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

Bangladesh gets 800 MW power from Adani

 Though commercial operation of Adani Power's Godda Jharkhand plant started on April 7 to import about 800 MW of electricity by Bangladesh, the tariff dispute has not been settled yet. Initially, Adani started its power export to Bangladesh on March 9 on a test basis. According to official sources, state-owned Bangladesh Power

Top policymakers briefed on talks with Adani Group

The government's top policymakers have been briefed about the outcome of a meeting the state-owned Bangladesh Power Development Board had with a visiting team of Adani Group on coal pricing issue under its power purchase deal with the Indian conglomerate.  According to official sources on Tuesday, the officials of the BPDB

Body to review coal purchase deals for power plants

The government has formed a review committee, headed by Power Secretary Habibur Rahman, to analyse the existing deals signed by the public, private and joint venture power companies to import coal for use in power generation. "The 9-member high level committee was formed on January 23 and its first meeting is

Capacity charges adding fuel to the fire

Govt to pay for 5,350mw to idle rental plants Govt to pay for 5,350mw to idle rental plants in next six months several private producers will be ready to supply 5,350 MW of electricity to the national grid under agreements with the government. You are wrong if you think it's going