Gas supply disruption from tomorrow in Dhaka, Narayanganj, Munshiganj

Consumers in southern part of Dhaka city and adjoining areas, and Narayanganj and Munshiganj may experience disruption or low pressure in gas supply for a week - from tomorrow (November 6) to November 12 - due to technical work in the gas transmission line.
5 November 2022, 05:59 AM

Lng spot purchase: Petrobangla adds 8 new suppliers

Petrobangla yesterday added eight more companies to its existing roster of 15 for purchase of liquefied natural gas.
3 November 2022, 18:00 PM

Load-shedding will reduce from this month: Nasrul Hamid

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid has said that load-shedding will be reduced from this month.
3 November 2022, 13:05 PM

LPG price up by Tk 51 per 12kg cylinder

The price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) has increased by Tk 4.25 per kg, to Tk 104.26 from previous rate of Tk 100.01 per kg, as the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission yesterday announced the new value of the petroleum gas for the month of November.
2 November 2022, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh Oil, Gas, Mineral Corporation Bill, 2022 passed in JS

The Bangladesh Oil, Gas and Mineral Corporation Bill, 2022 was passed in Parliament today (November 2, 2022) to expedite the exploration of oil, gas and mineral resources in the country.
2 November 2022, 14:49 PM

12kg LPG hiked by Tk 51 to Tk 1,251

Price of liquified petroleum gas (LPG) has increased by Tk 4.25 per kg to Tk 104.26 from previous rate of Tk 100.01 per kg as the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) today (November 2, 2022) announced the new value of the petroleum gas for the month of November.
2 November 2022, 10:33 AM

Atomic energy bill passed in parliament

A bill titled Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission (amendment) Bill 2022 was passed in Parliament today.
1 November 2022, 17:00 PM

Bangladesh has gas reserves for over 11 years: Nasrul

Considering the average daily production of 2300 million cubic feet of gas, it will be possible to use the remaining gas for the next 10.8 years, State Minister for Power and Energy Nasrul Hamid told the parliament today (November 1, 2022).
1 November 2022, 15:12 PM

Huawei, BGMEA to promote use of green energy in factories

The ICT infrastructure provider Huawei today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) to address the current energy crisis and move towards building a greener Bangladesh.
30 October 2022, 15:10 PM

US companies ready to invest in energy sector

The US investors are keen to invest in energy, particularly Liquified Natural Gas, Arun Venkataraman, senior US trade official, said yesterday in Dhaka.
27 October 2022, 18:00 PM

“Bangladesh looking to implement hydrogen policy for power generation”

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.
27 October 2022, 15:15 PM

Bangladesh to get 50MW electricity from Nepal

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.
25 October 2022, 18:00 PM

"World in first truly global energy crisis”

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.
25 October 2022, 06:45 AM

Govt has no plans to halt power supply in daytime

Information and Broadcasting Minister Hasan Mahmud said the government has not taken any decision to halt power supply during the daytime.
24 October 2022, 18:00 PM

No decision to halt power supply during daytime: Info minister

Information and Broadcasting Minister Hasan Mahmud today said the government has not taken any decision to halt power supply during the day.
24 October 2022, 13:12 PM

Electricity for industries: Load to be shed elsewhere if needed

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).
23 October 2022, 11:54 AM

Chattogram Zoo gets 6 new kangaroos and 6 llamas

Six kangaroos and six llamas have been imported to Chattogram zoo from Holland.
21 October 2022, 06:38 AM

The Russian problem of new US nuclear power industry

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.
20 October 2022, 13:57 PM

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

Rooppur Power Plant to get high-powered nuclear reactors: Rosatom DG
20 October 2022, 10:46 AM

Production resumes at Ghorashal Thermal Power Plant Unit-5

Power generation at the Unit-5 of Ghorashal Thermal Power Plant resumed last night (October 19, 2022) around 11pm after eight days of suspension.
20 October 2022, 06:23 AM