Energy Bangla

Prime Minister’s Energy Advisor Dr Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury has said that the government is planning to supply about 80 million cubic feet of gas per day (MMCFD) from Bhola district to the national network to ease the nagging energy crisis. “We hope we’re able to bring the gas from Bhola within 3-4 months,” he told a seminar on ‘Mitigation of the Impacts of the Energy Crisis on the Industry Sector’, organised... »

Bangladesh will have to put up with the rolling blackouts at least until supply from the plant in Rampal and another being built in India by a subsidiary of Adani Group begins, Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury has said. Speaking to journalists after a programme in Dhaka on Sunday, the prime minister’s adviser for power, energy and mineral resources said the government had earlier said it would overcome the situation by October because... »

Power Grid Company of Bangladesh has released the names of its two officials suspended by the government for their negligence of duty that led to the nationwide grid failure on October 4. According to the PGCB public relations department, the suspended officials are Allama Hasan Bakhtiar, Sub-Divisional Engineer (SPMD, Dhaka-1) and Md. Mostafizur Rahman, Assistant Engineer (SPMD, Dhaka-1). Earlier, state minister for power, energy and mineral resources Nasrul Hamid said... »

Since the national power grid failure on October 4, 2022, Ghorashal Power Station could not resume operation in full capacity, a top official of Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB), has said. “Ghorashal Power Station may take one more week to resume electricity generation in full capacity,” he said, wishing not to be named, reports UNB. Bangladesh Power Development Board data shows the country’s power generation varies between 11,000 MW and... »

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid on Monday expected that the supply of electricity in the country will be normalized in November as the government has taken various measures in this regard. “We wanted there to be no load shedding from October but we could not do that. Because, we could not bring gas. The problem is temporary,” he told the reporters at his ministry office... »

The power supply has been restored in some areas of Dhaka and some other areas of the country gradually following a power outage due to a fault in transmission lines of the national grid. Authorities of power sector have restored power supply at Bangladesh secretariat, Biduyt Bhaban, Manik Nagar, Bangabhaban, Mirpur, Mohammadpur and Baridhara areas along with some other important establishments in the capital city, an official of power division... »

Ratan Sikdar Shanto, a small business owner, lives with his wife and their children in the Abdullahpur dam area. But his wife was in for a rude awakening on Tuesday when she returned from their son’s school, only to find there was no power or water supply at home. Drained by the sweltering heat, she and her two children climbed up to their rooftop for some respite. But worries about... »

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid on Sunday said the power sector should introduce an integrated call centre for solving all complaints related to electricity. “Integrated call cnetre could ensure better and smooth clients service,” he said this while addressing an agreement signing as chief guest at Biduyt Bhaban in Dhaka, reports BSS. Nasrul said that clients can memorise a unique number easily, so the BPDB... »

Northern Electric Supply Company (NESCO) Limited will install 3,448.5 kilometers more power supply lines aimed at improving socio-economic conditions of the public in general through developing and strengthening the power distribution system. Of those, 2,037.5 kilometers of new lines will be set up and 1,411-kilometer others will be renovated. Besides, 33/11 KV three new substations, 11/4 KV 3,400 distribution transformers and 6.35/0.24 KV 451 distribution transformers will be installed and... »

Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration and Production Company Ltd (BAPEX) has resumed the excavation of the abandoned number one well of Sylhet’s Biyanibazar Gas Field. Analysts expect to get 7 million cubic feet of gas per day from the well. Digging the abandoned well of the gas field in Biyanibazar started on Saturday afternoon. Sylhet Gas Fields Ltd Managing Director Md Mizanur Rahman and senior officials of BAPEX and Sylhet Gas Field... »