Energy News
Jan 17, 2024
Bangladesh has market for up to 4,000 MW power from Nepal, envoy says
Bangladesh is willing to buy more electricity from Nepal as the two countries work on finalising the 40 MW power deal, Bangladesh Ambassador to Nepal Salahuddin Noman Chowdhury said on Tuesday.

Source: The Kathmandu Post
Dec 9, 2023
Power overcapacity tops 100pc in Nov
‘The overcapacity is real, but that is not generated by fulfilling the entire power demand,’ said Hasan Mehedi, a power sector researcher and also the member secretary of the Bangladesh Working Group on Ecology and Development, a platform of green activists.

Source: Daily New Age
Dec 6, 2023
Govt to procure 33.60 lakh MMBtu LNG, 2.40 lakh tonnes of fertilizer
The government today approved separate proposals for procuring some 33.60 lakh MMBtu LNG and 2.40 lakh metric tons of fertilizer alongside approving power tariff for two solar-based power plants.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangastha
Nov 5, 2023
Bangladesh greenlights $1.3b wind energy project
Denmark's green investment proposal worth $1.3 billion for developing Bangladesh's first offshore 500MW wind energy project has secured government approval to advance to a comprehensive feasibility study, marking a significant stride in the nation's transition towards sustainable energy.

Source: The Business Standard
Nov 3, 2023
32 power plants in Bangladesh paid but produced almost nothing in FY 23
Yet Tk 2,800 crore spent, Thirty-two power plants with a combined capacity of 3,811MW either produced no electricity at all or used only 15 per cent of their capacity in the past financial year, an analysis of data from the Bangladesh Power Development Board showed.

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