss of Tk 5,000 cr for taka devaluation
Mahfuz Emran: For various reasons, the government maintained the value of taka against the dollar. Different countries of the world changed the exchange rate of the dollar, but for more than two years it remained roughly at the same place against the taka. However, the government was forced to change…
Read More »Tk 4,232 crore have to pay as capacity charge
Despite plants will remain shut Zarif Mahmud: Currently, the power generation capacity in the country is 25,951 MW. Four more power plants of 729 MW are scheduled to be connected to the national grid this month. Another 2,711 MW is expected to be added by June. In this, the power…
Read More »3 major objectives in energy and power sector for AL
Staff Correspondent: The ruling Awami League has set three major objectives for itself in the energy and power sector if returned to power for the next 5 years through the election slated for January 7.“These are to ensure that power and energy supplies are uninterrupted, reliable and affordable,” State Minister…
Read More »Adani’s power bill over$9.09 m in 2-month
–Adani is expected to charge 0.01 cent less than Payra-Rampal’s maximum bill-Adani’s power bill was higher than Rampal’s two months after production started-Adani will be billed 1 paise less than Rampal for those two months-Additional $9.09 million will be coordinated with Adani’s next bill by PDB Mahfuz Emran: Controversy arose…
Read More »Payara power costs much lower than Adani-Rampal
Mahfuja Mukul: Among the country’s major power plants, Payra Thermal Power Plant started production in January 2020. The Rampal power plant started supplying power to the national grid in December last year. And in April this year, Adani’s power plant built in Jharkhand, India started producing the first unit. Payra…
Read More »PDB sought Tk 42,893 cr subsidy for FY 2023
Mahfuz Emran: The Power Development Board (PDB) has been incurring huge losses for an age. The loss of this state-owned company is increasing due to buying electricity at a high price and selling it at a low price.The government is regularly subsidizing PDB to meet this deficit. However, government expenditure…
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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 …
