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As Bangladesh braces for a potential power crisis this summer, many consumers are looking toward the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) with hope. The recent buzz around its first 1,200 MW unit being ready for trial has fueled expectations that it could offer some relief. However, a major hurdle remains—the infrastructure needed to transmit the electricity is not yet fully in place. To safely deliver power from RNPP to the national grid, five transmission lines with 230 kV and 400 kV capacities must be installed. So far, only two are ready. One more are expected to be completed in May this year, while the final two are slated for March next year. Given this timeline, many are optimistic that RNPP’s first unit could begin operations in October, helping to ease the power shortage by late summer. Meanwhile, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will soon send a team to Bangladesh for a safety audit. This initial review will take about a week, followed by a final mission in a few months. Only after securing their approval can preparations begin to make the plant operational. Despite the delays, the RNPP represents a significant milestone for Bangladesh. Once the full 2,400 MW facility is up and running next year, the country will officially join the ranks of nuclear-powered nations—a historic achievement that reflects years of effort and ambition in the energy sector.

Japan's JERA Sees Rising Competition for US LNG

Japan's top power generator JERA expects competition for US liquefied natural gas (LNG) to increase as demand from Asia and Europe rises, its Asia CEO said recently.

1 mins

TGS Adds to 4D Survey Backlog Offshore Norway

The Ramform Titan, Ramform Atlas, Ramform Tethys and Ramform Hyperion vessels are 70 m wide at the stern and equipped with 24 reels, each capable of holding more than 10 km of streamlined seismic recording equipment with in-built GeoStreamer technology, and positioning units.

1 mins

Middle East Offshore Drilling Giants Plan Alliance

The alliance would deploy some of Arabian Drilling’s jackup rigs internationally while Shelf Drilling would look to use certain high-spec Arabian Drilling jackups to meet contract requirements.

1 mins

Meghna Petroleum Profit Soars 66% in Q2

State-run SP Meghna Petroleum's profit rose in the second quarter of fiscal year 2024-25.

1 mins

Doubling Gas Price will lead to Closure of Factories: BTMA President

Aproposed doubling of gas prices could trigger a wave of factory closures in Bangladesh's textile sector, Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA) President Showkat Aziz Russell has said.

1 mins

Khaleda Zia, 7 Others Acquitted in Niko Graft Case

Acourt recently acquitted BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia and seven others in the Niko graft case, as the state failed to prove all the charges against them.

1 mins

Touhid Seeks Guaranteed Energy Supply from Oman

Foreign Adviser Md Touhid Hossain has urged Oman to ensure guaranteed energy supply to Bangladesh while seeking deeper cooperation in the energy sector with the middle eastern nation.

1 mins

Court Freezes Bank Accounts of Nasrul, His Wife

Acourt recently passed an order to freeze 20 bank accounts of former State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid and his wife Seema Hamid.

1 mins

Jamuna Oil's Profit Rises 17% in Q2

Jamuna Oil Company's grew in the profit second quarter of 2024-25 fiscal year driven by higher interest income.

1 mins

Govt Approves Proposal for Signing MSPA for Procuring LNG

The government recently approved a proposal in principle for signing Master Sale and Purchase Agreement (MSPA) between Petrobangla and the short-listed firms to procure LNG from the spot market.

1 mins

Power Cuts to be Enforced If ACs Set Below 25C: Adviser

Energy and Minerals Adviser Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan has said authorities will cut power supplies if residences, mosques and offices set air conditioners' (AC) temperature below 25-degree Celsius during the upcoming Ramadan month and summer season.

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RNPP Likely To Start Feeding Grid In Oct

Amid fears of a summer power crisis, consumers are eager for updates on the 2,400 MW Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP). The first 1,200 MW unit is reportedly ready for trial, but transmission infrastructure delays persist.

9 mins

An Evaluation Of Interim Govt Actions In Energy, Power Sector

One major challenge Bangladesh faces is the prevailing and emerging power and energy supply crisis.

7 mins

Achieving Just Energy Transition In Bangladesh

Bangladesh is at the junction of the most pressing global issue of climate change.

5 mins

Hearing On Gas Price Hike Proposal Faces Strong Protest

As directed by the Energy and Mineral Resources Division (EMRD), Petrobangla sent a proposal to the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) on 27 December 2024 for refixing the gas tariff for industries and captive power plants – existing and future. The proposal requested a review and determination of the gas tariffs.

