Titas wants to make domestic gas up to 47% costlier

Titas Gas Transmission & Distribution Company has recently sent a letter to the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission proposing to hike gas prices by as much as 47 percent for domestic users.
16 May 2023, 12:35 PM

Another drill test finds gas in Ilisha-1 well

Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration and Production Company Limited, BAPEX, has successfully extracted gas from a well named Ilisha-1 for the third time.
15 May 2023, 18:28 PM

Dhaka city alone experiencing over 600 MW of load shedding during daytime

Dhaka has alone been experiencing more than 600 MW of load shedding during daytime when demand for electricity remains relatively low than nighttime
15 May 2023, 11:14 AM

Power outages: Nasrul Hamid says situation to improve in 2 days

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid today said the current power outages will reduce across the country in 2 days.
14 May 2023, 13:24 PM

Country experiencing over 2,000 MW load shedding

Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) is shedding 2,000 MW of load across the country today as gas shortage forced the authorities to shut down a number of gas-fired power plants.
13 May 2023, 14:09 PM

Gas crisis hits Ctg as floating LNG terminals shut in Moheshkhali

Many households in Chattogram today couldn't light their stoves since morning as the government suspended gas supply from two floating LNG terminals in Moheshkhali since 11:00pm last night due to Cyclone Mocha
13 May 2023, 12:56 PM

Cyclone Mocha: Gas supply from 2 floating LNG terminals halted

The government decided to suspend gas supply from two floating LNG terminals in Moheshkhali from 11:00pm tonight due to the incoming Cyclone Mocha
12 May 2023, 17:08 PM

Heatwave: Situation could worsen due to fossil fuel, LNG

Following the growing reliance on fossil fuels and LNG (Liquified Natural Gas) for power production, Bangladesh could experience worsening heat stress in the coming days, says a global report.
11 May 2023, 18:00 PM

A third of power capacity unutilised

About one-third of the country’s total power generation capacity remains unutilised when people across the country are enduring mild and moderate heatwaves.
10 May 2023, 01:00 AM

Some parts of Dhaka North to suffer gas supply disruption

From 8:00am tomorrow, gas supply to remain suspended on both sides of Kuril Bishwa Road; Khilkhet, Joarshahara, Namapara, Baridhara, Gulshan and Basundhara residents to face low pressure
8 May 2023, 12:41 PM

Power line to link 4 countries

Bangladesh and India have primarily agreed to construct a cross-border power transmission line which would benefit four neighbouring countries -- Nepal, Bhutan, India and Bangladesh.
4 May 2023, 18:00 PM

$170b investment in energy sector needed by 2041: minister

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid has said that Bangladesh requires $170 billion dollars investment in the power and energy sector by 2041.
3 May 2023, 11:57 AM

Price of 12kg LPG cylinder hiked by Tk 57 to Tk 1,235

The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission today fixed the price of a 12kg LPG cylinder at Tk 1,235 from May -- a Tk 57 hike from last month.
2 May 2023, 10:31 AM

Bangladesh may opt to align energy prices with int'l market

Bangladesh may soon prefer to set the petroleum fuel prices in line with with the international market prices
30 April 2023, 20:03 PM

Power plants riddled with myriad problems

None of the fossil fuel-based power plants ran properly for more than 38 percent of the time in the 2021-22 fiscal year, said a study.
28 April 2023, 18:00 PM

Coal shortage again halts power production at Rampal plant

Electricity production at Rampal Thermal Power Plant in Bagerhat has been halted once again due to shortage of coal
28 April 2023, 17:50 PM

Bhola Gas Field: Trial extraction begins at ninth well

State-run exploration company Bapex has extracted gas on experimental basis from a new well named Ilisha-1 in Bhola Sadar upazila today
28 April 2023, 14:25 PM

Pakistan all set to get discounted Russian oil: PM

Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Thursday that everything was set for his country to receive a shipment of discounted Russian oil
27 April 2023, 13:02 PM

Budget allocation not enough to meet the target

Bangladesh will not achieve its target of converting 40 percent of its energy sources into renewable energy by 2040 if the budgetary allocation does not increase, said Hasanul Haq Inu, chairperson of the parliamentary standing committee on information, during an online press conference yesterday.
26 April 2023, 18:00 PM

Rampal Power Plant: Production resumes after 5 days

After five days, Rampal power plant yesterday resumed production.
19 April 2023, 18:00 PM