About one-third of the country’s total power generation capacity remains unutilised when people across the country are enduring mild and moderate heatwaves.

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.

Energypac Power Venture Thakurgaon Ltd, a subsidiary of Energypac Power Generation Ltd (EPGL), has started the commercial operation of its heavy fuel oil-based 115-megawatt independent power plant in Thakurgaon.