Energy

Energy

Govt halts gas well drilling for 48 hours

Move comes as precautionary measure following multiple earthquakes in a short time

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Adopt sustainable energy to protect economy: experts

Bangladesh must urgently transition to a sustainable and investment-ready energy system to protect industrial growth and ensure economic stability, experts said at a policy dialogue today..The dialogue, titled “Enabling Bangladesh’s Growth and Prosperity: Developing a Sustainable Power

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Bangladesh to be 2nd-largest LNG importer in South Asia by 2035: IEA

Bangladesh’s faster regasification expansion and declining domestic gas fields to drive higher imports

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Renewables overtake coal in global power generation

Solar power sees 31% growth during first six months of 2025

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Tank repairs trigger diesel storage crisis in Chattogram

BPC begins supplying diesel to Dhaka via pipeline

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Govt clears purchase of three LNG cargoes for Oct

Spot market procurement approved to meet rising energy demand

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Contractual workers of BPC companies stage protest in Ctg

Contractual workers of oil companies under the Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) staged a protest in Chattogram today to press home their five-point demand..The demonstration took place from 11:00am to 2:00pm in front of the BPC head office in the Saltgola area..Over a hundred w

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Pre-OSART mission to begin at Rooppur nuclear plant Sunday

IAEA team to assess safety ahead of fuel loading at unit-1

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BGFCL signs deal with Chinese firm to drill two deep gas wells

Titas-31 will be the deepest well in the country, while Bakhrabad-11 will rank among the deepest

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Cold, hot functional tests completed at Rooppur Power Plant's unit-1

This is another progress of commissioning activities of the country's first nuclear power plant

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LPG price slashed by Tk 91 for August

12kg cylinder now set at Tk 1,273 nationwide

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Kafco clears Tk 950 crore dues to gas distributor

The amount had been mounting since August 2023 when the previous contract expired

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Jet fuel to be supplied via pipeline at Shah Amanat International Airport

The pipeline is scheduled to be commissioned in August

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Energy assoc urges review of scrapped solar plans

The Bangladesh Sustainable and Renewable Energy Association yesterday urged the interim government to reconsider its cancellation of 31 letters of intent that the past regime had signed with potential investors in solar power projects without adopting any tender process...A letter of

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12kg LPG cylinder price decreased by Tk 39 from today

The price of a 12kg LPG cylinder last month was Tk 1,403

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Bangladesh clears all dues to Adani Power

Bangladesh Bank officials said Adani Power's largest single payment was cleared so far in June

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Eastern Refinery's second unit to be built with govt funding

BPC plans two more refineries in Matarbari and Payra

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Install solar panels on all govt building rooftops: CA

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus yesterday instructed the authorities concerned to take initiatives to generate power by installing solar panels on the rooftops of all government buildings in the country.

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