AI can reduce operating expenses by 15-20%, increase the efficiency of renewable energy by up to 20%, and decrease unscheduled outages by 30%

Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) has laid emphasis on abolishing the harmful acts like “Quick Enhancement of Electricity and Energy Supply Act” as part of reforming power and energy sectors.

Shahjalal Fertilizer Company Limited (SFCL) in Sylhet has resumed production partially after around five months of closure due to the gas crisis.

The power generation capacity in the country has increased continuously for the last 15 years. At this time, private investment was more than the public sector. Besides, several power plants have been constructed by foreign and domestic-foreign joint investment. Small and large domestic groups and foreign companies have joined it. However, private sector power generation capacity is mostly concentrated in the hands of a few industrial groups or India. As a result, a large part of the country’s electricity sector is under the control of a few groups and India.

Bangladesh Oil, Gas, and Mineral Corporation (Petrobangla) and Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) annually import fuel from various countries to meet the country's energy demands. Petrobangla, in particular, imports liquefied natural gas (LNG) to alleviate the gas crisis.

Despite having built up an over-capacity of power generation in the energy sector), the past government did little to ensure a cheap and reliable supply chain of primary energy, over which it would have total control

The recent amendment to India's Power Export Guidelines will not affect the existing Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) between Adani Power and the Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB), said Adani Group today.

AI can reduce operating expenses by 15-20%, increase the efficiency of renewable energy by up to 20%, and decrease unscheduled outages by 30%.

Summit Group Chairman Muhammed Aziz Khan said the facility will be 'coming into operations soon'

As Bangladesh steps into a new era under the leadership of the newly formed interim government, there is a palpable sense of optimism and a desire for change. The country stands at a crossroads, with opportunities to reshape its energy sector and ensure a sustainable future for its citizens.

Bangladesh's electricity demand grew 7 per cent over three weeks of deadly nationwide protests that disrupted industrial and commercial activity, data showed, as households cranked up air-conditioners to cool down amid searing heat.

The government urgently needs to review the deal with India's Adani Group, for the sake of the power sector in the current cash crunch.

Bangladesh has not been able to put back in operation one of its two floating storage and regasification units damaged about two and a half months ago by the cyclonic storm Remal.

The country’s industries have been experiencing a gas crisis for the past two years, but the situation has worsened in the last two and a half months due to damage to a floating LNG terminal caused by Cyclone Remal, which struck Bangladesh in May.

Energy experts are raising alarms over critical issues in Bangladesh's power and energy sectors, which they link to the authoritarian rule of the fallen Awami League (AL) government.