Energy Bangla

The government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Singapore based Sembcorp Utilities Pte Ltd for setting up a 1,400-megawwat (MW) coal-fired power plant in joint venture (JV) at Matarbari of Maheshkhali in Cox’s Bazar. Managing Director of Coal Power Generation Company of Bangladesh Limited (CPGCBL) Engineer M Abul Quasem and Executive Vice President and Head Group Business Development of Sembcorp Utilities Pte Ltd, Singapore signed the MoU on... »

A joint venture contract was signed on Thursday to set 230kv power transmission line for transforming power from Mongla among State-owned Power Grid Company of Bangladesh (PFCB), Indian EMC and China TEB Company Limted. Transition line will transmit 660 MW of power to the national grid. Secretary of PGCB Company Mosarraf Hossain and President of EMC-TBE Anindya Mukherjee signed the contract. The projects has been estimated Tk 114 crore for... »

Md. Latif Khan,Vice-Chairman, Summit Power Ltd., has been officially elected as the new President of “Bangladesh Independent Power Producers’ Association (BIPPA),” an organizing body for the private power producers in the power sector. Mr. Khan was elected as President for the next two years on Monday evening through an election conducted by the members of the Board of Directors at the association’s office. Mr. K.M. Rezaul Hasanat, Mr. Feroz Alam... »

Bangladesh will get 100 MW electricity from Tripura on 16th December. Sheikh Hasina, prime minister of Bangladesh, and Narandra Modi, Prime minister of India, will inaugurate the power transmission through video conferencing. Recently it was discussed in a secretary-level bilateral meeting placed in India. Additional secretary of Bangladesh power department Dr. Ahmed Kaekause inform this. Power secretary of Bangladesh Monowar Islam and Power secretary of India Prodip Kumar Sinha lead... »

Government plans to permit the private sector for producing and marketing pre-paid meter.  In this connection Power cell (a sister wing of Power Development Board) will float a tender very soon. Power Development Board (PDB) will arrange a 30-day training program for the five distribution companie aiming to make expertise. Managing Director of power Cell Muhammad Hossain told the Daily Observer on Wednesday that “Aiming to develop the pre-paid producing... »

Rampal power plant can be made by saving power plant. However, Shunderban is neglected to implement of the Rampal project. Thursday, some expertise visited Koromjal of Shunderban 1320MW Rampal power plant by the invitation of power department of power energy and mineral resource ministry. State minister Nasrul Hamid was present there. On Thursday morning state minister, expertise and other related officials were come on helicopter. Expertise said, the plant may... »

A control room is going to be created to monitor the load shedding and generation. A consumer can be informed directly about his local power distribution situation from the control room. Replying of a question Power Secretary Monowar Islam said, “The consumer is suffering for load shedding crisis for the limitation of shabby distribution system. We have adequate power generation”. Mr. Islam added, to monitor the distribution system for 24... »

Bangladesh and India will sign an agreement for 100 MW power from Tripura’s 726 mg MW gas-fired thermal power project at Palatana in Gomati district, a senior state official said today. “Bangladesh and India would ink an agreement for dispatch of 100 MW power from Palatana project on November 27 in Delhi. It (the agreement) would also decide about the tariff rate of power,” Technical Director of Tripura State Electricity... »

The World Bank has approved an additional $177 million fund, aiming to increase reliable and low-cost electricity supply in Bangladesh. The additional financing will help the construction of a 335-megawatt combined cycle power plant at Siddhirganj, near Dhaka, the Washington-based lender said in a statement friday. The credit will come from the International Development Association, the World Bank’s concessional lending arm. The terms are based on 38-year maturity with a... »

The dead line is over. Still Isolux didn’t return to their respective work. It is also uncertain when they will return. Government didn’t fix the penalty yet. Monday, power energy and mineral resource minister Nasrul Hamid had a meeting with the Director General of the Department of Energy and Renewable of Isolux Corsan Mr. Jose Dago. Meeting source informs, Isolux left Bangladesh on security pretext. Government is ready to provide... »