Energy Bangla

Aiming to add 5,500 MW of electricity to the national grid in the next 10 years, the government will create new “power hubs” by re-structuring three existing power stations at Ghorasal (Narsingdi), Baghabari (Sirajganj) and Goalpara (Khulna). Presently, these three power stations generate about 1,500 MW on about 300 acres of land. But most of the plants are getting old losing their actual generation capacities, said State Minister for Power... »

Rampal, the most arguable coal-fired power plant is a Joint-Venture (JV) project of Bangladesh and India where, both of the partner countries have an equal 50 percent ownership over the JV Company named Bangladesh India Friendship Power Company Limited (BIFPCL). Indian Exim Bank is about to finance 60 percent (160 crore USD) of the total cost of this project. The credit deal with the Indian bank is soon to be... »

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) Tuesday approved five development projects including land acquisition, rehabilitation and environmental impact measurement project for establishing 300-400 MW Supercritical Coal Based Power Plant in Gazaria and Sadar upazila of Munshiganj, with an outlay of Taka 987.80 crore. The approval came at the meeting of the ECNEC held in the NEC conference room in city’s Sher-e-Bangla Nagar with ECNEC Chairperson and Prime... »

The government plans to open power market allowing private entrepreneurs to play in electricity generation, transmission and distribution. To make the power market open, the government included a provision in a draft law which is now set to be placed before the parliament to replace the 105-year old law, said officials. ‘In a bid to create an open market for power sector, the government will establish the power market and... »

A new company named Waste Power Generation Company (WPGC) is going to be formed soon to generate electricity from the wastes. The company will be formed with a collaboration with both the City corporations of Dhaka, Power Development Board (PDB), Dhaka Power Distribution Company (DPDC) and Dhaka Electric Supply Company Limited (DESCo). The state minister said that, the mega city Dhaka produces at least 5,000 tonnes of waste every day.... »

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday inaugurated the hundred percent electrification program of six Upazilas of the country. She then urged the mass people to be sober while using electricity. The government has successfully electrified six Upazilas of different districts namely, Tungipara of Gopalganj, Bandar of Narayanganj, Palash of Narsingdi, Boalkhali of Chittagong, Adarsa Sadar of Comilla and Bholahat of Chapainawabganj district. The Prime Minister on Saturday has inaugurated the... »

Six of the Upazillas of the country is about to be 100 percent electrified. The Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the 100 percent electrification process of these six Upazilas through a video conference at 10 AM on August 13th. The state minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid confirmed about the program in a press briefing held at his ministry office on Thursday. The Upazilas are Tungipara... »

The National Committee to Protect Oil-Gas-Natural Resources and Power-Port once more claimed to stay away from installing the Rampal Power Plant or to move it to somewhere else. The leaders from 53 different social and environmental and other organizations merged with the national committee towards the Rampal issue and organized a Press Conference on Wednesday. The press conference was held at Dhaka Reporters Unity. Sultana Kamal, the Convener of the... »

A  joint venture between state-owned North-West Power Generation Company and Singaporean private firm Sembcrop signed a contract Monday to set up a 414 MW dual-fuel combined cycle power plant in Sirajganj by December 2018. The Singaporean company entered into a 71:29 joint venture with the North-West Power Company to implement the project. The JV called “Sembcrop North-West Power Company” will invest $412.5m to set up the project. In the equity,... »

The Cabinet on Monday approved in principle the draft of ‘The Power Bill, 2016’ keeping a provision of harsher punishment of maximum 10 years jail and Tk 10 crore fine or both for carrying out any act of sabotage in any electricity infrastructure. The draft law also has a provision for introducing independent system operator (ISO) to operate the country’s power system in a coordinated manner, reports UNB. The approval... »