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Dhaka Friday,  Mar 29, 2024
Commissioning of 60-MW wind power plant, the government has advanced the clean energy ratio in country’s total electricity generation, as it started commercial operation from March 8, official sources said. “Today we are supplying 18MW electricity. It depends on the wind speed. We can supply more if breeze is enough. We have already supplied 60MW power to the national grid,” Manager (Project and Planning) US-DK Green Energy Limited Eng Mukit... »

Power Sector

CPD Suggests Four Strategies To Reduce Electricity Subsidy

13 March, 2024: The Center for Policy Dialogue (CPD), a non-governmental research organisation, has chalked out four key strategies, with special emphasis on transparent pricing policies, for the government to adopt in order to mitigate the impact of escalating electricity expenses beyond 2029. The strategies include ensuring the phased shutdown... »

Gas Sector

Bangladesh struggles to arrange gas supply for new gas-fired power plants

Bangladesh is struggling to arrange sufficient gas supply for half a dozen new gas-fired power plants with total generation capacity of around 3,510 MW due to heavy government subsidies and slow-moving reforms, according to project operators and market participants. Three new plants in the private sector are already in early... »

Petroleum

Govt Reduces Fuel Price

The price of diesel and kerosene have been reduced by 75 paise per litre, octane by Taka 4 and petrol by Taka 3 respectively, according to the energy and mineral resources division gazette notification issued today. Now the price of diesel and kerosene will be Tk. 108.25 per litre, while... »

EB Reports

Explore Marine Resources Maintaining Friendly Relations With Neighbours: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today stressed extracting marine resources from Bangladesh’s vast maritime zones maintaining friendly relations with the neighboring countries to tap potential of the “Blue Economy” for the country’s socio-economic advancement. Report BSS “We have to explore the marine resources from the maritime areas we achieved. I believe... »

Green Pages

Bangladesh Can Go Big On Rooftop Solar: Speakers

Speakers at a webinar today (14 March 2024) echoed the ever-increasing importance of rooftop solar expansion in Bangladesh. The webinar titled Scaling up rooftop solar deployment in Bangladesh was jointly organized by the Energy & Power magazine and the global think tank Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA).... »

Coal Sector

Ship With More Coal For Rampal Arrives At Mongla

A Bangladeshi ship has arrived at Mongla port from Indonesia with more than 32,000 tonnes of coal for Rampal power plant where a fuel shortage forced a suspension of production on several occasions in recent times. The work to unload the coal brought by the ship, MV Bashundhara Impress, started... »

Nuclear

Govt tries to build another power plant in Rooppur: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday asked the  doctors in the country to devote more time to  research in medical science burying the mentality of doing private practice to just earn money. “We are lagging behind in one sector and that is the research in the medical science. Doctors are... »

Something to Say

How To Build Dhaka As A Water Wise City

Benjamin Franklin says “When the well’s dry, we know the worth of water.” This seems very true for many urban areas and cities in the world. The mega city Dhaka is experiencing a severe water crisis in recent years. Water shortage becomes worse during the summer months. The groundwater table... »

Environment