In this issue

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman had a vision to supply power and energy at an affordable price to all the citizens as well as to industry, agriculture and commerce. He has also been able to foresee that without ensuring the supply of own fuel, industrialization and improvement of living standard of the people would not be possible. The government of his proud daughter, Sheikh Hasina, has already been able to reach almost there – the electricity coverage now stands at 97% and is expected to be 100 percent by the end of this year. However, it was achieved not through following the path showed by the Father of the Nation, but by gradually increasing the dependence on imported energy, resulting in increased prices. Analysts think the present prices are no more affordable – be it in cases of household and commercial or industrial usages. There are also apprehensions that our industries would lose international competitiveness if the prices continue to increase. And, the government would have hardly any alternative but to raise the prices due to increased dependence on imports. So, the government should focus on exploring own resources to come out of the import trap and ensure energy at affordable prices.

Energy & Power Magazine Description:

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