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Nasrul Hamid , revised annual development programme , Gas development fund , Power Division , State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid has asked the energy division officials to take short-term and specific measures to implement essential projects in the energy sector. He gave the directive while meeting officials of the energy division and its subordinate bodies through a... »

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid today called for ensuring uninterrupted power supply during the ongoing coronavirus(COVID-19) pandemic. “Ensuring proper protection, I ask all concerned to continue uninterrupted power supply. Complaints are found regarding load shedding or power outage in many areas,” he said. The state minister said this through a video conference at his Baridhara residence in the city while holding a meeting with power... »

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid has asked the officials of his ministry and subordinate bodies to remain alert to ensure uninterrupted power and gas supply during the government-declared countrywide holidays to prevent coronavirus. “We have to stand by the people in any emergency and continue our services, especially in the hospitals during the emergency situation”, he told media through a video message sent by his... »

The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission or BERC has hiked retail electricity prices by Tk 0.36 or 5.3 percent to Tk 7.13 per unit, making the new rate effective from March. The BERC announced the decision from a media briefing in Dhaka on Thursday after holding a public hearing on a proposed increase in bulk electricity tariff. The BERC hiked the wholesale prices of power by 8.4 percent to Tk 5.17... »

Nepal’s Foreign Minister Pradeep Gyawali has said it will take at least five years for his country to supply electricity to Bangladesh. Gyawali, speaking to the media after a meeting with his Bangladesh counterpart AK Abdul Momen during his Dhaka visit on Tuesday, said they discussed energy cooperation. Bangladesh had signed memorandums of understanding with Nepal and an Indian company, GMR Energy, to import 500MW power through a cross-country grid.... »

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the government will light up every house across the country within the ‘Mujib Borsho’ (Mujib Year) by bringing all people under the electricity coverage. “Some 40 out of our 64 districts are now under full electricity coverage. We’ve been able to ensure cent percent electrification of villages in 410 upazilas. We’ll light up every house in Bangladesh by bringing the remaining districts and... »

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid has said all the overhead power cables in Dhaka and other major cities will go underground within the next five years. “We’ll do this for ensuring uninterrupted and secured power supply, not only for beautification,” he said while addressing a contract signing ceremony at the Bidyut Bhaban in the city on Wednesday. At the function, state-owned Bangladesh Power Development Board... »

The first unit of 1320 MW Payra coal-fired power plant went into test operation today. “The plant is now generating 100MW power . . . the production will go up to 660MW when it will go into full operation,” said a power division official. The unit, put into operation utilising the 400 kV Payra-Gopalganj power transmission, was commissioned on December 31 for evacuating power from the power plant, said the... »

KOLKATA: Power consumers may see a 5 paise per unit rise in tariff, against initial estimates of 30 paise per unit for installing pollution-curbing equipment if the centre waives off coal cess and the savings is used for such installations as proposed by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), analysts have estimated. According to recent reports the PMO has proposed waiver of the coal cess, the savings from which is to... »

A 400kV Patuakhali (Payra)-Gopalganj power transmission line has started its operation today. The transmission from the Gopalganj Grid Substation began around 4:50pm. The 163km long double-circuit high voltage transmission line connects the newly built 400/230kV Grid Substation in Muksudpur upazila of Gopalganj with Patuakhali’s Payra via Patuakhali Sadar, Barguna, Jhalakathi, Barishal and Madaripur. The line’s transmission capacity is several times higher than other 400kV lines because of the four ACCC... »