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Energy & Power Magazine - EP_23_03 (Energy & Power Vol 23 Issue 03 July 16, 2025)

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In this issue

The Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant was supposed to mark a new era for Bangladesh—an ambitious leap into the world of nuclear energy. Years later, the dream is still alive, but the journey has been bumpy. Sanctions on Russia, delayed payments, and equipment bottlenecks have slowed things down. Now, the first unit might finally load fuel in December 2025 if international inspectors give the go-ahead. What’s remarkable is that despite the delays, the cost hasn’t spiraled out of control, a rare achievement in big projects like this. But the real cost may be something harder to measure: time lost, public confidence shaken, and opportunities missed. One of Rooppur’s biggest weaknesses has been the lack of clear communication. The public has been left in the dark too often, with vague updates and official silence. That’s troubling for a project that deals with nuclear fuel and national security. Leadership is the other missing piece. After political changes pushed Rooppur out of the spotlight, the project seems to have lost its urgency. But nuclear power isn’t something you can put on pause. It demands steady hands, technical expertise, and unwavering commitment.
Rooppur is more than a plant—it’s a promise. A promise of cleaner, more reliable energy. A promise of Bangladesh stepping confidently into the future. That promise is still within reach, but only if the people in charge bring transparency, professionalism, and purpose back to the table. Now is the time to deliver—not just electricity, but trust.

Santos Secures New LNG Supply Contract

Under the agreement, Santos will supply roughly 0.5 million tonnes of LNG per year for two years from 2026.

1 mins

UAE Offshore Contractor Orders Two Deepwater WROVs

Forum Technologies Energy supply two work class ROVS (WROVs) to UAE-based contractor CCC (Underwater Engineering).

1 mins

Fugro to Support Deepwater Gas Project for Eni in Eastern Mediterranean

Fugro has been awarded a contract to run a comprehensive site characterization program for an Eni operated development of a deepwater gas project in the Eastern Mediterranean.

1 mins

Titas Gas to Convert Tk 282.74cr Deposit into Preference Shares for Govt

Titas Gas has decided to convert a deposit of over Tk 282.74 crore into noncumulative preference shares in favor of the government.

1 mins

Sayedul Alam Becomes New MD & CEO of Summit LNG Terminal

Summit has appointed Md Sayedul Alam as the new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Summit LNG Terminal Co. (Pvt.) Ltd. (“SLNG”).

1 mins

Govt to Procure 1 Cargo LNG, 30,000 MTs Fertilizer

The government recently approved separate proposals for procuring some one cargo LNG and 30,000 metric tons of fertilizer to meet the growing demands for the country.

1 mins

Reaz Uddin Appointed as MD & CEO of Summit Meghnaghat and Meghnaghat II Power Companies

Summit Group has appointed Md Reaz Uddin as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Summit Meghnaghat I Power Company Limited (337 MW Combined Cycle Power Plant) and Summit Meghnaghat II Power Company Limited (583 MW Combined Cycle Power Plant).

1 mins

Meeting on PPPA's Oversight Role in Energy Sector

Chief Executive Officer of PPPA Muhammad Rafiqul Islam and ADB Consultant Sultana Afroz held a meeting at the Public Private Partnership Authority (PPPA) office in Dhaka recently.

1 mins

Chinese National Killed in Barapukuria Coal Mine Accident

A Chinese national lost his life recently after being crushed by a hydraulic jack deep inside the Barapukuria Coal Mine in Dinajpur.

1 mins

Power Delayed, Promise Intact

The Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant, Bangladesh's most ambitious infrastructure project, is still facing delays, slowed by sanctions on Russia, blocked payments, and equipment delivery setbacks. Hopes now rest on fuel loading beginning in December 2025, if the IAEA gives its approval. Despite lacking global oversight, the project has managed to avoid cost overruns. But without clear communication and strong leadership, progress has stalled. Even so, many still believe Rooppur can help power a more secure and self-reliant energy future for Bangladesh.

