Dhaka Monday, Jul 13, 2026
- Government Begins Talks with IMF for a New Loan Program
- Power Division Opens Control Room to Address Flood Situation
- LPG Price Cut by Tk 357 for 12kg Cylinder
- 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
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,... » 
Nepal’s Ambassador to Bangladesh Ghanshyam Bhandari has highlighted the growing economic engagements between Bangladesh and Nepal, and shed light on the progress achieved in sectors such as trade, connectivity, energy, and tourism, among others. Referring to the first-ever flow of 40 MW hydroelectricity from Nepal to Bangladesh, he underscored that energy cooperation provides mutual benefits not only to the two countries but also to the entire South Asia region. The... » 
Most of the buildings at the Bangladesh Secretariat, the nerve centre of the country’s administration, have had their power supply disconnected after a massive fire broke out in the early hours of Thursday. The electricity connection had not been restored as of 1:15pm on Thursday. Official work was disrupted as there was no electricity for almost ten hours. Staff and officers were seen entering the Secretariat but leaving again as... »
SINGAPORE, Dec 17 (Reuters) – Bangladesh’s electricity imports from an Adani Power (ADAN.NS), opens new tab plant in India fell by nearly a third in November, Indian government data showed, pushing the south Asian nation to boost fuel oil use for power generation. Adani abruptly slashed supply to Bangladesh from its 1,600 megawatt power plant in Jharkhand state last month following a dispute over dues. It had signed a 25-year... »
Bangladesh wants to sharply lower prices under a power purchase deal with India’s embattled Adani Group unless it is cancelled by a court, which has called for an investigation into the 25-year deal, its de facto energy minister told Reuters on Sunday. Adani Group founder Gautam Adani is already facing allegations by U.S. authorities that he was part of a $265 million bribery scheme in India, charges he has denied,... »
The White Paper Committee on Sunday said that the total capacity-rental payment to the private sector power plants from 2010-11 to 2023-24 was approximately Tk115,000 crore. The Committee submitted its report to Chief Adviser (CA) Professor Muhammad Yunus on Sunday, saying they were horrified by the level of corruption, plunder, and statistical manipulation conducted by Hasina’s regime, according to a statement posted on the CA’s official Facebook page. The rental... »
Government has promulgated an ordinance on Saturday night repealing the Quick Enhancement of Electricity and Energy Supply (Special Provision) Act 2010. Earlier, on Thursday the Advisory Council approved the law and president promulgated the ordinance repealing the Act. On November 20, the Advisory Council endorsed the policy and gave the final approval to promulgate the “Quick Enhancement of Electricity and Energy (Special Provisions) (Repeal) Ordinance, 2024”. Although the law has... » 
15 November, 2024: Electricity generated in Nepal will now reach Bangladesh via the Indian grid, marking the first trilateral power transaction. Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Md Fouzul Kabir Khan, Haryana Chief Minister and Indian Minister for Power, and Housing and Urban Affairs, Manohar Lal Khattar; and Dipak Khadka, Nepal’s minister of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation jointly inaugurated the historic milestone in regional energy cooperation. This landmark development strengthens... »
The High Court (HC) on Thursday declared the immunity provision in Section 9 of the Quick Enhancement of Electricity and Energy Supply (Special Provision) Act-2010 as “illegal and unconstitutional.” The HC bench of Justice Farah Mahbub and Justice Debashish Roy Chowdhury passed the rule. On September 2, the court issued a rule questioning the legality of the immunity provision in Section 9 of the act. Senior lawyer Dr Shahdeen Malik... »