Dhaka Thursday, Jun 4, 2026
- Electricity Prices Increased for All Consumers
- Price of 12kg LPG Cylinder Reduced by Tk 55
- Approval Given to Purchase Three LNG Cargoes
- Diesel, Kerosene Prices Cut By 50p For November
- AI Boom To Fuel Natural Gas Demand In Coming Years, Report Says
- Bangladesh signs €477m deals with EU and EIB for renewable energy and more
- The Current Oil Price Rally Is Reaching Its Limits
Power Sector
State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid on Sunday urged industries to increase their power consumption during the off-peak hours as 4,000 MW surplus power in off-peak hours has now become a problem. “Our demand for electricity drastically comes down after 11 pm, leading to a surplus of 4,000 MW power,” he said while addressing a seminar at Westin Hotel in the city. Federation of Bangladesh Chamber... »
A big steam turbine is being installed in the 1320 MW Payra Power Plant. In fact, the steam-turbine is the largest turbine of its kind in the country. One unit of this power plant is expected to commence commercial operation from the August of this year. Khurshid Alam, the chief executive officer of Bangladesh China Power Company Ltd said that, the one unit of the power plant that is to... »
UNB: The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Tuesday approved nine projects involving an estimated cost of Tk 16,433 crore, including a Tk 8,690-crore project to bring some 1 crore people under the electricity coverage across the country. The approval came from the 2nd Ecnec meeting of the current government, held at the NEC conference room here with Ecnec Chairperson and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the... »
DEEPAK ACHARJEE: The government has taken up a project to construct 2,082.5 kilometres of transmission line and provide 19.5 lakh power connections to people at the grassroots level by 2020.The Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board (BREB) will implement the project with a view to providing electricity in every house by 2021 as per the government’s “Electricity to every household by 2021” vision. Already, the BREB has prepared the project plan, titled... » 
The connection, enough to power a regular home, showed consumption of only 178 units of electricity. A man in Uttar Pradesh’s Kannauj, India was in for a shock to receive an electricity bill of Rs. 23 crore, for his home electricity connection of 2 kilowatts. The connection, enough to power a regular home, showed consumption of only 178 units of electricity. Worried about the huge amount charged for his electricity... »
The government is to set up a 150 MW diesel-run power plant in Syedpur of Nilphamari and it will solely depend on imported fuel from India. The fuel will be imported from Numaligarh of India. The power plant along with the pipeline that will be used for fuel import is expected to start operation from June of 2021. This is for the first time the country is installing a power... »
GCM Resources PLC has signed a Joint Venture (JV) agreement and an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract with China’s state-owned POWERCHINA for the development of a 2,000 MW coal-fired power plant in Dinajpur. The power plant will be using domestic coal, in fact, it will be a mine-mouth power plant and the project is estimated to cost nearly $4 billion. The agreement was signed on Thursday in a ceremony... »
The government is up to set up a 350 MW coal-fired power plant in Taltoli Upazila of Barguna district. The contractors are already preparing the power plant site land. The power plant is expected to begin its operation in 2022. The project is being jointly implemented by China’s ‘Power China Resource Limited’ and ‘ISO Tech Electrification Company Limited’, a subsidiary of ISO Tech Group of Bangladesh approximately cost of about... »
With $100 billion of existing and proposed thermal power plants in financial distress and low cost but variable renewable energy capacity best able to meet targets, India has an opportune moment to transform its electricity sector by introducing day-ahead market pricing, the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) said on Tuesday. A new IEEFA briefing note, “Flexing India’s energy system: Making the case for the right price signals... » 
UNB: Nasrul Hamid, who was made state minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources again, will unveil a five-year future plan for the sector on Tuesday. According to official sources, Nasrul Hamid, who took oath as state stare minister on Monday, will present the new plan at a function at the Bidyut Bhaban. Nasrul Hamid served the ministry for the last five years as state minister. During his tenure, country’s... »