Energy Bangla

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid today said around 1,000 MW electricity would be added to the national grid during the month of holy Ramadan. “We are committed to ensure uninterrupted supply of electricity during the holy month of Ramadan as some 1,000 MW power would be added to the national grid this month,” he said while speaking as the chief guest at a view-exchange with... »

A Chinese company named Zhejiang Jindun Pressure Vessel Company Ltd is going to invest a record $5 billion in Bangladesh’s power sector. A deal is likely to be signed between Zhejiang Jindun and Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) regarding this investment within the next one month. The Chinese company was originally willing to set up a 2,640-megawatt coal-fired power plant but the Power Division gave it permission initially to build... »

SINGAPORE is set to have the first Bangladeshi company list on the Singapore Exchange, as electricity producer Summit Power International on Thursday lodged its initial public offering (IPO) prospectus here to raise about US$245 million. Summit is the largest independent power producer in Bangladesh, and owns 15 operational power plants in the country which have an aggregated installed capacity of 1,201 MW. This gives it a 21 per cent market... »

Lifespan of the proposed Rampal coal-based power plant in Bagerhat is feared to be shortened by almost two-thirds (25 years instead of expected 75 years) due to corrosion and other weather factors, as the construction materials required to withstand coastal corrosive weather are not being used as they are not specified for the scheme, said noted engineers and businessmen yesterday. Besides, unlike Padma bridge project, there is no national-level technical... »

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today renewed her call to the countrymen to be economical in using electricity saying that the government has to spend a huge amount of money to produce it. “You’ll have to be economical in using electricity … we want that the people to use it properly,” she said while opening Bheramara 410-MW Combined Cycle Power Plant and cent percent electrification in 15 upazilas through a videoconferencing... »

State Minister for Power Nasrul Hamid on Thursday said that political outlook is big a factor in cross border power trading and regional cooperation. He observed that the cross border power trade has taken a successful shape by the initiative of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. “Political commitment is important to move ahead with the regional cooperation”, he said while addressing a seminar on cross border power trade at Institute of... »

The World Bank has approved $560 million for two projects in Bangladesh to improve power supply and help microenterprises become environmentally sustainable. “The World Bank is helping Bangladesh overcome barriers to higher growth. Unreliable power supply and environmentally-unstainable enterprises hinder a county’s competitiveness and poverty reduction efforts,” Zahid Hussain, World Bank’s acting country director for Bangladesh, said in a statement on Friday. “By improving electricity transmission and helping in micro-enterprises... »

Bangladesh has over 70 public and private sector power plants presently under construction. These power plants will add 18,905 MW to the national power capacity. Out of these nearly 47 are going to be operational in next five years. State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid told Nuclear Asia: “The government is working hard to materialize the Prime Minister’s vision – ‘Access to electricity for everyone within... »

Power generation reached 10 thousand megawatts. Bangladesh has yet again generated record power in a day. Power Development Board (PDB) spokesman Saiful Hasan Chowdhury said the power plants fed the national grid 10,084 MW at evening on Monday. Bangladesh’s capability to generate power has increased threefold to 15,000 MW in the eight years of the Awami League’s two consecutive terms. Power generation has also nearly doubled. On Sep 19, 2008,... »

Significant skill upgrade and capacity building of the workforce is also key to sustain growth of the power sector in Bangladesh. This is in addition to new generating sources, a changing generation mix, increased operational efficiency, according to a new report “Transforming the Power Sector in Bangladesh”, launched by Honourable State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources, Government of Bangladesh, Nasrul Hamid during PwC and Bangladesh Independent Power Producers... »