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Petrobangla seeks to complete drilling of 48 wells by 2025 to add 618 MMCFD gas to national grid

Dhaka, April 19 -- owned oil, gas and minerals corporation Petrobangla seeks to complete the drilling of a total of 48 wells at different gas fields hoping to add 618 MMCFD to national grid by 2025. ... Read More


3 more solar power plants await government nod

Dhaka, April 8 -- Three more solar power plants in private sector are under process to get the approval from the government. According to official sources, the solar power plants are 100 MW power pla... Read More


Gas supply likely to improve from next week

Dhaka, March 30 -- Gas supply in the country is expected to improve to some extent from the next week as a floating storage and re-gasification unit (FSRU), known as LNG terminal, is scheduled to resu... Read More


No headway in taking Dhaka's internet, satellite TV overhead cables underground

DHAKA, March 27 -- Despite repeated efforts by the Power Division, no progress has been made in bringing the distressing overhead internet and satellite TV cables underground although power utilities ... Read More


Grid integration guideline fails to make a success of solar irrigation

Dhaka, March 22 -- The government's guideline for purchasing electricity from solar irrigation pumps failed to draw adequate response from stakeholders thus the government is now thinking of forming a... Read More


Most petrol pumps set up in Dhaka city flouting distance rule

Dhaka, March 7 -- Most of the petrol pumps in Dhaka city have been built in an unplanned way although there is a specific government policy to maintain minimum distance between two stations. Transpor... Read More


Energy experts, economists oppose govt plan to raise electricity tariff

, Feb. 26 -- Energy experts and economists are voicing strong opposition against the government's proposal to further increase electricity tariffs in Bangladesh. They are urging a re-evaluation of the... Read More


ExxonMobil officials in town as govt prepares March bidding round for offshore blocks

, Feb. 21 -- The government is planning to float an international tender in March for hydrocarbon exploration in the country's maritime areas, where it would like US oil giant ExxonMobil to participat... Read More


Industries in Dhaka, Gazipur, N'ganj still reeling from acute gas crisis despite Titas claims of improvement

, Feb. 18 -- Industries in Dhaka, Gazipur and Narayanganj continue to be afflicted by an acute gas crisis, even though Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company, the state-owned distributor of n... Read More


Govt in dilemma over raising power tariff or floating more bonds to cut losses

Dhaka, Feb. 12 -- The government is caught up in a dilemma in choosing the right option to reduce the gap between the cost of power production and revenues generated from sales. "Top policymakers are... Read More