9 mins

Energy Crunch Worsens Crisis Facing Bangladesh's Industries

Industries in Bangladesh-particularly export-oriented large, medium, and small enterprises-are currently grappling with a multi-dimensional and deepening crisis. Spiraling inflation, high bank borrowing rates, and shrinking export markets-largely due to the eroding competitiveness of Bangladeshi goods have created daunting challenges. A persistent crisis in energy and power supply has forced many SMEs and mid-sized industries to shut down. Meanwhile, foreign direct investment (FDI) has virtually dried up due to the uncertain energy scenario and unstable political climate. Domestic investment has also taken a serious hit.

4 mins

Budget FY26: A Missed Opportunity To Resolve Bangladesh's Energy Crisis

The national budget of Bangladesh for the fiscal year 2025-26, proposed at Tk 7.

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Energy Crisis Deepens Investment Woes in Bangladesh

It is well understood that Bangladesh's uncertain energy security has severely impacted both foreign direct investment (FDI) and domestic investment. Chronic gas shortages mean a large portion of gas-based power plants cannot operate for most of the year. Only two of the seven state-owned fertilizer plants remain functional. Many small and medium industries have shut down, while most large industries are struggling to keep operations running.

5 mins

Belém And Its Challenges Await COP30

As the UN climate summit nears, the host city of Belém struggles with the daily realities of the Amazon.

8 mins

Rooppur NPP Approaches Integration with National Grid

The Nuclear Rooppur Power Plant (NPP) has taken a significant step towards full operational readiness, as the main and auxiliary transformers of its first unit have been successfully commissioned.

1 mins

Bangladesh Clears All Dues to Adani Power

Bangladesh cleared has all outstanding dues to India's Adani Power, making a one-time payment of $437 million in June for electricity imports.

1 mins

Senior Chevron Executives Meet Key Officials to Reaffirm Partnership with Bangladesh

Chevron's new President of Base Assets and Emerging Countries, Javier La Rosa, on July 1 reaffirmed Chevron's longstanding partnership with Bangladesh during meetings in Dhaka with key Government of Bangladesh officials.

1 mins

Eastern Refinery Sets Record in Oil Refining, Increases Capacity

Eastern Refinery Limited (ERL), the state-owned oil refinery, refined the highest amount of fuel in its history last fiscal year.

1 mins

RMG, Textile Leaders Urge Gas Policy Reforms to Boost Output

Leaders from Bangladesh's leading ready-made garment (RMG) and textile industry associations have urged the government to exempt industrial and captive gas-run facilities from seeking re-approval from Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Ltd during internal rearrangements provided their hourly load, monthly load, and outlet pressure remain unchanged.

1 mins

Chevron-Sponsored AUW Summer School Welcomes 101 Young Girls to Explore the World of STEM

Asian University for Women (AUW) inaugurated its Math and Science Summer School 2025, funded by Chevron, in a vibrant ceremony held at its rooftop campus on M.M. Ali Road

1 mins

BUET Power Force's Month-Long Freshers' Festival: ELECTRAZE

The Electrical and Electronic Engineering department of the '23 batch organized a series of events called ELECTRAZE to welcome the new students of the EEE '24 batch at the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET).

1 mins

Trilateral Deal a Milestone in Energy Cooperation, Says Nepal Envoy

The trilateral energy deal under which Bangladesh has started importing hydroelectricity from Nepal is a milestone in Nepal-Bangladesh ties, said Nepalese Ambassador Ghanshyam Bhandari.

1 mins

Energypac Hosts Dialogue with Bankers

Energypac Group recently hosted a strategic business dialogue in the capital to strengthen ties with its banking partners amid ongoing macroeconomic and geopolitical headwinds, said a press release.

1 mins

Govt Targets 3,000MW Solar Power from Rooftops by December

Over the next three to six months, solar panels will be installed in all government offices, schools, colleges, madrasahs, and hospitals across the country, under the government's National Rooftop Solar Program.

