Power & Energy

The cost of the project to enhance navigability in Mongla-Rooppur waterway to facilitate faster and safe transport of heavy equipment to the under-construction Rooppur nuclear power is set to go up by a large margin.

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid said on Tuesday there is no alternative to increasing efficiency in power sector.

Bangladesh’s largest solar power plant in Mymensingh is fully installed with the Huawei Smart photovoltaic (PV) solution, through which it’s been now connected to the national grid recently. The 73 MW PV power plant would help meet the government’s target of generating 10 percent of the country’s total electricity using …

Bangladesh will seek waiver in commitment fees on Russian loans taken for implementing country’s maiden nuclear power plant project at Rooppur, official sources said.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved $200 million as additional financing to the ongoing Bangladesh Power System Enhancement and Efficiency Improvement Project to further improve the electricity distribution network in rural areas in the Khulna division.

The Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) is seeking additional 1200 acres of land for future expansion of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant, reliable sources said.

Overall gas production from Cumilla’s Srikail well doubled at around 40 mmcfd with initiation of supply output from the newly worked-over Srikail-04 field.

The 718 MW natural gas-fired combined cycle power plant project at Meghnaghat (on the outskirts of Dhaka), country’s largest gas-based IPP, being set up by Reliance Bangladesh LNG & Power Limited has made significant progress despite the ongoing pandemic.

The government has dropped a plan to set up renewable power projects in Kaptai and Mahamaya lakes on consideration of environmental risks.

► Tk 15.58bn sought to mitigate loss ► Electricity demand fell amid corona; but power import continues ► Capacity payment eats up subsid