Energy Bangla

Experts at a seminar here on Saturday said the country could generate 100 percent of its electricity from renewable energy in 2050 if steps are taken to achieve the target. “Scarcity of land is no longer a problem for solar energy as technologies are improving and different forms of new systems like floating solar and rooftop solar are coming up with more efficiency,” said Munawar Moin, president of Solar Module... »

The state minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid informed that, a total of 43 ministries and semi-government organisations have around 1 thousand, 435 crore and 31 lac taka due in electricity bills till 31st of may of this year. Nasrul Hamid has disclosed this information in an answer to a question asked by a parliament member named Md. Nazrul Islam Babu in a paliament session that held... »

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid today said the government is generating 10,500 MW-11,400MW electricity on demand basis. “We have brought 92 percent people under electricity coverage,” he said this while replying to a starred question from treasury bench member Morshed Alam of Noakhali-2 in the Jatiya Sangsad. The state minister said currently the electricity generation capacity reached to 20,133MW (captive and renewable energy), adding, “Presently... »

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide $350 million in loan and $7.5 million in grant for a project to develop two power lines in support of Bangladesh’s national target of electricity for all by 2021. The government and the ADB signed agreements in this regard on Monday at a ceremony in Dhaka. Economic Relations Division (ERD) Secretary Kazi Shofiqul Azam and ADB Country Director Manmohan Parkash signed the agreements... »

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said Bangladesh plans to import 9,000 MW power by 2041 from neighbouring countries, expecting New Delhi to stay beside this endeavour in a video conference with her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi. “We plan to import 9,000 MW of electricity from our neighbours by 2041 under a regional cooperation framework and I hope that India will be by our side in this endeavour,” she said jointly... »

India has started supplying an additional 500MW of electricity to Bangladesh as part of the neighbours’ cooperation in the energy sector. The power transfer from the West Bengal’s Baharampur grid to Kushtia’s Bheramara was inaugurated by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi via videoconference on Monday. The two prime ministers officially inaugurated the newly-built 500MW High-Voltage DC Back-to-Back Station 2nd Block on... »

State-run power major NTPC’s trading arm NVVN will begin power supply of 300 MW to Bangladesh from midnight Sunday. “The 300 MW power supply to Bangladesh by the NVVN will commence from 00:00 hrs of 10th September 2018,” NTPC said in a statement. NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Limited (NVVN) is a wholly owned subsidiary of NTPC According to the statement, NVVN signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Bangladesh Power... »

North-West Power Generation Company Limited (NWPGCL) and German based Siemens AG today signed a joint development agreement (JDA) for building 3600 MW LNG-based power plant at Payra in Patuakhali district. Secretary of NWPGCL Dipak Kumar Dhali and President, Gas and Power, Siemens Richard Clayton Reising signed the agreement on behalf of the respective institutions at hotel Westin in the city. “The project will add 1200 megawatt electricity to the national... »

Dhaka city was lit up by spectecular fireworks as the country celebrates 20 thousand MW power generation capacity. The fireworks took place in three different places of the city on Friday evening. State minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources, Nasrul Hamid inaugurated the show. The fireworks were arranged at Hatirjheel, Sadarghat and Bashundhara Convention Center of the capital. Patriotic songs were played during the show, and various acheivement of... »

At the inauguration of “Power & Energy Week 2018”, Summit was awarded the prestigious Best Private Power Generation Company in recognition of fastest implemented power plant in the country. Summit had completed construction-to-power generation of 300 MW power plant in Kodda, Gazipur in only nine months. With this award, Summit became the award winner of the highest national recognition for the power generation five times in a row. The four... »