1 mins

Türkiye Installed 2.8 GW of Solar in First 5 Months of 2025

A strong start to solar installations in 2025 helped the country's cumulative solar capacity surpass 22.6 GW by the end of May.

1 mins

HC Seeks Time-Based Action Plan on Solar Panels in City's Rooftops

The High Court recently asked the relevant authorities to formulate and implement a time-based action plan for the installation of adequate and effective solar panels on the rooftops of every building in Dhaka city.

1 mins

Negative Power Prices Set to Increase as Solar Output Rises to Record High

The frequency of negative power prices is predicted to reach record levels across parts of Europe after solar output hit new highs in the second quarter this year.

1 mins

Evitex Apparels Achieves LEED Certification

As of June 2025, Evitex Apparels Ltd - a concern of Evince Group - has earned Gold Certification under LEED v4.1 for Operations and Maintenance, marking a significant step in sustainability for Bangladesh's rapidly growing RMG sector.

1 mins

BSREA Urges Review of Scrapped Solar Plans

The Bangladesh Sustainable and Renewable Energy Association (BSREA) recently 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.

1 mins

CPD Urges Review of Solar Project Cancellations Amid Chinese Investors' Concerns

The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) recently urged the government to reconsider its recent decision to cancel 37 solar power plant projects, warning that the move could severely undermine investors' confidence, particularly among Chinese stakeholders.

1 mins

Bonn Climate Conference Advances on GGA Indicators, Adaptation Fund

On science, following two weeks of difficult negotiations, delegates were able to find agreement to \"take note\" of the WMO's 'State of the Global Climate 2024' and 'Global Annual to Decadal Climate Update 2025-2029' reports and the multi-decadal estimates of current global warming of between 1.34 and 1.41°C.

1 mins

BIMSTEC Chief Calls for Regional Cooperation to Combat Plastic Pollution

Secretary General of the BIMSTEC Indra Mani Pandey has underscored urgency of addressing the plastic pollution as a shared global and regional threat, urging collective solutions.

1 mins

Govt Focuses on Reducing Dust in Dhaka: Rizwana

Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Advisor to the Ministry of Environment, Forests, Climate Change and Water Resources, has announced a series of proactive steps aimed at tackling air pollution, with a strong focus on controlling dust pollution in Dhaka ahead of winter.

1 mins

BIMSTEC Chief Calls for Regional Cooperation to Combat Plastic Pollution

Secretary General of the BIMSTEC Indra Mani Pandey has underscored the urgency of addressing plastic pollution as a shared global and regional threat, urging collective solutions.

1 mins

EU Unveils Long-Delayed 2040 Climate Target

The EU recently unveiled its long-delayed target for cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 2040, but with contested new flexibilities built in to win over the most skeptical member states.

1 mins

Bangladesh, Sweden Sign Grant Agreement to Boost Natural Resource Management

The Governments of Bangladesh and Sweden recently signed a grant agreement to support a new project aimed at strengthening the country's capacity for natural resource management and enhancing climate resilience.

1 mins

10-Yr Strategic Plan to be Formulated to Strengthen BCCT: Rizwana

To transform the Bangladesh Climate Change Trust (BCCT) into an efficient, self-reliant, and future-ready institution, a 10-year strategic plan will be formulated with expert guidance, Environment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan said recently.

1 mins

Single-Use Plastic to be Banned in Secretariat from Oct 2: Cabinet Secretary

Cabinet Secretary Dr Sheikh Abdur Rashid recently announced that the use of harmful single-use plastic (SUP) items will be banned in the Bangladesh Secretariat from October 2, 2025.

1 mins

G20 Climate Action Plans: Lost, Not Found, in Bonn

The just-wrapped-up SB62 climate talks in Bonn missed the opportunity to raise the bar of Nationally Determined Contributions, due to the G20’s lack of political ambition.

