The US investors are keen to invest in energy, particularly Liquified Natural Gas, Arun Venkataraman, senior US trade official, said yesterday in Dhaka.

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid today (October 27, 2022) said Bangladesh is going to follow 'hydrogen policy' to tackle the power problem which is prevailing in the country.

Nepal will initially supply 40-50 MW of electricity to Bangladesh, and supply will rise further after completion of a mega power project, said newly appointed Nepalese Ambassador to Bangladesh Ghanshyam Bhandari.

Tightening markets for liquefied natural gas (LNG) worldwide and major oil producers cutting supply have put the world in the middle of "the first truly global energy crisis", the head of the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Tuesday.

Information and Broadcasting Minister Hasan Mahmud said the government has not taken any decision to halt power supply during the daytime.

Information and Broadcasting Minister Hasan Mahmud today said the government has not taken any decision to halt power supply during the day.

Amid an energy crisis that has led to severe load-shedding, the energy adviser to the prime minister yesterday urged people to try to save electricity so that more gas could be supplied to industries.

If needed electricity supply to other sectors will be halted during the daytime in order to increase supply of electricity to industries and agriculture, said Prime Minister's Energy Affairs Adviser Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury today (October 23, 2022).

US firms developing a new generation of small nuclear power plants to help cut carbon emissions have a big problem: only one company sells the fuel they need, and it's Russian.

Rooppur Power Plant to get high-powered nuclear reactors: Rosatom DG

Power generation at the Unit-5 of Ghorashal Thermal Power Plant resumed last night (October 19, 2022) around 11pm after eight days of suspension.

The acute gas crisis, which has been plaguing the industrial sector and households, is unlikely to see a drastic improvement anytime soon.

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs yesterday granted Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation permission to import 54 lakh tonnes of oil next year in a bid to secure supply of the key commodity amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine and geopolitical tension.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (October 19, 2022) inaugurated the installation of the second and final reactor at the country's first Rooppur nuclear power plant.

Bangladesh could generate 6,500 megawatts of solar electricity in the next three years if the country invests $11 billion in solar instead of importing LNG from the spot market at the same cost, said global energy think-tank Ember.

The second and final reactor of the Rooppur power plant will be installed today -- marking the most important development in the construction of the country’s first nuclear power-source.

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen yesterday said Bangladesh remains prudent in taking precautionary measures on two key fronts -- food and energy security -- to deal with the challenges ahead due to the Russia-Ukraine war.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the installation of a reactor pressure vessel at the second unit of the 2,400 MW Rooppur nuclear power plant (RNPP) on Wednesday amid high enthusiasm for the country’s maiden nuclear power plant, officials say.

Three factors caused the national grid failure on October 4, found the probe body of Power Grid Company of Bangladesh.

Prime Minister’s Energy Advisor Dr Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury has said there is no immediate solution to the existing load shedding as the government has reduced import of primary fuel to conserve foreign currency reserve.