Helen Mashiyat Preoty

The sector has faced prolonged financial losses, rising public debt, and increasing fiscal burdens.

For nearly two years, Bangladeshi consumers have suffered under an executive system that gave the government unchecked power to set energy prices without their input.

Through advanced coal-intensive technologies, the government is trying to keep coal alive and further expand the domestic use of imported LNG.

The weak financial state of the BPDB is partly due to the high per unit price of electricity

A set of parallel initiatives need to be undertaken targeting the structural weaknesses of the gas sector and power sector development to ensure energy transition.

The latest energy master plan does not align with Bangladesh's clean energy targets