India’s Adani power has asked Bangladesh Power Development Board to pay $845 million in arears by the end of June or face charges for late payment.

The hike is attributed to the government's increased Value Added Tax on LPG

Says Anu Mohammad, urges govt to scrap treaties that go against the country

The BNP yesterday demanded public disclosure of all the power and energy sector agreements made by the ousted Awami League government.

The retail price of a 12 kilogramme LPG cylinder will stay at Tk 1,455, the same as in November and December.

The daily closing period for CNG refuelling stations has been reduced by two hours from the first day of 2025

Octane price will remains unchanged at Tk 125 per litre, and petrol price will remain unchanged at Tk 121

"Bangladesh has not paid us about Rs 200 crore for electricity. The outstanding amount is increasing every day. We hope they will clear their dues so that the power supply is not disrupted," Saha told PTI in Agartala.

Summit Power Limited (SPL) has sought a five-month extension from the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission for providing the audited financial report for fiscal year 2023-24, which ended last June. 

The energy adviser explained that while the IMF recommended a tariff hike to ease the subsidy burden in the power sector, the government emphasised the adverse effects such a move would have on citizens already grappling with high inflation

Production cost at new facility to be lower than that of Adani, other plants

Power Grid Bangladesh PLC will implement the project

Seven purchased tender documents, but none submitted papers finally

The deal with India’s Adani Power should be renegotiated as the cost of power from the company is much higher than that of domestic power plants, said energy expert Prof M Tamim, a member of the White Paper Committee on Economy today

Diesel imports through the India-Bangladesh pipeline have resumed to tackle the fuel shortage affecting eight districts in the northern region of Bangladesh.

The global energy think-tank suggested shifting half of Bangladesh’s existing industrial demand to the grid

The chief adviser highlighted key reforms undertaken by the interim government to ensure a better investment climate in the country.

The government yesterday repealed the long-debated “indemnity act” of the power sector, bringing to an end the 15-year-long practice of awarding contracts under opaque circumstances.

He says no alternative to renewable energy as it’s a compulsion

Gias Uddin Zoarder, a newly appointed member of Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission, has resigned against the backdrop of media reports on his alleged involvement in corruption..According to official sources, Gias Uddin Zoarder, a former top official of the Dhaka Power Distribution Com