Adani assured of arrear payment聽
Finance minister Abul Hasaan Mahmood Ali on Wednesday said that the government would clear arrears on power purchases from the Adani Group of India...
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Gender responsive planning, stressed to ensure equality
Development workers on Wednesday called for adopting gender responsive planning and budgeting guideline and monitoring tools to ensure equality...
Silence over high-level power abuse deplorable
THIS is heartening that the Anti-Corruption Commission, following wide criticism, eventually has taken the initiative to investigate the alleged illegal amassing of huge wealth by former inspector general of police Benazir Ahmed and his family...
JICA, Power Division host workshop on improving power quality
With a vision to improve nationwide power grid frequency, the Japan International Cooperation Agency and the Power Division jointly organised a workshop at the Power Division in Dhaka on Monday, said a press release...
Inefficient gas-fired captive power plants waste $460m
Bangladesh could save $460 million a year by increasing efficiency of its gas-fired captive power generation plants, revealed a report released on Monday by the US-based Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis...
Ukraine warns of outages after attack on power plants
Ukraine on Wednesday warned of possible power shutdowns across the country after a 鈥榤assive鈥� wave of Russian missiles and drones targeted the country鈥檚 battered energy system...
PDB owes聽Tk 33,108cr聽to power producers聽
Bangladesh Power Development Board owes Tk 33,108 crore to different power generation companies, both public and private, including...
Of journalists, students and power
THE American media are never short of red-letter days when it comes to their wonderful combination of superciliousness and irresponsibility. But last week the mainstream dailies and magazines went all the way to scarlet and alizarin crimson...
Govt owes the people an apology for frequent power outage
THE health ministry asking hospitals and healthcare providers across the country to keep hand fans in stock for use during power outages shows the hollowness of the often-vaunted energy security. The instruction came in a national guideline issued by the ministry...
JP MPs blast govt over power cuts, road accidents
Jatiya Party lawmakers on Sunday heavily criticised the government for failing to stop power disruption and mismanagement in the banking sector and road accidents, while...
Govt must set power policy right to reduce subsidy
THE government mulling over an increase in power price four times a year for the next three years to reduce subsidy is unacceptable and an injustice to consumers. Power Division officials are reported to have proposed the increase to a visiting International Monetary Fund mission that has...
Kenya cities suffer power blackouts
Much of Kenya was plunged into darkness Thursday following a 鈥榩ower supply disruption鈥�, the country's main electricity provider said, adding that it was working to restore access.
Govt raises power, energy tariff to protect dishonest business people: CAB聽
Urging the government not to increase the tariffs of power and energy, the Consumers Association of Bangladesh on Thursday alleged that the...
IMF insists on power tariff hike
The visiting International Monetary Fund mission on Thursday asked the government to increase power tariffs to clear arrears and reduce...
ADB provides $121.55m for solar power generation in Bangladesh
The Asian Development Bank has signed a $121.55 million financing package with Dynamic Sun Energy Private Limited to build and operate a 100-megawatt grid-connected solar photovoltaic power plant in Pabna.....
G7 eyes end date for coal-fired power plants
G7 energy ministers on Monday discussed a possible time frame for phasing out coal-fired power plants, as the UN warned 鈥榚xcuses鈥� for failing to take...
Upto 16hrs of power cuts in areas, temp soars to 43C
People in parts of the country suffered up to 16 hours of power cuts as one of the worst load-shedding events was recorded on Monday amid the ongoing heatwave...
Power cuts rise聽as heatwave聽peaks
The suffering of people reached a new height on Sunday as load shedding officially exceeded 1,800MW, the highest so far this year, with the longest-ever heat spell in the...
CAAB mulls Rajshahi airport runway expansion聽
The Civil Aviation Authority, Bangladesh is discussing the possibility of expanding the runway at domestic Shah Makhdum Airport, Rajshahi, to...
Agri production fall feared amid heatwave聽
Rice fields began developing cracks as vast landscapes lay parched from about two weeks of intense heat conditions, with farmers battling a severe power crisis in irrigating cropland...
Load-shedding more frequent in villages
Power cuts remain far more frequent in villages than in cities, with a massive heatwave sweeping Bangladesh for about two weeks now, corroborating the...
Power crisis soars amid scorching temp
The power shortage doubled to almost 1,000MW on Sunday, compared with the day before, as electricity demand surged amid an unrelenting heatwave sweeping over most of Bangladesh...
Continued subsidy for power sector is no answer
THE government鈥檚 plan for the highest amount of subsidy allocation for the energy sector in the 2024鈥�25 financial year, defying public opinions for improved support for education, health, and agricultural sectors...
Power capacity charge puts govt under pressure
The overall subsidy in the coming national budget is likely to sustain over Tk 90,000 crore with more than one third to be spent for the power sector plagued with...
Japanese envoy meets state minister for power, energy
Japanese ambassador in Dhaka IWAMA Kiminori made a courtesy call on state minister for power, energy and mineral resources Nasrul Hamid at his...
Power cuts surge amid persisting heatwave
Power outages surged as a mild to moderate heatwave swept Bangladesh on Monday, the first working day following six days of Eid holidays since...
Sylhet power plant catches fire
Power supply to many parts of Sylhet city and its adjoining areas remained suspended as a power plant in the city caught fire on Monday morning...
Power, gas, water crises hit city people
An all-pervasive electricity crisis and interruption in gas supply coupled with water shortages have made Dhaka a city of misery and the crises are set to worsen with days becoming increasingly drier and hotter over the remainder of the month...
Three more solar power plants await government nod
Three more solar power plants in private sector are under process to get the approval from Bangladesh government....
Boro farming faces setback due to frequent power cuts
The cultivation of irrigation-intensive crop boro faces yet another setback as a result of a water crisis amid frequent power outages that, in certain areas, last up to 18 hours.