Consumers in Rajshahi formed a human chain on Tuesday to demand the removal of prepaid electricity meters installed by the Northern Electricity Supply Company Limited, citing frequent technical malfunctions and customer harassment.
Bhutanese ambassador to Bangladesh Dasho Karma Hamu Dorjee on Monday said that Bhutan welcomed private partnership in its hydroelectricity project where Bangladesh could invest for energy trade and sustainability.
AFTER almost seventeen years, Bangladesh has unveiled a revised version of its Renewable Energy Policy, aiming to ensure that at least 20 per cent of the country鈥檚 total electricity supply comes from renewable sources by 2030 and 30 per cent by 2040. The policy promises lucrative incentives, including ten years of corporate tax exemptions for both public and private...
Floating blue paddles dance on the waves that lap a dock in the Port of Los Angeles, silently converting the power of the sea into useable electricity.
Tesla鈥檚 energy subsidiary has applied to become an electricity supplier in Britain, a first such move by tech billionaire Elon Musk鈥檚 operations outside the United States...
A severe heatwave sweeping Iran has disrupted water and electricity supplies in much of the country, with reservoir levels dropping to their lowest point in a century, state media said Tuesday...
Israel鈥檚 state power company reported supply disruptions on Monday after damage near a 鈥榮trategic infrastructure facility鈥� at an undisclosed location, as Iran launched a fresh wave of missiles.
Cash-strapped Sri Lanka on Wednesday announced a 15 per cent increase in the electricity price to shore up revenues for the state-run utility, in line with conditions imposed by an IMF bailout...
The industrialists of the Dhaka Export Processing Zone urged the government to resolute the existing electricity issues as soon as possible as it may hinder the country鈥檚 businesses...
A kite string falling on a power transmission line on April 26 caused a massive short circuit, severing electricity supply to 21 districts, a recent probe found, highlighting the risks for the national power grid arising out of its close proximity to human settlements...
In case of any disruption in electricity customer and passenger services it must be announced on television scrolls immediately...
With the power demand rising amid heatwaves, the energy mix included more oil to boost electricity generation, leading the interim government away from its plan to reduce energy spending...
The Bangladesh Cold Storage Association (BCSA) has demanded a reduction in bank loan interest rates and electricity bills aiming to lower potato storage rent...
Slum dwellers in Mirpur 12 resisted a drive to disconnect illegal utility connections, including gas, electricity, and water, Tuesday morning...
Matarbari Ultra Super Critical Coal Fired Power Plant will go for 1200MW electricity generation from Friday, as coal is imported for power generation.
The government has promulgated an ordinance repealing the controversial energy law called 鈥楺uick enhancement of electricity and energy supply act, 2010鈥�.
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...
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.
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.
Bangladesh expressed its surprise and shock after the Indian media on Sunday reported that Adani gave a fresh deadline to get a roadmap on the payment of its dues by November 7 or face...
Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission will fix the prices of gas and electricity through public hearings, not by any executive order, said energy adviser Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan...
Bangladesh can generate maximum 5 per cent of its electricity from renewable energy by 2030 given the pace the country is adopting the technology, said a report released by the Paris-based International Energy Agency on Wednesday...
The country鈥檚 textile manufacturers on Wednesday called for an uninterrupted supply of both gas and electricity, along with enhanced security measures to ensure the sector鈥檚 survival...
THE rental and quick rental power plants that have reared the ugly head since 2009 riding an indemnity law that the now deposed Awami League enacted to plunder the power and energy sector have now run to a constraining pass, warranting an immediate government action. While the law 鈥� the Quick Enhancement of Electricity and Energy Supply Act 2010...
A MAJOR way to reform the power and energy sector, which has plunged the economy into a serious crisis for the 15 years of the authoritarian regime of the Awami League, toppled on August 5, is to repeal the Quick Enhancement of Electricity and Energy Supply Act 2010 that has all along safeguarded actors and their action in the sector by keeping...
Bangladesh鈥檚 power crisis further worsened as the power supply from the 1,600MW Adani power plant in Godda dropped to zero following the shutdown of...
State minister for power, energy and mineral resources Nasrul Hamid told Jatiya Sangsad on Thursday that Tk 31,833 crore was paid as subsidy in the...
Bangladesh can generate 20,555 megawatts of electricity by 2050 using a very small portion of available khas land in the Dhaka division alone, according to a joint study released on Wednesday by the Coastal Livelihood and Environmental Action Network and the Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association...
The High Court on Wednesday asked the government to conduct an impartial investigation into customers鈥� complaints against prepaid electricity meters that were allegedly charging extra and hidden bills...
Power supply to 97 per cent consumers of the Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board was restored while it was cent per cent for consumers of West Zone Power Distribution Company Ltd till 12:00 noon on Thursday.....
