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
- Adani Achieves Milestone of 20,000 Megawatts in Renewable Energy Generation
- 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
Power Sector
DHAKA, Nov 3, 2024 (BSS): Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam today said the interim government has expedited the payment to Adani Power of India and paid US$ 97 million to the company in last October. “We have expedited the payment to Adani. We paid US$ 97 million last month (October), which was double from the previous month,” he told a press briefing when his attention was drawn to a... »
Adani Power has warned Bangladesh that it will switch off power supply to the country if there is no resolution on the payment of nearly $850 million in outstanding dues by Nov 7. The company had previously set a deadline of Oct 31 for the Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) to clear the dues and open a $170 million letter of credit (LC) to secure payments, according to a report... » 
The authorities of the Matarbari coal power plant have shut production of two units due to coal crisis as the 1200MW power plan is fully depend on imported coal. Coal Power Generation Company Officials said, “The power generation has been suspended since Thursday due to some maintenance work and coal crisis.” Earlier in September, the authorities have warned that if coal imports are not resumed within a month, power generation... » 
Farzana Momtaz, the additional secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, has been promoted and appointed as the Secretary of the Ministry of Power. The Public Administration Ministry issued a notification regarding this on Sunday. The notification, signed by Deputy Secretary Jamila Shabnom, states that Farzana Momtaz has been promoted and appointed to the position of Secretary of the Power Division. Ministry of Public Administration / secretaries While most comments will... » 
Bangladesh has signed a landmark tripartite agreement with India and Nepal to import 40 MW of electricity from Nepal, marking a significant step in regional energy cooperation. Under the agreement, Bangladesh will receive 40 MW of electricity from Nepal via India for five months, from June to November. The tripartite power sales agreement was signed at a ceremony held in Kathmandu, Nepal’s capital. Syeda Rizwana Hassan, Bangladesh’s Adviser for Environment,... » 
The Nation Review Committee (NRC) has urged the people to submit their complaints and relevant documents to the body to help investigate the deals signed under the Speedy Increase of Power and Energy Supply (Special Provision) Act, 2010 during the previous Awami League regime. Report UNB The committee made the call though publishing a public notice in this regard, said a press release of the Ministry of Power, Energy and... » 
After being completely shut down for three days, the Barapukuria Thermal Power Plant in Dinajpur has resumed partial electricity generation. Report UNB Chief Engineer of the thermal power plant, Abu Bakr Siddique, stated that after overhauling, the 125 MW capacity Unit 1 was brought back online at 5:00 pm on Thursday, and power production began after 8 pm. Around 60 to 65 MW of the generated electricity is being supplied... »
Bangladesh is set to review the deals with Indian businesses, including the power deal with Adani Group, according to a report by The Indian Express. More specifically, Bangladesh is keen to know the terms of the agreement and if the price being paid for power is justified, the report said, citing a senior functionary of the interim government who did not wish to be named. “There will be scrutiny of... » 
About one million consumers remained without electricity in the flood-hit areas till Saturday evening , the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources has said. “Several areas of the country, including Feni, Noakhali, Lakshmipur, Comilla-2 and 4, Cox’s Bazar, Chandpur-1, Brahmanbaria Chattagram 2 and 3 and Moulvibazar, have been flooded due to onrush of hills and heavy rain falls,” a release said.In many places, the power supply has been snapped... »
Adani Power is staring at $800 million in unpaid dues from Bangladesh, where weeks of violent protests left hundreds dead and forced out the previous administration this month, according to a Bloomberg report. The neighbouring country owes this amount to Adani Power for electricity supplied by its coal-fired plant in the Godda district in Jharkhand, the report said citing Bangladesh Bank’s newly-appointed Governor Ahsan H Mansur. “If we don’t pay... »