Patuakhali thermal power plant starts trial production
Patuakhali 1320 MW Thermal Power Plant started its trial production early Sunday...
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NUKE PLANT: Russian envoy hopeful of settling loan repayment issues
Russian ambassador to Bangladesh Alexander Khozin on Sunday expressed optimism over settling the debt repayment issues for the Russia-funded Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant, stressing that...
Russian worker found dead at Rooppur Power Plant
A Russian worker was found dead in a washroom of the residential Green City of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant project in Pabna, police said on Friday.
Govt should, rather, improve efficiency and end corruption
PETROBANGLA鈥橲 proposal seeking an increase in gas prices supplied to industries and captive power plants by 152 per cent and 140 per cent respectively, which the government says is unpleasant and unavoidable, is worrying in that industrialists say that such a move would increase production cost that will eventually fall on consumers. Whilst the...
INDUSTRIAL, CAPTIVE GAS SUPPLY: Gas price hike of up to 152pc proposed
The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission is evaluating a Petrobangla鈥檚 proposal to increase by up to 152 per cent the price of gas supplied to industries and captive power plants...
Summit operating 13 out of 18 power plants
Summit Corporation Limited is now operating 15 power plants out of 18, said a press release on Thursday...
HC questions ACC鈥檚 silence on corruption allegations against Hasina, family
The High Court on Sunday issued a rule questioning the Anti-Corruption Commission and government authorities over their inaction in investigating corruption allegations against former prime minister...
Matarbari plant to generate 1200MW from Friday
Matarbari Ultra Super Critical Coal Fired Power Plant will go for 1200MW electricity generation from Friday, as coal is imported for power generation.
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.
Arbitrary act gives rise to energy costs
Bangladesh paid over Tk 1 trillion in capacity charge to power plants during the 14 years of rule of the immediate-past and now ousted Awami League government until 2023...
Bangladesh鈥檚 Payra power plant鈥檚 Unit 2 to remain offline for 2 months due to maintenance
One unit of the Payra 1320 MW thermal power plant in Patuakhali, Bangladesh will remain out of service for the next two months for essential maintenance, according to plant officials.
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.
Environmental violation rampant at Rampal
The government鈥檚 latest assessment of environmental and other compliances of the Rampal power plant has revealed rampant violations, exposing lives and nature to the hazards predicted by...
Cash-strapped Cuba faces blackout after power plant failure
Cuba was racing Friday to restore electricity after the failure of the island's biggest power plant caused a nationwide blackout, coming on the heels of weeks of extended outages across the cash-strapped country.
Coal power plants charge astronomical costs for fuel
Coal-fired power plants enjoy free rein to unfairly influence the cost of its fuel on the one hand, while on the other, they burn coal having quality far less than the one the government has paid...
Russia assures of Rooppur plant completion
Foreign secretary Ambassador Md Jashim Uddin on Wednesday thanked Russian Ambassador to Bangladesh Alexander Vikentyevich Mantytskiy for Russian Federation鈥檚 ongoing support, particularly in the implementation of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant project...
Barapukuria Thermal Power Plant resumes supplying electricity to national grid
The Barapukuria Thermal Power Plant in Dinajpur has resumed partial electricity production after three days.
Power generation halts at Barapukuria Thermal Power Plant
The Barapukuria Thermal Power Plant in Dinajpur has ceased operations after all three of its power-generating units became non-operational.
United Group power plants get gas at concessional rate, sell power at commercial rate
Two private power plants have been receiving gas supply from the two subsidiaries of the state-owned Petrobangla at public power plant鈥檚 rate, but after producing electricity, selling it at commercial rate to two export processing zones...
ACC probe sought into allegations against Hasina, family
A writ petition was filed on Tuesday with the High Court, seeking a directive for the Anti-Corruption Commission to investigate allegations against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her family members, and her former defence and security adviser, Tarique Ahmed Siddique, over the alleged embezzlement of $5 billion from the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant Project...
Govt focuses more on project than loan deal
Finance, commerce and, science and technology adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Sunday said that the interim government was giving more focus on continuation of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant being constructed with around a $12 billion loan from Russia...
Govt must do away with burden of power overcapacity
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...
Call for scrapping rental power plants gets stronger
The immediate past Awami League government extended the lifetime of costly rental power plants three times their recommended efficient operational life, paying them around Tk 33,000 crore between 2009 and 2023...
Russia wants Bangladesh to resume interest payment
Russian ambassador to Bangladesh Alexander Mantytskiy asked the interim government to resume payment of interest against $11.38 billion loan taken for the under constructed...
Kapati Hydropower Plant to open 16 gates tonight
The Kaptai Hydropower Plant is set to release excess water from Kaptai Lake by opening 16 spillway gates as the water level has risen to 108 feet above mean sea level, approaching the danger mark....
Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant Unit 2 receives delivery of Transport Lock
Transport Lock, a part of the nuclear fuel handling system for unit-2 of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant, has been delivered to the construction site.
Ukraine incursion threatens Russian nuclear plant
Russia鈥檚 nuclear agency on Saturday said Ukraine鈥檚 shock cross-border attack posed a 鈥榙irect threat鈥� to a nuclear power plant located less than 50 kilometres from the combat zone...
Belarusian gets life term jail for killing Kazakh
Pabna Senior District and Sessions Judge Court on Wednesday sentenced a Belarusian citizen to life term imprisonment on charge of killing Kazakh national Svets Vladimir who worked at Rooppur nuclear power plant project at Ishwardi upazila of Pabna...
Corruption investigations must be expedited and made public
A CONSTRUCTION company found involved in major corruption is contracted for construction work at the University of Rajshahi and this only demonstrates that corruption prevention mechanisms are flawed and ineffective...
Contractor infamous for pillow scam now accused of stealing REB poles
Mazid Sons Construction Ltd, the contractor widely known for massive corruption in the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant housing project, has been accused of stealing...