Dhaka Thursday, Jun 4, 2026
- Power Division Requests Review of Increased Electricity Tariffs
- Electricity Tariff Hiked: How Much More Will Consumers Pay Each Month?
- Electricity Prices Increased for All Consumers
- 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
Underground substations are planned to be built at several places of the city due to a scarcity of land. However, the planning commission has questioned about the utilities of the underground stations as they would cost as much as 5 times of the current overhead substation schemes. The power division has already signed a loan agreement with Japan’s development agency JICA to install two underground stations at Kawranbazaar and Gulshan... »
India will supply another 500MW power to Bangladesh through the Bheramara-Bherampur inter-connection by July next year, High Commissioner Harsh Vardhan Shringla has said. He said discussions are underway to finalise the 765 KV power transmission line from Assam to the eastern part of India through Bangladesh (Bornagar-Parbatipur-Katihar) through which a portion of the power will be supplied to Bangladesh. “This line would be extremely useful as it would serve to... »
Beximco Power is likely to install a 200 MW solar power plant in Gaibandha as a joint venture. They have also promised to build such power plants in the future as well. Two deals were signed at the Bidyut Bhaban on today regarding the installation of the solar power plant. The power generated from the solar power plant will be delivered to the national grid directly. The plant is expected... »
The process of land acquisition has already begun at Dhankhali union of Kolapara upazilla in Patuakhali district to install a power plant. The local inhabitants have demonstrated a human-chain program against the installation of the power plant at the proposed site as the land is fertile enough to harvest 3 times a year. The human chain program was organized at the Nishanbari village of the Ghankhali union area on Friday... »
Extensive level of plannings are adopted to upgrade the power transmission and distribution systems of the country. Sweden is likely to invest billions of dollars in the sector which will be implemented by ABB Pte ltd. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) regarding this development project is signed among the bangladesh’s Power Division, Sweden and ABB Pte Ltd at the Bidyut Bhaban of the city on Wednesday. Nasrul Hamid, the state... »
The district was hit by the massive power cut from around 11:45am to 12:10pm on Wednesday A technical glitch has disrupted electricity supply to Chittagong district for about half an hour. The district was hit by the massive power cut from around 11:45am to 12:10pm on Wednesday. Power Development Board’s (southern zone) PRO Md Moniruzzaman told Dhaka Tribune that that the Hathazari-Kaptai and Hathazari-Feni power grids had tripped, leading to... » 
Wartsila announced a deal to supply two more power plants to Bangladesh. Orion Group, one of the country’s leading industrial conglomerates, is developing two 110 MW power plants, each of which will operate on six Wartsila 50 engines running on heavy fuel oil. The contract for these baseload plants follows a string of power plant orders that Wartsila received from Bangladeshi companies. The country continues to invest in developing its... »
State-owned Power Development Board (PDB) has agreed to lower the power tariff if the government provides subsidy to it instead of loan. “If we receive Tk 4,300 crore as subsidy, not loan, the power production cost will come down and we can charge lower tariff,” said PDB General Manager Kawsar Ahmed while responding to the proposal placed by the Consumers Association of Bangladesh (CAB) to lower power tariff at the... »
The Northern Electricity Supply Company (Nesco) has proposed the power price hike in the subscriber level at 1.3 taka per unit. On the other hand, the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) opined for the price hike of electricity at 0.89 taka per unit. Nesco managing director Jakiul Islam placed his proposal at the public hearing of BERC on Wednesday. On February 20, the Power Development Board (PDB) sent a proposal... »
After PDB, Desco and DPDC, Dhaka West Zone Power Distribution Company Ltd (WZPDCL) now proposed for raising electricity price by 10.36 percent in retail level. WZPDCL proposed the raise based on the current wholesale price of power. As per the proposal, if the wholesale price increases then the retail price will increase accordingly. North-West Zone Power Distribution Company Ltd (NWZPDCL) Deputy General Manager (DGM, Commerce) Rabindranath Dutta presented the proposal... »