The government plans to retire six diesel-fired power plants, with a combined capacity close to 1000 MW, before the end of 2023. According to official sources, the six plants, belonging to four private companies, are Bangla Track's 300 MW (Jessore 100 MW and Daudkandi 200 MW), Aggreko's 200 MW (Awarahati 100
Author: Sadrul Hasan, UNB
Power generation to cross 30,000 MW this year: Officials
The country is going to cross the benchmark of 30,000 MW of installed capacity in power generation pushing up the unused generation capacity by 50 percent within the current year 2023. Official sources told UNB this week that the country's total installed electricity generation capacity currently is 28,159 including, grid and
Adani offers to export 1,600 MW power to country
India's Adani Group has placed a fresh proposal to export another 1,600 MW of electricity to Bangladesh, according to highly placed sources here. "The entire amount of electricity will be from renewable sources. Of this, 1,000 MW is solar power while the remaining 600 MW is from hydropower," a highly placed
Country can go for Chinese perennial rice farming
Bangladesh can go for the Chinese perennial rice farming to reduce both cost and labour through introducing a sustainable crop production system. "If Bangladesh wants to further enhance bilateral cooperation in this field of food production, we're ready to extend our cooperation," Kong Yang, deputy mayor of the Menghai county of
IPPs call for uniform import duty on primary fuels
Removal of discrepancies in the import duties imposed on primary fuels, which are used as inputs in power generation, can reduce the government's subsidies in the power and energy sector. The notion is being put forward by the private power producers of the country, also known as IPPs (independent power producers). They
Petrobangla awaits final nods to invite int’l bidding
State hydrocarbons agency Petrobangla's is close to receiving the nod from the very top, to invite a round of international bidding for the country's offshore gas blocks based on its new model production sharing contract int’l bidding within the current year. A proposal in this regard was recently sent to the
BPDB providing Tk 6000cr to private power producers
State-owned Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) is paying about Tk 6000 crore as "extra payment" to the HFO-based independent power producers (IPPs) because of "excessive delay" in their due payments. According to official sources, the payments are being made at the request of the Bangladesh Independent Power Producers Association (BIPPA), an
Petrobangla for ending foreign monopoly in pre-paid gas metering
Petrobangla has initiated a move to bring an end to the existing monopoly of a particular foreign company in its pre-paid gas metering system. "We've already received the government's policy approval to allow battery-run pre-paid gas meter," Petrobangla Chairman Zanendra Nath Sarker told UNB recently. According to official sources, a Japanese company
Govt planning to invite int’l bidding for offshore blocks with more attractive PSC
The government is preparing to invite international bidding for the country's offshore gas blocks by making the model production sharing contract (Model PSC) more attractive for international oil companies (IOCs) to invest in hydrocarbon exploration in the Bay. "We're going to offer the price of gas at 10 percent of Brent
Petrobangla for setting up 3 more LNG terminals
State-owned Petrobangla has moved to set up three more liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals in addition to the existing two currently being operated to regasify imported gas. The proposed three new LNG terminals will be set up in Payra, Moheshkhali and Matarbari whose total regasification capacity would be 2000-3000 MMcf/d, said