Energy Bangla

Bangladesh Power Development Board wants to appoint an experienced consultant for helping it in negotiations with India’s NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Limited to import hydroelectricity from Nepal. The power board, through a letter issued on Thursday, informed the power division secretary that NVVN would soon send a draft power sales agreement to the board to export 300-500MW hydropower to be generated by India’s GMR Upper Karneli Hydropower Limited in Nepal.... »

Barisal gets the least amount of electricity among the largest or divisional  cities of the country. Sylhet holds the 2nd least consumer of electricity while Rangpur gets more electrcity than Sylhet. Dhaka the capital consumes the most power at a percentage of just below fifty of the country’s total electricity consumption. The information were revealed by studying the distribution list of 18th April of this year while the country touched... »

Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, the world’s largest, has taken Indian industrial giant Bharat Heavy Electricals out of its investment portfolio due to environmental concerns, the Norwegian central bank said on Friday. Bharat Heavy Electricals has been targeted because it is building a coal-fired power plant in the Sundarbans, one of the world’s largest mangrove forests straddling Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal. The fund-worth an estimated 8.1 trillion... »

The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission is now considering holding a public hearing on its primary decision to provide money from Electricity Maintenance and Development Fund of the Power Development Board to private companies. Commission chairman Monowar Islam said this at a workshop organised by the commission for finalising a draft amendments to the guideline on the fund. In February 2011, the commission, through a public hearing, created the fund with... »

The Power Development Board (PDB) was advised to utilize the money of Electricity Maintenance and Development Fund (EMDF) in other sectors rather utilizing it only in power generation. However, PDB intends to stick with their prevailing procedure of utilizing the fund which is own power generation. Some also advised to spend the money in favor of the original fundraiser which are the consumers of power. The speakers consulted the state-run... »

A committee is formed to probe the recent grid failure that forced power outage at around 38 districts of the country’s northern and southern part. Power Grid Company of Bangladesh (PGCB), the responsible authority for the operation of the national grid system has formed the 4 members committee headed by PGCB chief engineer (Transmission-2) Kamrul Hasan. PGCB spokesperson ABM Bodroddoza Khan informed that the committee would have to submit a... »

The progress in government’s developmental works is being hindered by the prevailing corruption in initiating any new electric connection. Everyone have to take a stance against corruption; The contracting firm would be black listed if any instances of committing corruption is proved against the firm while initiating new connection. The chairman of Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board (BREB or REB) Maj. Gen. Moeen Uddin pitched like this while he was attending... »

The grid failure that initiated last Monday night forced power outage in a number of 38 districts of the country’s southern and northern part. The grid failure also led to a halt in the power import from India and generation of electricity in many power plants of the country. However, the situation started to settle down since today noon as the tripped transmission lines started to operate properly after due... »

Several areas in Bangladesh’ northern and southern region have been left out with power as one of the transmission lines of the national grid tripped during repair of another one, which was damaged due to storms. The Power Grid Company of Bangladesh (PGCB) said that power transmission in Barisal, Khulna, Rajshahi, and Rangpur regions have been cut off halting production at the 27 plants in the regions to halt. “Repair... »

The World Bank (WB) has approved $59 million in financing to help Bangladesh meet the increasing demand for electricity by improving the reliability and efficiency of the entire power system, from electricity generation to transmission. The Power System Reliability and Efficiency Improvement Project will reduce power outages and load-shedding, as well as cut electricity generation costs, WB release said today. The WB said the target would be achieved by modernising... »