Energy Bangla

Bangladesh and Malaysia are going to install a 1,320 MW coal-fired Power Plant under a Joint Venture approach in Maheshkhali, Cox’sbazaar. On Wednesday, Bangladesh state-owned Power Development Board (PDB) signed this Joint Venture Agreement (JVA) with two Malaysian companies—Tenaga Nasinol Berhad (TNB) and Powertek Energy Sdn Berhad (PESB) at Putrajaya, Malaysia. PDB chairman Shamsul Hasan Mia, TNB president Datuk Seri Ir Azman Mohammad and PESB director Dato Mark William Ling... »

The recent signing of the Rampal Coal Power Station construction agreement has raised issues regarding the environmental impact of such a power plant in ecologically sensitive area of Sundarban. Answers to the following 10 questions will go a long way in bringing transparency to the design criteria of the power plant and coal handling system in minimizing environmental impact. Coal, Natural Gas, Oil, Nuclear are the mainstay for large scale... »

The entire allotment of the revised budget for Fiscal Year 2015-16 was successfully utilized, claimed the Power Division in a meeting held on Saturday at Bidyut Bhaban. The division claimed it in a situation where, as reported by ADP (Annual Development Program) report as up to May, 2016 the division could hardly manage to spend around half of the allotted amount. It suggests that, out of the total budget of... »

The main construction of Rampal Power Plant will set off within two to three months. The power secretary from both the neighboring countries has confirmed this while visiting the Project site yesterday. A group of high officials and delegates from both the countries related to this project have paid their visit to the Project site of Rampal Maitree Thermal Power Plant. Among other high officials, Bangladesh’s Power Secretary Monowar Islam,... »

India, once again expressed interest in extending its support for Bangladesh’s Power Sector. Both the countries agreed on to improve the current capacity of the existing bilateral transmission line, known as ‘interconnection’ and to conduct a feasibility study to increase the number of interconnections. In a meeting held at city’s Sonargaon Hotel on Wednesday, the Joint Steering Committee (JSC), which is a secretary-level body of the power sector, formed several... »

An engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) agreement was signed here today to set up the 2×660 MW Maitree Super Thermal Power Project at Rampal Upazila under Bagerhat district. Bangladesh-India Friendship Power Company (Pvt) Limited (BIFPCL) signed the agreement for Main Plant EPC (Turnkey) Package with Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), India, at Pan Pacific Sonargaon hotel in the city. General Manager of BHEL Prem Pal Yadav and Managing Director of... »

The EPC (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction) Contract on installing the Power Plant of Rampal is likely to be signed today. The contract signing ceremony between BHEL and BIFPCL on 1320 MW Maitree Super Thermal power project is likely to be arranged at the city’s Sonargaon hotel. The state minister for Power Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid has confirmed about the contract signing. He said, “The USD 1.2-billion engineering, procurement... »

Wage discrimination has been an issue throughout the state-run companies and agencies of the country’s power sector. In recent times the Inequality has nearly doubled in comparison to the wage structures of companies and agencies. The salary for a particular grade or post in the agencies is nearly half of the salary to the same grade or post in the companies. The most recent Pay Hike in the state-run Power... »

West Bengal Electricity Regulatory Commission (WBERC) has roped in Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) to undertake a study on the possibility of reducing transmission and distribution losses in West Bengal-based power distribution companies. CESC, West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company, Damodar Valley Corporation and Indian Power are the major power distribution companies in the state. KEPCO will conduct its study on all of these. KEPCO, a Korean public sector major,... »

All people of Bangladesh will get electricity, when the country’s total power generation would reach its target of 24,000 MW by 2021. “For the first time, the electricity generation reached a record mark with 9,036 MW on June 30, thus fulfilling the consumer’s demand,” Engineer Mohammad Hossain, Director General of Power Cell told. He said the government is now in a position to reach its desired target of generating 24,000... »