State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid Saturday said that the government has been working to supply uninterrupted electricity at affordable price with taking challenge. "The power sector needs $75 billion in investment over the next 15 years to ensure uninterrupted power supply at affordable price," he said
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SS Power resumes power supply
Alam Group's SS Power Plant will begin supplying electricity again Wednesday, June 28 at 2 a.m. on an experimental basis, despite the official inauguration being scheduled after Eid-ul-Adha, a press release said on Sunday. Electricity equivalent to a maximum of 612 MW as per demand will be supplied experimentally every
Residents suffer on weekend despite lower electricity demand
During the weekend on Friday and Saturday when consumers expect an uninterrupted power supply against a lower electricity demand they had no luck this time. Power cuts on Friday were like a usual working day when demand for electricity soars as offices and businesses operate. Official figures show, though the situation has
Country witnesses blackout for 7 hrs after national grid failure
The country witnessed a blackout for seven hours as power supply remained snapped following a national power grid failure on Tuesday. Electricity was back in all the areas of Dhaka and other districts by 9pm, Badruddoza Sumon, public relations officer of Power Grid Company of Bangladesh (PGCB), said. Power supply was
Uninterrupted power supply must be ensured for irrigation: State Minister
State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid has asked the officials of his ministry to ensure uninterrupted power supply for irrigation. "Uninterrupted electricity must be provided to farmers from 12 midnight to 6 am to facilitate the irrigation during ongoing Aman season", he told a virtual meeting of
Steps to be taken to normalize power supply to flood-hit areas as soon as situation improves: BPDB
Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) in a statement on Monday said that initiatives will be taken to normalize the power supply to the flood affected areas as soon as the situation improves. It said that the organization was forced to suspend the power supply partially or fully to Sylhet, Sunamganj and
Tk 26,066cr proposed for quality energy, power supply
Finance Minister AHM Mostafa Kamal today proposed Taka 26,066 crore for the Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Divisions in the budget for FY2022-23 to ensure quality energy and power supply in the country. "Large-scale socio-economic development activities have been undertaken for smooth implementation of the Master Plan that Bangladesh has adopted