Energy Bangla

Bangladesh has yet again generated record power in a day. Power Development Board (PDB) spokesman Saiful Hasan Chowdhury said the power plants fed the national grid 8,776 MW at evening on Wednesday. Bangladesh’s capability to generate power has increased threefold to 11,000 MW in the seven years of the Awami League’s two consecutive terms. Power generation has also nearly doubled. On Sep 19, 2008, the highest power generation was around... »

The 1320-megawatt thermal power plant project at Rampal, adjacent to the Sundarbans, is yet to get environmental clearance certificate from the Department of Environment (DoE). “The DoE is yet to provide any environmental clearance for the 1320MW coal-based Rampal thermal power plant in Khulna,” Environment and Forest Minister Anwar Hossain Manju told Parliament on Thursday. The minister was replying to a starred question from Jatiya Party MP AKM Mayeedul Islam... »

Dhaka Electric Supply Company Ltd (Desco), which commands the power distribution system in north-west and eastern parts of Dhaka city, yesterday signed a contract with a South Korean company to set up five 132/33/11 kV grid substations to improve its system. As per the deal, Korean contractor Hyosung Corporation will supply and install all the substations on turnkey basis at Uttara, Aftabnagar, Purbachal, Bashundhara, and Gulshan-Banani. “Once the substations come... »

Wartsila will supply a 310 MW Smart Power Generation plant to United Group in Bangladesh. The order comprises seventeen Wartsila 46 engines running on heavy fuel oil. The contract includes engineering and equipment (EEQ) and additionally an extensive five year spare parts supply agreement. The equipment is scheduled to be delivered in early 2017 and the plant will be operational in March 2018. The power plant will be the largest... »

The government has launched a Tk 1,228 crore project to provide 25 lakh new power connections in rural areas across the country under 77 Palli Bidyut Samities. The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) approved the project at a meeting on Tuesday with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair. With the implementation of the project, the number to power connections under Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board (BREB) will rise... »

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) today approved six projects, including the 33KV overhead line in underground cable one involving a total of Tk 568.80 crore. The approval came at a meeting of the ECNEC held at the NEC conference room in the city’s Sher-e-Bangla Nagar with ECNEC Chairperson and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair. Of the six projects, four are new and two are revised ones.... »

Despite having one of the highest allotment as a single unit in the last National Budget, the Power Division couldn’t manage to use or spend it accordingly. After assessing the Annual Development Program (ADP) the EnergyBangla team has found this gap between allotment and consumption. It was also found that, almost half of the allotted amount is unspent yet.  Later, in the revised budget the amount was curtailed. However, according... »

The government has taken initiatives to introduce power bond in foreign bond market for funding power projects in the country. “We want to collect $ 500 million for the PDB initially through introducing power bond in foreign bond market,” Prime Minister’s Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Affairs Adviser Dr Towfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury, Bir Bikram, said at a review meeting as the chief guest at Bidyut Bhaban. State Minister for Power, Energy... »

The ‘Go Slow’ policy is reintroduced. The government has started following this policy once again in introducing new electricity connection. Though it was declared officially for several times that the country’s production of power is sufficient, in reality, the scenario is not that favorable. No one can assure a new connection anymore on demand. Regarding this matter, it was heard that the Power Division has given instructions to the Power Distribution companies. Sources confirmed... »

New electricity lines are being provided in rural areas. Several lac new consumers are getting connections every month. But they get less electricity. Though the power generation has increased threefold in last 6-7 years, it is not reflected in rural areas especially in situations like summer, irrigation, drought, the rural areas remain without power for long. It has been depicted in report carried out by Rural Electrification Board (REB). In... »