Bangladesh among special invitees in first G20 Energy Transition meeting in India

Bangladesh is among the nine special invitees which will attend the first G20 Energy Transition Working Group (ETWG) meeting to be held under India's presidency in Bengaluru from February 5-7, 2023.
30 January 2023, 08:46 AM

BERC amendment bill passed in parliament

The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (Amendment) Bill 2023 was passed in parliament today paving the way for the government to adjust the prices of gas and electricity without a public hearing.
29 January 2023, 14:04 PM

PDB's losses in 2022-23 likely to jump up by 80% after gas price hike

The financial loss of the state-owned Bangladesh Power Development Board (PDB) is likely to cross Tk 54,000 crore in the current fiscal after the hike in the price of gas increased their input cost.
28 January 2023, 15:31 PM

Titas posts 13% dip in profits

State-run Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Ltd yesterday said its profit dipped 13 per cent year-on-year in the first six months of 2022-23 fiscal year, despite it posted higher earnings in the second quarter.
26 January 2023, 14:53 PM

Business leaders to sit with PM to review gas, power prices

The business leaders are scheduled to sit with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina soon to review gas and power prices, as they are facing difficulties because of the high prices of the two, Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi said today.
26 January 2023, 14:03 PM

New well in Bhola to produce 20mmcf gas per day

A new well has been found at Bhola North Gasfield with the potential to produce 20 million cubic feet (mmcf) of gas a day, according to a statement from the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources.
23 January 2023, 15:24 PM

CAB urges energy ministry for not signing Energy Charter Treaty

The Consumers Association of Bangladesh (CAB) today submitted a petition, signed by 25,720 persons, urging the energy ministry for not signing the Energy Charter Treaty as the signing of the treaty will affect the public interest and the nation’s energy sector.
17 January 2023, 15:55 PM

Govt working to generate 40% electricity from clean energy by 2041

As part of the long-term master plan for the power sector, the government has been working to implement the plan in phases to generate 40 percent electricity from clean energy by 2041.
17 January 2023, 13:37 PM

‘Nigeria keen to expand trade with Bangladesh’

Nigeria wants to expand trade with Bangladesh as the south Asian country has achieved significant development in the last decade, said Akinremi Bolaji, director for economic, trade and investment of the foreign affairs ministry of the west African nation.
15 January 2023, 14:18 PM

BERC adjourns process to fix power price

BERC has adjourned the process of hearing for fixing the price of power after the government bypassed it and hiked the retail price of electricity last week.
15 January 2023, 11:27 AM

Sylhet fuel traders call indefinite strike from Jan 18

Protesting poor supply of fuel, Sylhet's fuel traders decided to go on an indefinite strike from Wednesday.
14 January 2023, 13:48 PM

Hike in retail power tariff less than developed countries: Info Minister

The electricity tariff in Bangladesh hiked by 5 percent at the retail level is still less than that in many developed countries, said Information Minister Hasan Mahmud today.
13 January 2023, 15:16 PM

Power price hiked by 5pc

The government yesterday raised the electricity price for consumers, on average, by 5 percent, skirting around procedures of Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC).
13 January 2023, 01:00 AM

Electricity price hiked by 5% at consumer level

The government has hiked the retail price of electricity by 5 percent bypassing the public hearing of the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission.
12 January 2023, 12:53 PM

Electricity price hike this month

The government is now hiking the retail price of electricity bypassing the public hearing of the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission.
12 January 2023, 11:09 AM

Power tariff may rise by 15pc

Less than a month after the government said that it was withdrawing energy subsidies, an electricity tariff hike of over 15 percent was placed on the table yesterday.
8 January 2023, 18:00 PM

Power tariff hike to drive up production cost, stoke inflationary pressures

Any increase in the retail tariffs of electricity will drive up the production cost and lead to a further spiral in inflation, worsening the condition of lower-income groups, said presidents of two chambers today.
8 January 2023, 16:20 PM

Hydropower imports from Nepal, Bhutan: Bangladesh for 'visible' Indian cooperation

State Minister for Power, Energy, and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid has sought "visible Indian cooperation" for importing hydropower from Nepal and Bhutan.
5 January 2023, 18:22 PM

Gas, power: Ordinance to adjust price wihout hearing placed

The “Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (amendment) Ordinance, 2022” was placed in parliament yesterday, paving the way for the government to adjust the prices of gas and electricity without public hearing.
5 January 2023, 18:00 PM

Ordinance to adjust gas, electricity prices without public hearing placed in parliament

The 'Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (amendment) Ordinance, 2022' was placed in parliament today paving the way for government to adjust prices of gas and electricity without public hearing.
5 January 2023, 15:20 PM