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BPDB for revised power import deal with Adani

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- Sadrul Hasan, UNB - February 1, 2023February 2, 2023

The government has sought a revision to the power purchase agreement (PPA) it signed with Adani Power Ltd for importing electricity from its thermal power plant in Jharkhand, India. Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB), the government agency tasked with overseeing the development of the country's power sector, has already sent

BPDB suffers 80pc jump in annual loss

- Sadrul Hasan, UNB - January 28, 2023January 29, 2023

The financial loss of the state-owned Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) is likely to cross Tk 54,000 crore in the current fiscal after the hike in the price of gas increased their input cost. In 2021-22 its losses were Tk 29,915 crore. "We have to count Tk 10,000 crore extra

Dollar Crisis: Payra power plant to face closure

- Sadrul Hasan, UNB - January 17, 2023January 18, 2023

The 1,320 MW coal-fired Payra power plant is likely to face closure as banks have declined to open letter of credit (LC) to import coal due to dollar crisis."We may not continue our operation from February next if things are not settled," Shah Abdul Moula, plant manager of the Bangladesh-China

Ghorashal plant fails to meet 825mw repowering deadline

- Sadrul Hasan, UNB - December 11, 2022December 12, 2022

At a time when the government has been emphasising austerity and efficiency in the energy sector, two repowering projects aiming to add 825 MW to the national grid at the state-owned Ghorashal Power Station have missed their scheduled deadline to start operating. It is cheaper for the government to purchase

BPDB’s loss set to rise by 67pc

- Sadrul Hasan, UNB - November 27, 2022November 27, 2022

The financial loss of the state-owned Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) is set to increase by Tk 18,094 crore, or 67 percent, in one year. According to BPDB's own latest estimates, the financial loss will cross Tk 48,000 crore in the 2022-23 fiscal from Tk 29,915 crore in the fiscal

Private power plants cry for unpaid bill worth $2b

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- Sadrul Hasan, UNB - November 7, 2022November 8, 2022

The unpaid bills to the private power plant operators have now crossed $2 billion as the government has failed to pay since May this year. "Our payments have been cleared until May For the last 5 months no payment has been received from the government", Imran Karim, president of the

Petrobangla team finds gas supply in cylinders risky

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- Sadrul Hasan, UNB - November 2, 2022November 3, 2022

A technical committee of Petrobangla recommended formulating separate safety and security guidelines to allow any private company to supply gas from Bhola to local industries as CNG (compressed natural gas)."We've submitted our report to the top management of Petrobangla recently", a member of the committee, preferring anonymity, told UNB. He

BRT’s move to ditch plan on e-buses raises eyebrows

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- Sadrul Hasan, UNB - November 2, 2022November 3, 2022

In a surprising about-turn, the Dhaka Bus Rapid Transport Company Ltd has ditched a plan to introduce predominantly electric, or e-buses, on its under-construction Dhaka-Gazipur route. According to official documents seen by UNB, officials now plan to operate the country's first BRT route with a preponderance of diesel buses. Out

No additional LNG supply from Qatar before 2025: Petrobangla

- Sadrul Hasan, UNB - September 28, 2022September 29, 2022

Bangladesh is unlikely to get any additional liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Qatar before 2025 as the gulf country has recently turned down a request in this regard. According to official sources in Dhaka, Qatar straight away rejected a plea to increase its supply of LNG right at this moment when

Govt working to revise renewable energy policy

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- Sadrul Hasan, UNB - September 18, 2022September 19, 2022

The government is working to revise the ‘Renewable Energy Policy of Bangladesh 2008’ to make it more effective in the changed energy and power sector scenario. Official sources said, Sustainable and Renewable Energy Development Authority (Sreda), the focal organization under Power Division of the government, has already appointed a consultant. The consultant