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ADNOC Gas, Indian Oil Sign 14Year LNG Deal Worth up to $9B

In a release sent to Rigzone by the ADNOC Gas team recently, ADNOC Gas announced a 14-year sales and purchase agreement (SPA) with Indian Oil Corporation Ltd for the export of up to 1.2 million tons per annum (mtpa) of liquefied natural gas (LNG) “to India’s largest integrated and diversified energy company.

1 mins

Chevron to Lay Off Up to 20% of Global Workforce

Chevron will lay off 15% to 20% of its global workforce by the end of 2026, the US oil company said on Wednesday as it seeks to cut costs, simplify its business, and complete a major acquisition.

1 mins

Govt Approves LNG Import to Address Gas Shortfall

The government has decided to import one cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the spot market by the first week of March through the direct purchase method to prevent a shortfall in gas supply.

1 mins

Unable to Return Deposits, 7 Banks Leave BPC Dry

The Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) says it cannot encash deposits worth nearly Tk 1,700 crore held with seven private banks, which the government agency blames for causing delays to its development projects and disrupting regular operations.

1 mins

Bangladesh Seeks Full Power Supply Restoration from Adani Plant

Bangladesh has asked Adani Power to fully resume supplies from its 1,600megawatt plant in India, a Bangladesh official said, after more than three months of reduced sales with supplies halved due to low winter demand and payment disputes.

1 mins

Rampal Power Plant Shuts Down

The 1320-MW Rampal power plant, a joint venture between state-owned power companies of India and Bangladesh, shut down recently, drawing on the force majeure clause of the power purchase agreement between the parties.

1 mins

Summit Power's Profit Jumps 51% in 2024

Summit Power Ltd, a major private electricity producer, reported a significant increase in its profit for 2024, thanks to reduced volatility in the exchange rate.

1 mins

New ADB President Masato Kanda Assumes Office

Masato Kanda recently officially assumed office as the 11th President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

1 mins

Barapukuria Coal Mine: Locals Stage Sit-in for Compensation

Residents of 12 villages surrounding the Barapukuria Coal Mining Company Limited in Parbatipur upazila of Dinajpur recently began an indefinite sitin at the mine's entrance to press home their six-point demands.

1 mins

BPC Likely to Begin Ctg-Dhaka Oil Supply Thru Pipeline from March-End

The first-ever DhakaChattogram fuel oil transportation pipeline is set to begin operation at the end of March, according to Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) sources.

1 mins

Chevron Bangladesh Donates Frozen Section Machine to National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery

Chevron Bangladesh has donated a Frozen Section Machine to the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery (NIBPS), Dhaka.

1 mins

Bangladesh to Receive 40MW Electricity from Nepal for 5 Months

Bangladesh is set to receive 40 megawatts of electricity from Nepal via India for five months, starting from June to November 2025, under a tripartite agreement signed between Bangladesh, Nepal, and India on October 3 last year.

1 mins

Gas Tariff Hike to Raise Import Dependence, Cut Jobs: Experts

If the government implements the proposed increase in natural gas tariffs, it could halt local production, increase import dependency, and lead to significant job losses, warned sector insiders at a recent policy discussion.

1 mins

Excelerate Energy Bangladesh Limited Inaugurates 'Excelerate Hope Hospital' in Moheshkhali

This milestone marks a significant achievement in providing vital maternal healthcare services to the local community.

1 mins

Asian Buyers Demand Lower Prices for Qatar's Long-Term LNG Deals

Major LNG buyers in Asia are seeking lower prices for Qatar’s new longterm supply than the Gulf exporter is offering, complicating negotiations over offtake volumes from the massive Qatari expansion projects, sources familiar with the talks have told Bloomberg.

1 mins

Trump Seeks to Reshape Asia's Energy Supplies with US Gas

When U.S. President Donald Trump sat down to lunch with his Japanese counterpart this month, talk turned quickly to how Tokyo could help realize a decades-old proposal to unlock gas in Alaska and ship it to US allies in Asia.

1 mins

New Energy, Power Projects have to Take BERC Approval: Chairman

Chairman of Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) Jalal Ahmed, has said that from now on, the concerned authorities must take approval from the commission before implementing any project in the power and energy sector.

1 mins

Rizwana Calls for Transitioning to RE from Fossil Fuel

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan recently urged the business community and international partners to collaborate with their Bangladeshi counterparts to transition from fossil fueldependent energy production to renewable and sustainable sources.