1 mins

Rain Caused Natural Disasters in 83% of Brazil's Cities: Report

Heavy rains spurred by global warming caused natural disasters in eight out of 10 Brazilian cities between 2020 and 2023, three times more than in the 1990s, according to a study published recently.

1 mins

US TARIFFS: LET'S HOPE FOR THE BEST

The United States has slapped a 35% tariff on the goods it imports from Bangladesh. This is on top of the around 15% duty already being charged for Bangladeshi exports, taking the total to a staggering 50%. Unless the ongoing tariff negotiations between Dhaka and Washington produce a positive outcome for Bangladesh, the new tariff rate will go into effect from the first of next month. The two sides have already held two rounds of grueling talks on the subject, but inconclusively. Bangladesh has been pressing for a slash in the tough-to-implement 35% tariff rate, while the US has reportedly tagged the trade and traffic issue with its security concern. The stakeholders in Bangladesh, especially the exporters, have no idea about what has happened in the negotiations and what has so far been achieved. Nothing can be disclosed at this stage because of a confidentiality agreement between the two sides, according to Commerce Adviser Sk Bashir Uddin, the country's lead negotiator with the United States Trade Representative (UNSTR) officials. The next round of talks will be held soon, said the commerce adviser, hoping that there will be good news before the August 1 deadline. Let's keep our fingers crossed until then. That's the message from the businessman adviser of the interim government of Professor Muhammad Yunus.

2 mins

Rooppur In The Dark: Why Transparency Matters In Nuclear Power

Recently, four countries, including Bangladesh, signed agreements to build VVER-1200 third-generation-plus nuclear power plants. Looking at these global benchmarks, it’s hard to believe there’s any truth to the claim that $5 billion was siphoned off in the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant project. Bangladesh’s EPC (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction) cost for the project is $12.65 billion, compared to Belarus’s $11 billion, Turkey’s $10 billion, and Egypt’s $15 billion. India is a different case altogether, as it manufactures many components domestically, making any cost comparison with Bangladesh irrelevant. Still, it's fair to say Bangladesh hasn't exactly excelled at negotiation. With sharper bargaining, the cost might have been somewhat lower.

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Energy & Power Magazine Description:

Publisher: Energy-&-Power

Category: Business

Language: English

Frequency: Fortnightly

Energy & Power (EP) is the first and only full-fledged fortnightly magazine that deals with the much cried over energy and power sector in Bangladesh. Since its inception in June 16, 2003, EP is working very hard to

a) Develop public consciousness on sustainable and even development of energy sector;

b) Assist the policy makers in assuming pragmatic policies for a balanced development of the energy sector;

c) Continuous supply of information among public; and

d) Develop a group of reporters in this field

Bangladesh is an energy deficit country like other countries in the region and most of the people do not have adequate access to the energy and power. The country is completely dependent on fossil energy source; at the same time, it is one of the most inefficient energy using countries in the world.

It lacks efficiency in planning, management, generation, distribution, load management and even at the end user level consumption.

In spite of the above drawbacks, issues relating to utilization of renewable energy, exploring alternative use of energy, planned use of environment friendly energy are significantly undermined in Bangladesh.

The biggest challenge of Bangladesh is to find a path for balanced growth of its energy sector. Despite its resource constraints, EP dynamically strives to provide theenergy sector with a flow of information and create public awareness; so that policymakers get guidelines and platforms for its sustainable development.

Code of Ethics

EP believes that public enlightenment is the forerunner of justice and the foundation of democracy. The duty of a journalist is to further those ends by seeking truth and providing a fair and comprehensive account of events and issues and professional integrity is the cornerstone of a journalist's credibility. We strive to serve the public with thoroughness and honesty.

The EP editorial policy is to share a dedication to ethical behavior and uphold the zero conflict of interest principles and highest standards of practice.

EP believes in

o Seeking truth and reporting the same

o Minimize harm