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Govt okays policy to boost pvt investment, lower power costs

The government on Thursday approved the Renewable Energy-Based Commercial Power Generation Policy, 2025 with the aim of promoting private sector investment in the renewable energy sector and making electricity more affordable for consumers...

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Energypac organises fire safety training at school

Energypac Power Generation PLC has recently held a fire safety campaign at Shailat High School located in Sripur, Gazipur with a view to raising awareness among the students, teachers and staff of the school about fire safety protocols...

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Coal power generation up as temp rises

Bangladesh has substantially increased coal-fired power generation over the last several days as temperature starts rising with the arrival of warmest time of the year—three-month-long pre-monsoon season.

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Capacity charge set to soar to Tk 38,000cr

The power sector fixed cost is set to reach Tk 38,000 crore in the current financial year of 2024–25 as installed power generation capacity keeps growing amidst rather a static demand. 

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Seminar on captive power generation held

Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology has hosted a seminar titled Captive Power Generation for Industries in Bangladesh – Overview and Recommendations at the council building on BUET campus in Dhaka recently...

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An overhaul of power policy long overdue

AN UNEVEN development of the power sector, riding on a wrong policy and supported by the now-repealed energy indemnity law, is more pronounced with a decline in the power demand since the onset of the winter. A low demand for power shows the abnormal extent of power overcapacity. About three quarters of the installed power generation capacity...

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Low demand exposes many vulnerabilities

More than three quarters of Bangladesh’s installed power generation capacity remained unused for a few hours in the morning since the winter officially began on the first day of December...

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Govt should make United Power pay legal gas prices, review deal

UNITED Power Generation and Distribution Co Ltd, which owns two commercial independent power plants, set up with a combined capacity of 164MW in 2008 and 2009 that supply power to the export processing zones in Dhaka and Chattogram, is reported to have been raking up an abnormal amount of money in profit, more so since 2018, when it began...

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AL crony keeps raking in abnormal profit

One of the Awami League cronies, who made it to the recently published White Paper on economy for raking in abnormal profit, continues to do so with its business monopoly as a commercial independent power producer, while paying less for years for the gas it uses in its plants.

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Bangladesh govt asked to hire top int’l law firm for power deal review

The National Review Committee on the Ministry of Power, Energy, and Mineral Resources on Sunday requested the interim government to hire a reputed legal and investigative firm to assist in its review of major power generation contracts signed during the Sheikh Hasina regime between 2009 and 2024...

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Govt must bring back laundered money to ease economic crisis

JUNE 24 was a day when the demand for power fell 1.88GW short of the demand for 14.89GW, up from a shortage of 278MW against the demand for 14.38GW only 24 hours ago although the installed power generation capacity is 27.51GW. The ongoing mild-to-moderate heatwave that is reported to be sweeping over 31 districts in the divisions of Dhaka...