Dhaka Tuesday, Jun 23, 2026
- No Plan to Provide New Gas Connections to Household Sector
- All Quick Rental Power Plants Retired: Power Minister
- Fuel Oil Sales: BPC Incurring Daily Loss of Tk 780 Million
- It Will Take Time to Break Free from the Cycle of Corruption in the Power Sector: Information Minister
- 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
DHAKA, May 12: Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has called for an integrated economic strategy between Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, and the Seven North Eastern States of India, emphasising the potential of cross-border collaboration in hydropower, healthcare, and road connectivity. The Chief Adviser made these remarks on Monday during a courtesy call paid by Ms. Indira Rana, Deputy Speaker of House of Representatives of the Federal Parliament of Nepal who is... » 
The Power Division has formed an eight-member probe committee to investigate the Khulna Power Grid failure, which caused widespread blackouts across 21 southern districts on Saturday. “The committee will investigate the cause of the failure and determine who or which organisation is responsible for it. However, it has also been instructed to examine all possible factors, including any chance of manmade sabotage, and to submit its report within the next... » 
Bangladesh’s power supply situation has significantly improved as both units of Adani’s 1,600 megawatts (MW) Jharkhand power plant resumed operations on Tuesday. According to data from Power Grid Bangladesh PLC, which monitors hourly power generation and transmission, Bangladesh was receiving 1,078MW of electricity from the plant at 5pm on Tuesday. As a result, during the evening peak hours, Bangladesh experienced only 80–120MW of load-shedding, with electricity supply recorded at 13,820MW... »
After a 17-hour forced shutdown, one unit of the Adani Power Plant in Jharkhand resumed generation at 6.15 pm on Saturday. According to both Adani and Power Grid Bangladesh PLC, Unit 1 of the plant has come back into operation with 45.79 MW, against its actual capacity of 800 MW. Officials mentioned that the generation will gradually increase from this unit. The Adani Power Plant has two units, each with... » 
Power, energy and mineral resources, and railways adviser Dr. Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan said if there is any load shedding in the coming summer, the capital city Dhaka will experience first the bite and then other parts of the country. Mentioning that uninterrupted power supply depends on many factors, he said only villagers will not suffer for power load shedding like in the past but the government is trying its... » 
Even though they have successfully managed power and gas supplies during the holy month of Ramadan, officials in both sectors are now facing a dilemma as they anticipate a looming crisis in the country during the upcoming peak summer season. They predict that the country could experience around 3,000 MW of load shedding if the demand surpasses 18,000 MW during the peak summer months, which are expected to last from... » 
The government has requested the countrymen to set the temperature of their air conditioners at a minimum of 25 degrees Celsius in offices and households during the upcoming Ramadan and the summer season. A circular signed by the additional secretary of the Cabinet Division, Zaheda Parveen, was issued in this regard on Sunday. According to the circular, the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources has advised all to set... » 
Adani Power has agreed to fully restore supply from a 1,600 MW India power plant to Bangladesh in a few days after a gap of three months but has rejected Dhaka’s request for discounts and tax benefits, two sources told Reuters. Billionaire Gautam Adani’s company halved supply to Bangladesh on 31 October due to payment delays as the country battled a foreign exchange shortage. This led to the shutdown of... »
NEW DELHI, Feb 11 (Reuters) – Bangladesh has asked Adani Power to fully resume supplies from its 1,600-megawatt plant in India, a Bangladesh official said, after more than three months of reduced sales with supplies halved due to low winter demand and payment disputes. Adani, which signed a 25-year contract under former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in 2017, has been supplying power from its $2 billion plant in India’s Jharkhand... » 
Country’s power sector is set to face a serious challenge during holy Ramadan and upcoming Boro season as dollar and fuel crisis has jeopardized the sector with its cascading effects that are likely to slash the power production 3,000 to 4,000 MW. The arrears of the power producers’ and power exporters will also play a pivotal role in producing power in the coming days, experts said. To manage the situation,... »