Russia’s Gazprom to drill Bangladesh gas wells
(Reuters) – Russia’s Gazprom will drill 10 wells to produce gas in Bangladesh under deals signed on Thursday with three state energy companies. Bangladesh …
Petrobangla-Gazprom to sign deal on Apr 26.Expert urges govt not to hurry; skeptic about protection of country’s interest
By: Shamim Jahangir State-run Petrobangla is likely to ink the final agreement with Russian …
Scrap power project, save Sundarbans: 5 organisations ask govt
Five prominent organisations yesterday demanded that the government scrap the proposed project of a coal-based thermal power plant…
Summit’s big power projects in limbo
By: Sharier Khan The fate of two large gas-fired private power projects — Bibiyana-1 and 2 — has…
Off the mark: Where has all the electricity gone?
There is something very puzzling about the electricity situation in the country. The government claims to have tremendously…
Renewable energy platform launched
A platform for renewable energy products businesses, Bangladesh Solar and Renewable Energy Association (BSREA), was launched in Dhaka yesterday. Tawfiq-E-Elahi Chowdhury, energy adviser to the prime minister, inaugurated the association…
PM’s Adviser urges private sector investors to implement govt’s 500MW solar power plan
Prime Minister’s Adviser Dr. Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury on Wednesday urged the private sector investors in the…
IDCOL to set up country’s first ‘solar testing laboratory’
By: Mohammad Ali Infrastructure Development Company Limited (IDCOL), a state-owned NBFI, has moved to set…
Biogas is the best energy solution
By: Md. Ataur Rahman Mondal It is commonly observed that every day our natural fossil…
Lights off on Saturday for an hour
Dhaka, Mar 29 (bdnews24.com) –The government has decided to observe Earth Hour on the last…
Power tariff hiked again
The government on Thursday increased electricity price by Tk 0.28 per unit for bulk users…
HK-based firm wants to install 950MW power plants
By: Shamim Jahangir China Zhongyuan Trading Limited (CZTL), a Hong Kong-based company, has shown interest…
