The government is now hiking the retail price of electricity bypassing the public hearing of the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission.

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.

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.

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.

The State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources, Nasrul Hamid, said Bangladesh will get a supply of 750MW of electricity from Adani Godda Power Plant from mid-March.

Price of liquified petroleum gas (LPG) has decreased by Tk 5.39 per kg to Tk 102.70 from previous price of Tk 108.09 per kg as Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has announced its latest price for the month of January.

An elephant died after being hit by another elephant at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park in Sreepur upazila of Gazipur.

The commercial operation of the first unit of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant may delay by one year, State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid said today.

Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) Chairman ABM Azad today said there is no possibility of reducing fuel oil price for the time being.

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid today said energy security will be ensured by facing all challenges through honesty, integrity and dedication.

One of the two units of the coal-fired Rampal Power Plant has started supplying electricity to the national grid on a trial basis.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said her government has fulfilled its commitment to provide electricity connection to every house.

Locals have beaten and broken the left leg of an endangered leopard cub, which ventured into the locality in Rahisal village of Habiganj’s Lakhai upazila, after losing its habitat.

Aminbazar in Dhaka to Gopalganj 400KV double circuit line, considered one of the major power transmission lines in the country, is ready to transmit electricity.

Aminbazar to Gopalganj 400KV double circuit line, which is considered one of the major power transmission lines in the country, is now ready to transmit electricity..This essentially means the line is almost ready to transmit electricity from Payra Thermal Power Plant and the Rampal Power

Power import from the controversial Adani Godda power plant has been delayed once again as the 1,600 megawatts thermal plant is yet to be complete.

The price of electricity and fuel oil will be adjusted with the open market, Nasrul Hamid, state minister for energy, said today.

Bangladesh has started hydrogen-based power generation, which will play an important role in reducing carbon emissions, Bangladesh Power Development Board Chairman Mahbubur Rahman said today.

Prime Minister’s Energy Advisor Dr Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury said government's goal is to ensure access to uninterrupted power at an affordable cost by using clean energy..He made the remarks while addressing a discussion titled, “Investing in Green Energy Transition: Partnership Opportunit

Consumers have to pay Tk 46 more for a 12kg-LPG cylinder as the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission today raised the LPG price to Tk 108.09 from Tk 104.26 a kg.