1 mins

Urgent Call for Accelerating Energy Transition in RMG Sector

Major apparel-importing countries, including the European Union, are set to make use of sustainable energy mandatory to ensure environmentally friendly production.

1 mins

Draft RE Policy Fails to Support Sustainable Transition from Fossil Fuels: Experts

The proposed targets of the draft Renewable Energy (RE) Policy 2025 will fail to ensure the country’s energy security, according to experts.

1 mins

500 e-Buses to be Launched in Dhaka

An initiative has been taken to introduce a modern city bus service with 500 electric buses by developing the necessary infrastructure under the bus-route franchise (BRF) system.

1 mins

Govt Working to Generate 10% Electricity from Renewable Sources by 2030: Energy Adviser

The government is working relentlessly to generate 10% of electricity from renewable energy sources by 2030, Adviser Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan said recently.

1 mins

IDCOL to Help Install Industrial Rooftop Solar Systems

The Infrastructure Development Company Limited (IDCOL), in partnership with the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association, organized a workshop on ‘Installation of industrial rooftop solar system – prospects and benefits’ recently in the capital.

1 mins

Textile Millers Urged to Adopt Solar Energy

Commerce Adviser Sk Bashir Uddin recently urged textile millers to increase the use of solar energy to cut production costs and reduce dependence on gas and fossil fuels to stay competitive.

1 mins

G-7's Failing Renewables Commitment Pushing Fossil Fuel in Bangladesh, Beyond: Report

The richest nations, including the G-7 countries, are failing to uphold their commitments to global renewable energy expansion.

1 mins

Japan Targets 60% Emissions Cut by 2035 from 2013 Levels

Japan set fresh climate targets recently, pledging to slash greenhouse gas emissions by 60 percent in the next decade from 2013 levels.

1 mins

HC Orders Dismantling Illegal Brick Kilns

The High Court has ordered the removal of all illegal brick kilns across the country in strict compliance with legal provisions and directed that a report be submitted to it by March 17.

1 mins

CPD for Strengthening Partnership with Australia for Green Transition

Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) recently laid emphasis on establishing bilateral partnership between Bangladesh and Australia to accelerate adoption of green and renewable technologies, energy efficient systems, and smart grid solutions.

1 mins

Hundreds of Firings at Key US Climate Agency: Lawmaker

Hundreds of scientists and experts have been fired from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), a leading US agency responsible for weather forecasting, climate analysis, marine conservation and more, a Democratic lawmaker said recently.

1 mins

China's 2024 Coal Projects Threaten Climate Goals: Report

China last year began construction on projects with the greatest combined coal power capacity since 2015, jeopardizing the country's goal to peak carbon emissions by 2030, according to a report published recently.

1 mins

Rizwana for Strict Enforcement of Laws in Ship Breaking Industry

Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan recently called for the strict enforcement of environmental laws and ensuring accountability in Bangladesh’s ship-breaking industry.

1 mins

UN Warns Nations at Climate Science Meeting 'Time is Not on Our Side'

Tense negotiations on the timing and content of the UN's next blockbuster assessment of global warming science opened in China recently, with US scientists reportedly absent.

1 mins

Climate Crisis Revives Soviet Hydro Plan in Central Asia

Central Asian countries are setting rivalries aside to build a giant hydroelectric plant originally planned in Soviet times, a bid to strengthen energy and food security and mitigate the effects of climate change.

1 mins

World Agrees Hard-Fought Nature Funding Plan at UN Talks

Nations cheered a last-gasp deal to map out funding to protect nature recently, breaking a deadlock at UN talks seen as a test for international cooperation in the face of geopolitical tensions.

1 mins

Wealthy Nations Owe Bangladesh $5.8t in Climate Debt, Says ActionAid

Bangladesh, a country grappling with an increasing external debt burden, is owed a staggering $5.8 trillion in climate debt by rich, high-polluting nations, according to a report by ActionAid released this month.

1 mins

DOMESTIC COAL RESERVES TO USE OR NOT TO USE

Whether Bangladesh will make a firm decision on the use of its own coal reserves for power generation is an issue being debated again.

2 mins

Transmission Line To Evacuate RNPP Electricity To Be Ready By Mid-May

There has been no official fact-finding effort in determining the actual progress of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant project.

9 mins

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Kategorie: Business

Sprache: English

Frequenz: 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.

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