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Power tariff hike will add to woes

The decision to increase the wholesale price of electricity by 19.92 per cent to Tk 6.20 per unit has raised concerns among businesses who say consumers may soon have to bear the added burden. However, the government has assured that the retail price of electricity will not increase for general …

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Now govt moves to raise retail power tariff

After submission of a review appeal by state-owned BPDB to raise bulk power tariff, now distribution companies are likely to submit their respective proposals to raise retail power tariff, official sources said. According to a top level source at the Power Division, the Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) will submit …

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Fast-track Kuwait’s proposed petroleum refinery: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday called for expediting the implementation of Kuwait’s proposal to set up a petroleum refinery in Bangladesh. She said this while Kuwait Ambassador to Bangladesh Faisal Mutlaq Aladwani called on her at her official residence Ganabhaban. PM’s Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim briefed reporters after the meeting. …

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Vietnam struggles to break one of world’s biggest coal addictions

Despite Vietnam’s solar boom and ambitious climate targets, the fast-growing economy is struggling to quit dirty energy — leaving one of the world’s biggest coal power programmes largely intact. During the COP26 climate summit last year, the government boldly promised to end the construction of new coal plants and phase …

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Modern training centre opened at Rooppur Power Plant

Following the strict rules and regulations, a new and modern training centre was established to train operating personnel for Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) at Ishwardi, Pabna. “Bangladeshi personnel will be trained in specialized classrooms and other facilities with state-of-the-art equipment,” Director General of Rosatom State Corporation Alexey Likhachev said. …

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