Energy Bangla

President of Chevron Asia Pacific Exploration and Production Bangladesh Melody Meyer recently unveiled the foundation plaque of a new building for Nadampur High School, located near Chevron’s Bibiyana Gas Plant. Chevron will be contributing 68 percent of the construction costs, said a press release. Chevron Asia South Managing Director Brad Middleton, Chevron Bangladesh President Kevin Lyon, and Chevron Bangladesh External Affairs Director Naser Ahmed were present among others.

Rejecting the concerns expressed by various quarters, State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid has said that he will take environmental activists and journalists to the Rampal power plant site. At a press conference in the city, Hamid said that he would sit with the opposing parties, environmental activists and journalists, and also take them to the construction site to assess whether the plant would affect the... »

The state-run Petrobangla has moved afresh to issue re-tender for carrying out 2D (two-dimensional) non-exclusive multi-client seismic surveys within the country’s offshore areas, as the energy ministry has scrapped the previous tendering, said officials. “We’ve prepared for re-issuing tender in line with the instruction from the Energy and Mineral Resources Division under the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources (MPEMR),” Petrobangla chairman Istiaque Ahmad told on Thursday. Petrobangla floated... »

The present government has given top priority to the power sector as it has a plan for reaching the power supply to every households in the country by 2018. State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam, MP, said this while inaugurating the power connection to 760 households in 10 villages in Pakuria Union Parishad under Bagha Upazila of the district today as the chief guest. He mentioned that the power... »

Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) has proposed to construct Khulna-Mongla Port rail line and conduct a feasibility study on implementing the Rampal power project. The BPDB has included a project titled ‘Construction of Khulna-Mongla Port Rail Line and Feasibility Study’ with the Rampal 1320MW coal-fired project under Indian line of credit. To implement the proposed Tk 17.21 billion 67.7-km broad gauge rail link project, the government will support Tk 12.02... »

Chevron Bangladesh launch an 18 month pilot program for an enterprise development which will be implemented by BRAC. It will support approximately 20,000 beneficiaries and up to 1,500 enterprises will be created during its lifespan. State minister of power energy and mineral resource inaugurate this program. In that inaugural ceremony Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid was the chief guest and United States ambassador to Bangladesh Marcia Stephens Bloom Bernicat... »

World Bank Vice President for the South Asia Region, Annette Dixon pledged strong support for the development of Bangladesh as she on Monday concluded her second visit to the country in her current role. “The World Bank will help Bangladesh address its priorities, including creating more and better jobs, a key driver for growth and shared prosperity”, a WB press release quoted Dixon as she said. She said that World... »

The World Bank has promised to provide help with budget again if Bangladesh implements the proposals it gave to improve the energy sector, Finance Minister AMA Muhith has said. Muhith spoke about the issue after a meeting with the World Bank Vice President for the South Asia Region Annette Dixon in Dhaka on Sunday. He said the help might be up to $500 million. “It will be discussed in details... »

At least 20 people were injured in a clash between police and the activists Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) and Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (BSD) in Mithapukur upazila on Wednesday morning, report news agency UNB. Police said Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) and Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (BSD) jointly arranged a sit-in program protesting the price hike of gas and electricity in the upazila headquarter around 11:30am. On information, police rushed in... »

Gland, Switzerland, 1 September 2015 (IUCN) – Today marks one year to the opening of the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2016, the world’s largest and most inclusive environmental decision-making forum that will define the future path for nature conservation. The IUCN Congress will be held under the theme ‘Planet at the crossroads’, emphasising that nature conservation and human progress are not a zero-sum game, and that credible and accessible choices... »