Bangladesh to procure 2 LNG cargoes from spot market
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Power and Energy
Barapukuria power plant unit-1 resumes operation after a day
15 August 2026
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Power and Energy
Barapukuria power plant unit-1 shut down over mechanical failure
14 August 2026
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Power and Energy
Summit resumes LNG supply to national grid
14 August 2026
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Power and Energy
Gas crisis hits Chattogram again as LNG vessel unable to berth due to rough sea
13 August 2026
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Power and Energy
Lingering LNG crisis may drag power cut woes
13 August 2026
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Power and Energy
Only 3 CNG stations operating in Narayanganj as drivers wait for hours
12 August 2026
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Power and Energy
Shops, markets must close by 8pm as govt tightens power-saving measures
12 August 2026
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Power and Energy
Huawei launches grid-forming inverter, large-scale battery storage system
12 August 2026
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Business
Rooftop solar panels can add 3,600MWp to national grid
12 August 2026
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Bangladesh
Rampal Power Plant: First unit ready to start commercial production
One of the two units of the coal-fired Rampal Power Plant has started supplying electricity to the national grid on a trial basis.
19 December 2022
Be prepared to pay actual cost of electricity generation: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said her government has fulfilled its commitment to provide electricity connection to every house.
18 December 2022
Coal consumption may rise in Bangladesh this year
Although the coal consumption declined in Bangladesh last year, it is expected to increase sharply this year, the International Energy Agency said yesterday.
17 December 2022
Payra, Rampal power plants now linked to Dhaka
Aminbazar in Dhaka to Gopalganj 400KV double circuit line, considered one of the major power transmission lines in the country, is ready to transmit electricity.
16 December 2022
Payra, Rampal power plants now connected to Dhaka
Aminbazar to Gopalganj 400KV double circuit line, which is considered one of the major power transmission lines in the country, is now ready to transmit electricity..This essentially means the line is almost ready to transmit electricity from Payra Thermal Power Plant and the Rampal Power
15 December 2022
Power import from Adani plant delayed
Power import from the controversial Adani Godda power plant has been delayed once again as the 1,600 megawatts thermal plant is yet to be complete.
14 December 2022
Electricity, fuel oil prices will be adjusted with open market: Nasrul Hamid
The price of electricity and fuel oil will be adjusted with the open market, Nasrul Hamid, state minister for energy, said today.
13 December 2022
‘Hydrogen-based power generation to help reduce carbon emission’
Bangladesh has started hydrogen-based power generation, which will play an important role in reducing carbon emissions, Bangladesh Power Development Board Chairman Mahbubur Rahman said today.
11 December 2022
AIIB considering support for LNG power plant
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is fast-tracking support for a gas-fired power plant in Bangladesh after determining that the project complies with the Paris Agreement.
9 December 2022
'Govt’s goal is to ensure electricity at affordable prices'
Prime Minister’s Energy Advisor Dr Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury said government's goal is to ensure access to uninterrupted power at an affordable cost by using clean energy..He made the remarks while addressing a discussion titled, “Investing in Green Energy Transition: Partnership Opportunit
6 December 2022
Govt hikes LPG price
Consumers have to pay Tk 46 more for a 12kg-LPG cylinder as the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission today raised the LPG price to Tk 108.09 from Tk 104.26 a kg.
4 December 2022
Europe can't look to US shale to fill any OPEC gap
US shale oil drillers turned from scrappy wildcatters into multi-millionaires over the past two decades, propelling the United States to become the world's largest producer, but now they are running out of runway.
3 December 2022
Gas price hike a blessing for Bangladesh: Nasrul Hamid
Terming gas price hike a "blessing in disguise" for Bangladesh, State Minister for Power, Energy, and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid today said the government is now getting offers for deep-sea exploration.
3 December 2022
Power, gas prices: Ordinance issued to adjust tariff without hearing
President Abdul Hamid issued an ordinance yesterday with a provision to allow the government to adjust the prices of gas, electricity and fuel “in special circumstances”.
1 December 2022
Ordinance issued allowing adjustment of electricity, gas prices without hearing
Electricity and gas prices can now be adjusted without a public hearing after President Abdul Hamid today issued an ordinance amending the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) Act-2003.
1 December 2022
Saudi firm signs deal with BPDB to set up 1000 MW solar power plant
Saudi Arabia’s ACWA Power has signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with state-owned Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) to set up a 1000 MW solar power plant in Bangladesh.
29 November 2022
Govt wrests control of energy pricing
Electricity and gas prices can now be adjusted without a public hearing after the cabinet yesterday amended a law, paving the way for introducing dynamic energy pricing in Bangladesh.
29 November 2022
Ashuganj power plant adds 420MW to nat’l grid
Commercial production of electricity has started at the Combined Cycle Power Plant in Ashuganj of Brahmanbaria.
28 November 2022
Ashuganj’s new power unit adds 420MW to national grid
Commercial production of electricity has started at the Combined Cycle Power Plant in Ashuganj of Brahmanbaria.
28 November 2022
Nat’l grid to get 8m cubic feet of gas from tomorrow
Sylhet Gas Fields Ltd (SGFL) is set to supply up to eight million cubic feet of gas to the national grid daily from an abandoned gas well at Sylhet’s Beanibazar upazila tomorrow after concluding workover at the well..The state-owned company recently discovered fresh gas reserves at the aba
27 November 2022