Dhaka Thursday, Jun 4, 2026
- Electricity Prices Increased for All Consumers
- Price of 12kg LPG Cylinder Reduced by Tk 55
- 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
Changed Policy
BREB Will Buy Transformers For Customers
Sufferings will be over for the rural customers. From now, REB will buy transformers for their customers. Rural Electrification Board will provide this service. Recently, Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board (BREB) changed their policy. In Recent past, customers have to buy transformers for their own if the transformer theft or damaged. A large number of customer use one transformer. If transformer damaged or theft all users or the hole area are... »
Isolux, Spanish company, have to join in plant construction within 5 November. If they don’t do this they will be fined in high rate. Allhough it will have some fine because of leaving the plant without notice. Ambassador of Spain Eduardo the Laijisia assured that they will be back into the plant on time. Sunday, energy power and mineral resource minister Nasrul Hamid had a mitting with the ambassador. Hamid... »
Government sent a letter to the 41 foreigners to come back into their respective power plants those who left Bangladesh under the pretext of security. Tuesday they sent the letter. In that letter mention, it will be likely a breach of contruct if they didn’t join into the work quickly. They don’t have to worry about the security. Earlier, Spanish Company Isolux take out 41 employ from three power plant.... »
41 foreigners who worked in power plants left Bangladesh on security excuse after the killing of two foreign nationals. For that reason the construction of power plants are stopped. Most of the foreign Engineers and technicians come from a Spanish company Isolux. Source informs, Isolux take out 38 employee from Siddhirganj 335MW power plant under Electricity Generation Company of Bangladesh (EGCB), 2 from Bibiyana 450MW power plant unit 1 under... »
Coal Power Need 10 Years
More Oil Based Power Plants, Price May Rise
Almost 1000MW new oil based power plant constriction processes has been finalized. It was informed by a source of power energy and mineral recourse Ministry. At the present stage of Coal based power plant implementation, it is not possible to get electricity from those before 2025. For this, government are going with oil. State minister of power Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid said to Energy Bangla, “Oil based power... »
Now Bangladesh has 100 power plant. Country reached this milestone by establishing 71 power plants in last 6 year. Combined capacity of those 100 plants are 12000MW. PM Sheikh Hasina inaugurate 3 more power plant in Ashuganj on Thursday. By those 3 new power plants country reached 100 landmark. Presently generation capacity of countries power plants are 11,800MW. But it generates 11,282MW. According to Power Development Board (PDB), Thursday country... »
With the opening of the three power plants in Ashuganj today, the country touched the landmark of “century” of setting up new power plants during the present government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the three power plants — Ashuganj 225 Megawatt Combined Cycle Power Plant, United Ashuganj 200-MW Modular Power Plant and Ashuganj Midland 51-MW Power Plant — along with other 12 development projects through... »
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated three power plants on Thursday. PM inaugurated those plants through video conferencing from Ganabhaban. Ashuganj 476 MW is the combined capacity of those plants. 225 MW combined cycle power plant, United Ashuganj 200MW modular power plant and Ashuganj midland 51MW power plans will be inaugurated. She also inaugurated Kazir Bazar Bridge over river Surma and Balabhadra Bridge on Sarail-Lakhai regional highway. Moreover, the PM laid... »
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate three power plants on Thursday. PM will inaugurate those plants through video conferencing from Ganabhaban. Ashuganj 476 MW is the combined capacity of those plants. 225 MW combined cycle power plant, United Ashuganj 200MW modular power plant and Ashuganj midland 51MW power plans will be inaugurated. Tuesday, it was informed to Energy Bangla by the officials of Ashuganj power plant. District commissioner Lutfunnahar said,... »
Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board (BREB) has 1cr 29lakh and 678 customer. They will provide 30lakh new connection in this fiscal year. Already, REB provided 3lakh new connection for irrigation. Chairman of REB B.G. Moin Uddin said, we are working to bring all under power supply by 2021. We hope it will be done within 2018. In an average 1lakh new connection has been provided in last few months. REB initiated... »