Power & Energy

Richest Indian Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance Group’s 718 MW natural gas-fired combined cycle power plant project on the outskirts of Dhaka has failed to make any significant progress in the past one year.In September 2019, the Indian oil-to-telecom conglomerate signed agreements with the Bangladesh government to build, own and operate the …

Uncertainty looms large over the timely execution of a slew of power transmission projects aimed at facilitating electricity evacuation from the upcoming 2,400 MW Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP). The reason — the Indian financing agency is taking “excessive time” to give a go-ahead for the bidding process, UNB has learnt.

The 1,320 MW coal-fired Payra power plant in Patuakhali district’s Kalapara upazila is ready to operate at full blast. Officials said the second unit of the plant, a joint venture between Bangladesh and China, has attained its generation capacity of 660 MW over the past three months and is now …

Power Division has finally asked all the power distribution entities to directly purchase electricity from solar mini-grid operators to save their investment.

Nepal has allowed its energy authorities to trade electricity with Indian and Bangladesh, according to the Himalayan Times.

Work on the country’s biggest 718-MW capacity in LNG-fuelled combined cycle power plant gets momentum after roping the Japanese JERA in the project.

Bangladesh has joined hands with China to establish renewable energy-based power plants in different parts of the country.

The Bangladesh Solar and Renewable Energy Association (BSREA) has identified nine key areas where the government needs to provide heightened importance to help rehabilitate the local solar sector which has experienced a severe blow from the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Dhaka Power Distribution Company Ltd (DPDC) will

Oil prices cooled on Wednesday as Saudi Arabia said full oil production would be