The Rampal power plant began operation in late 2022 without an effluent treatment plant and has since been discharging untreated waste into the Pasur and Maidara rivers next to the Sundarbans.

Seventeen state-owned power plants that generated no electricity at all during the past fiscal year spent over Tk 1,549 crore and also consumed 56.78 lakh units of electricity from the national grid.

Bangladesh aspires for rapid economic growth and it has rising demand for energy, necessitating an immediate diversification of its energy sources and lessening of its reliance on fossil fuels. The renewable energy sector offers a viable option for sustainable development, as Bangladesh is well-positioned to capitalise on its unique geographic advantages and rising energy needs.

Petrobangla is going to make a fresh list of international spot market LNG supply companies through an open tender by next week.

"The tender is ready for circulation in the media and hopefully the notice will be published in the first half of the next week", Petrobangla Chairman Zanendra Nath Sarker told UNB.

India's Adani Power has further reduced electricity supply to neighbouring Bangladesh as it seeks to recover more than $800 million in dues, according to data from Bangladesh's grid operator and two sources familiar with the move.

Bangladesh, which reels from highly fragile fossil fuel imports, did not receive any significant renewable energy investment in 2023, said a report of the United States-based Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis released on Thursday.

Leaders of the National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power and Ports on Wednesday at a protest rally in Dhaka called on the interim government headed by Professor Muhammad Yunus to scrap all the deals signed in energy and power sector earlier, including power supply deal with Indian company Adani group.

State-run Rupantarita Prakritik Gas Company Ltd (RPGCL) invited two fresh tenders and reissued a previous tender to procure three spot LNG cargoes.

The new tenders aim to make purchases for the December 14-15 and December 20-21 delivery windows while the reissued tender is scheduled for the December 7-8 delivery window.

Price of liquefied petroleum gas remains almost the same for the month of November.

According to Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission, the price of per kg LPG has decreased by Tk 0.7 to Tk 121.25 per kg for November from the previous price of Tk 121.32.

The sheer folly of the country's master plan on the power sector that had envisaged generation of thousands of megawatts using coal as primary fuel was evident right from the beginning. It was considered a folly primarily due to the fact that the previous government had decided that it would not utilise its own coal reserves and embark on an import-only policy.

The government's outstanding debt in the power and energy sector has soared to a record of nearly Tk50,000 crore with around Tk45,500 crore accrued in the electricity sector alone from August last year to October this year, exceeding the current fiscal year's budget allocation by over 30%, a finance division official says.

India's Adani changes course and decides to resume power supply from its closed plant unit shortly as payment row eases following accord on LC revision.

Sources said Monday both parties agreed amending letter of credit (LC) terms on payment of US$170 million to the Indian conglomerate.

The government will accelerate the payment of the dues of Adani Power after the Indian power giant threatened to cut off electricity supply if its outstanding amount is not cleared by November 7.

Coal-fired power plants are dialling down production or even shutting down due to financial, legal or technical issues, leading to power cuts across the country, especially the rural areas.

The production of two units of the Matarbari Ultra Super Critical Coal-Fired Power Plant has been stopped due to a coal shortage with effective from Saturday.

The Matarbari power plant had been receiving its coal supply from Japan's Sumitomo Corporation. The contract for 2,205,000 MT of coal with the Japanese company ended back in August after the delivery of the last consignment.