Energy Bangla

Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Limited has declared a 20 percent cash dividends for its shareholders for the fiscal year of 2015-16. The announcement came at the 35th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the company held at the capital’s Officers’ Club. The company has reported that their Earning Per Share (EPS) was BDT 7.37 while the face value of each of the shares was BDT 10. Titas deposited around... »

Energy and Mineral Resources Division MD. Zakir Hossain has been appointed as chairman (additional charge) of Petrobangla, according to Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources Division instruction issued today (December 22). He will replace Istiaque Ahmad, who was appointed as the chairman in 22 October 2014.

Outgoing US President Barack Obama has permanently banned offshore oil and gas drilling in the “vast majority” of US-owned northern waters. Mr Obama designated areas in the Arctic and Atlantic oceans as “indefinitely off limits” to future leasing. The move is widely seen as an attempt to protect the region before Mr Obama leaves office in January. Supporters of president-elect Donald Trump could find it difficult to reverse the decision.... »

Bangladesh is celebrating 45 years of its emergence as a new country on the map of the world on Dec 16, 1971 after nine months of bloodbath. President Md Abdul Hamid’s Victory Day message has taken pride in the fact that Bangladesh’s journey towards development is being considered a ‘role model’ for the world. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, in her message, renewed the resolve to establish ‘Sonar Bangla’ as dreamt... »

The three-day exhibition marking the Power and Energy Week-2016 concluded at the capital’s International Convention City Bashundhara (ICCB) seturday. Rampal Power Plant, the proposed 1,320MW coal-fired power plant at Rampal of Bagerhat, also arranged a visitors’ competition at the exhibition. A large number of visitors, specially students, joined the contest today, the concluding day of the three-day exhibition organised by Bangladesh-India Friendship Power Company Limited (BIFPCL). “Many participated and won... »

Energybangla has been publishing a bulletin on the occasion of ‘Jatiya Bidyut Shaptaha-2016’ or ‘Energy and Power Week-2016’. The bulletin has been publishing throughout the whole event. This is for the first time the bulletin is being published on the occasion of this fair. The Government is celebrating the event of achieving the capacity of 15,000 MW of power generation. The bulletin includes different news on the events of the... »

The countrymen experienced an enchanting Fireworks and Light Festival namely ‘Alok Utshab’ that was just organized on Thursday at Hatirjheel in Dhaka as the country touches the milestone of 15,000 megawatt power generation. Today, the country is celebrating the occasion of reaching a historical milestone of electricity generation. The government decided to organize an ‘Alok-Utshab’ or light festival and fireworks in respect of obtaining 15,000 MW of power generation capacity.... »

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today reiterated her determination to reach electricity to every house of the country by 2021 calling upon the people to maintain austerity in using power and gas at their houses and workplaces to achieve the goal. “We have set a target to reach electricity to cent percent people by 2021 and it’s my firm belief that we can achieve the goal before the stipulated time by... »

National power, energy week begins 7th December Inbox The National Power and Energy Week-2016 or the ‘Jatiya Bidyut Saptaha-2016’ is going to begin today. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to inaugurate the program on 10 AM today at the city’s Bashundhara International Convention Centre (BICC). The theme of this year’s ‘Power and Energy Week’ is ‘Odomya Bangladesh’ or Indomitable Bangladesh. The government is about to celebrate its ‘success’ in... »

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid Saturday claimed that the Rampal power plant will not be harmful to the environment as it is being constructed with advanced technologies. He said this at a press meet after a seminar organised by the petroleum and mining engineering department of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology in Sylhet The seminar was organised to mark the department’s 12th founding anniversary.... »