Titas loses Tk 3,000cr amid rising system losses across Bangladesh
Bangladesh鈥檚 largest gas distributor lost gas worth about Tk 3,000 crore during the past financial year as its system loss climbed further up compared with the year before.
Power-Energy
JERA鈥檚 investment in Meghnaghat power plant stands at $1b
Investment in Meghnaghat 718 MW power plant in Bangladesh by Japanese company JERA now stands at $1 billion, said a press release.
Energy sector contracts will be free from political influence: adviser
Energy adviser Fouzul Kabir Khan has assured that contracts in the power and energy sectors will now be awarded based on merit and efficiency rather than political connections, a shift he believes will foster competition and drive economic growth...
Transmission loss keeps rising
Transmission loss increased for the second consecutive year in the past financial year with a forecast suggesting further increase over next several years due to mismatched expansions in power and industrial sectors in Bangladesh...
Bangladesh starts importing electricity from Nepal via India
In a landmark development in regional energy cooperation, Bangladesh has begun receiving electricity generated in Nepal through the Indian grid, marking the first-ever trilateral power transaction among the countries.
17 power plants in Bangladesh spend Tk聽1,500cr producing no electricity
Seventeen state-owned power plants that generated no electricity at all during the past fiscal year spent over Tk 1,549 crore and also consumed 56.78 lakh units of electricity from the national grid.
Petrobangla to make a fresh short list of LNG suppliers
Petrobangla is going to make a fresh list of international spot market LNG supply companies through an open tender by next week.
LPG price decreased by Tk 0.7 for Nov
Price of liquefied petroleum gas remains almost the same for the month of November.
Bhutan, India鈥檚 Reliance team up to build renewable electricity plant
Bhutan has signed a deal with India\'s Reliance Group to build 1,270 megawatts\' worth of renewable electricity projects in the Himalayan nation as it seeks to become an energy-exporting powerhouse.
ExxonMobil profits dip as it gives back almost $10b to investors
ExxonMobil reported a dip in third-quarter profits Friday on lower earnings from its refining business, but the results were strong enough to enable nearly $10 billion in shareholder distributions...
Govt to drill 19 new gas wells in Bhola by 2028
Power, energy and mineral resources adviser Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan on Friday said that the government had a plan to drill 19 more natural gas wells in Bhola by 2028 as part of its plan to...
Renewable energy firms to enjoy tax holiday from 2025
Renewable energy producing companies are going to enjoy tax holiday facilities from next year...
Indian solar panel maker dazzles in market debut
India鈥檚 top solar module producer Waaree Energies shone on its market debut Monday after raising $514 million, as traders bet on increased global demand for clean energy components...
Govt opts to import LNG under direct purchase
The advisory committee on government purchase in an online meeting on Thursday approved two proposals for importing two cargoes of liquefied natural gas.
Bangladesh needs greater focus on renewable energy
Energy experts at a meeting in the capital Dhaka on Sunday urged the interim government for taking pragmatic actions for renewable energy projects amid growing demands for power and energy as...