Energy Bangla

The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has reduced the prices of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) and autogas. Under the new pricing decision, the retail price of a 12kg LPG cylinder has been reduced by Tk 357 to Tk 1,528. At the same time, the price of autogas has been cut by Tk 16.53 per litre to Tk 70.40. BERC announced the revised prices on Thursday. The new rates have been... »

Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL) has surpassed 20,000 megawatts of renewable power generation capacity. The company, which has achieved this milestone in India’s energy sector, reached this capacity within just a decade of commissioning its first project. Powering over 9 million households, the company currently generates more than 52 billion units of electricity annually, which is nearly 3 percent of India’s total electricity consumption. This amount of electricity could meet... »

Electricity tariffs have not been increased for a total of 65 percent of consumers. Although the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) initially raised electricity prices for all consumer categories, the government later appealed the decision and secured an exemption from the increased tariffs for low-income consumers. This information was shared at a press briefing organized by the Ministry of Information on Saturday. Officials stated that even after the latest adjustment,... »

Amid rising inflation in consumer goods, electricity prices have been increased. The average electricity tariff has been raised by Tk 1.52 per unit. The average rate has been increased from Tk 9.11 per unit to Tk 10.63 per unit. The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) announced the new tariffs on Wednesday. The increased rates will take effect from June 1 of the current month. At the same time, the wholesale... »

Approval has been given to purchase three cargoes of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) from the spot market. The LNG is being procured through an international quotation collection process in accordance with Rule 105(3)(a) of the Public Procurement Rules 2025. The Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase approved the proposal on Thursday. The proposals approved include the purchase of the 20th LNG cargo for June 8–9, the 21st cargo for June 9–10,... »

Under a bilateral trade agreement between Bangladesh and the United States, Bangladesh will import energy products worth approximately $15 billion from the United States over the next 15 years. At the same time, the country has decided to purchase $3.5 billion worth of agricultural products from the US. The information was disclosed in a joint statement released by the White House on Monday. According to the statement, the total value... »

The Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources has directed the suspension of all construction activities at the 100 MW Madarganj Solar Power Plant in Jamalpur until further notice. This decision follows allegations of inflated project costs, comparatively high electricity tariffs, and questions regarding the appropriateness of the project site. At a meeting held on Wednesday, Muhammad Fauzul Kabir Khan, Adviser to the Ministry, instructed that a full investigation be... »

Dhaka October 31, 2024: The government has reduced the retail prices of diesel and kerosene by Tk 0.50 to Tk 105 per litre from Tk 105.50 for the month of November while the prices of octane and petrol were remained unchanged at Tk 125 and 121 per litre respectively. A press release of the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources informed this, saying that this price adjustment was done... »

RAJSHAHI, Oct 29, 2024 (BSS)- Speakers at a participatory meeting unanimously viewed that concerted efforts of all the government and non-government organizations concerned can be the crucial means of welfare of people of climate internal migration. Adverse impact of climate change has been triggering the figure of internal migrants to a greater extent so there is no way but to joint efforts for welfare of the climate-victims as a whole.... »

A spike in power usage from artificial intelligence (AI) data centers could significantly boost natural gas demand in the second half of the decade, analysts at investment banker Tudor Pickering Holt & Co said in a report on Tuesday. As much as 8.5 billion cubic feet per day of natural gas could be required additionally to match the rise in demand, the report added. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT U.S. power and... »