"The recent hike in coal prices in the global market has pushed up the generation cost. If the coal price declines, the generation cost will also come down," said Subhash Chandra Pandey, the project director of the Bangladesh-India Friendship Power Company (Pvt) Ltd (BIFPCL)

According to national and international media reports, the electricity generated from the Adani power plant located in Godda, Jharkhand, will cost almost three times more than the electricity produced in the country

Officials of the Bangladesh-India Friendship Power Company Limited (BIFPCL), which has been engaged in implementing the power plant project, expressed their concerns

At least $4.45 billion is needed in fuel costs to ensure adequate power supply from February to June, when demand is set to increase by more than 50 percent, the Bangladesh Power Development Board (PDB) estimates.

At yesterday’s meeting, the cabinet committee also gave the nod to the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) to buy 1.10 crore litres of soybean oil from City Edible Oil Ltd at Tk 174.5 per litre.

"Construction of the NPP continues in accordance with the current schedule," the Russian state-run corporation said

"If everything remains perfect, electricity will be supplied to the national grid from tonight," says managing director of Bangladesh India Friendship Power Company Limited

Russian oil exports had increased 7.6 percent over 2022 compared to a year earlier

According to World Bank’s Pink Sheet, a monthly report that monitors commodity price movements

The government must import LNG at a high price from the spot market

DNCRP conducted at least 70 to 80 drives all over the country

Jatiya Party MP Mujibul Haque Chunnu yesterday asked why the government is purchasing electricity from India’s Adani Group at a higher price.

A smart power and energy master plan are needed for a smart Bangladesh, said the state minister

Bangladesh expects to start getting electricity from the power plant built by Adani Group in Jharkhand’s Godda as per schedule, Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury, energy affairs adviser to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said yesterday.

Ambassador and Head of Delegation of the European Union to Bangladesh Charles Whiteley today said energy storage is a key instrument to reach Bangladesh's ambitious "decarbonisation" goals to ensure a reliable and uninterrupted power supply for all.

Electricity will be purchased from India's Adani Godda Power Plant as per the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA), said Nasrul Hamid, the state minister for power, energy and mineral resources.

The Infrastructure Development Company Limited (Idcol) is all set to get €140.5 million from German Development Bank Kreditanstalt fur Wiederaufbau (KfW) -- €41 million for energy efficiency and €99.5 million for renewable energy projects.

The start of power supply from the embattled Adani Group's thermal power station in Jharkhand's Godda district, from where electricity is supposed to be transmitted to Bangladesh, may be delayed, Indian media reported today.

Bangladesh would hardly have needed to go for a sudden hike in fuel prices last year had the government waived value added tax (VAT) on petroleum, Eminent Economist Wahiduddin Mahmud said today.

Price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) has been substantially hiked by Tk 22.15 per kg to Tk 124.85 from the previous price of Tk 102.70 for the month of February.