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EU Denies Boosting US Fossil Fuel Imports Harms Climate Fight
The Commission denied recently that its trade deal pledge massively ramp up US to fossil fuel imports over three years would undermine the bloc's goal to become carbon neutral by 2050.
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EP_23_05 (Energy & Power Vol 23 Issue 5 August 16, 2025)
Energy & Power
Two Electrocuted, Eight Injured during Shop Inauguration in Rangpur
Two people were electrocuted and eight others injured while attempting to reconnect electricity during the inauguration of a shop in Rangpur's Kaunia upazila recently.
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EP_23_05 (Energy & Power Vol 23 Issue 5 August 16, 2025)
Energy & Power
Alternatives To Addressing Bangladesh's Energy Crisis
Bangladesh is facing an escalating energy crisis.
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EP_23_05 (Energy & Power Vol 23 Issue 5 August 16, 2025)
Energy & Power
Unit-3 at Barapukuria Power Plant Resumes Operation
The 275 MW unit-3 of Barapukuria Coal-Fired Thermal Power Plant resumed operations recently, supplying 175 MW of electricity to the national grid.
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EP_23_05 (Energy & Power Vol 23 Issue 5 August 16, 2025)
Energy & Power
A Year In Power
A year into Bangladesh's interim government, the power sector has avoided major blackouts, but the gas crisis has worsened. Allegations of large-scale corruption under the Awami League remain unproven, though foreign consultants will be hired to investigate. Reforms like repealing the quick enhancement law and adjusting pricing powers were introduced, yet renewable expansion stalled and import dependency deepened. While cost-cutting measures saved billions, long-term energy security remains unaddressed, leaving the next elected government to tackle mounting supply, pricing, and infrastructure challenges.
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EP_23_05 (Energy & Power Vol 23 Issue 5 August 16, 2025)
Energy & Power
Natural Gas, LNG Fuel Asia's Energy Transition Journey - PETRONAS Executive VP
As the world continues its journey towards net zero, the energy mix has come to the forefront of the conversation. While it is widely accepted that renewable energy will play a key role in decarbonization, there is a growing consensus that natural gas will remain essential in this transition. Increasingly, the industry recognizes that gas is not just a bridge to a lower-carbon future, but a destination fuel that provides a stable foundation for energy systems, particularly in regions striving to balance economic growth with climate goals.
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EP_23_05 (Energy & Power Vol 23 Issue 5 August 16, 2025)
Energy & Power
Experts Call for Realistic Plan, Soft Loans to Achieve Bangladesh's Rooftop Solar Targets
Experts at a recent dialogue stressed the urgent need for a pragmatic roadmap and accessible soft loans to effectively implement the government's ambitious rooftop solar energy goals.
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EP_23_05 (Energy & Power Vol 23 Issue 5 August 16, 2025)
Energy & Power
Child Dies in Gas Cylinder Blast in Gazipur
A 4-month-old child Raihan died in a gas cylinder explosion in the Mirerbazar area Gazipur recently.
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EP_23_05 (Energy & Power Vol 23 Issue 5 August 16, 2025)
Energy & Power
No Major Change In Power, Energy Sector In A Year
If the current approach to running public sector power and energy companies continues, it will only exacerbate the sector's losses. Like the private sector, directors of public sector companies must also be made responsible for their decisions, with clearly defined duties and accountability. On the other hand, to reduce dependence on energy imports, equal importance must be given to demand-side management as well as supply. And to resolve discontent in rural electricity supply, there is no alternative to reorganizing PBS units into regional companies.
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EP_23_05 (Energy & Power Vol 23 Issue 5 August 16, 2025)
Energy & Power
BGFCL Signs Deal with Chinese Firm to Drill Gas Wells at Titas and Bakhrabad
Bangladesh Gas Fields Company Limited (BGFCL) signed an agreement on 7 August with China's Chuanqing Drilling Engineering Company Ltd (CDECL) to drill two deep gas wells at the Titas and Bakhrabad fields, aiming to ease the country's ongoing energy shortage.
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EP_23_05 (Energy & Power Vol 23 Issue 5 August 16, 2025)
Energy & Power
Sempra, JERA Sign Long-Term LNG Supply Deal for Pre-FID Port Arthur Phase 2
Sempra Infrastructure and JERA Co. Inc. have signed a long-term supply agreement for LNG offtake from the proposed Port Arthur LNG Phase 2 development project in Jefferson County, Tex.
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EP_23_05 (Energy & Power Vol 23 Issue 5 August 16, 2025)
Energy & Power
Urgent Steps Needed to Protect Dhaka's Children from Toxic Lead Sites: ICDDR, B Study
Immediate action is urgently needed to shut down or control industrial sites in Dhaka that are leaking toxic lead, as they are putting thousands of children at serious health risk.
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EP_23_05 (Energy & Power Vol 23 Issue 5 August 16, 2025)
Energy & Power
Efforts Underway to Keep Smooth Power Supply at Affordable Price: Adviser
Energy affairs adviser Dr. Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan has said that the interim government is continuing its efforts to ensure a smooth power supply at an affordable cost, taking a number of new measures and revising some existing systems.
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EP_23_05 (Energy & Power Vol 23 Issue 5 August 16, 2025)
Energy & Power
Securing Bangladesh's Energy Future From Gas Shortages To Strategic Reforms
Bangladesh's crisis-prone energy sector is now critically ill and in desperate need of lifesaving intervention. Energy security has become increasingly uncertain, sounding alarm bells for the country's fragile industrial growth and economic development. Severe shortages in gas and electricity have led to the shutdown of many small and medium-sized industries in recent years. In contrast, large industries continue to grapple with a chronic energy crunch. Foreign direct investment (FDI) and domestic industrial investment have nearly ground to a halt. Not a single large-scale industry has been established in several years.
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EP_23_05 (Energy & Power Vol 23 Issue 5 August 16, 2025)
Energy & Power
12kg LPG Cylinder Price Falls by Tk 91
Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has reduced the price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) of 12 kg cylinder at retailer level by Tk. 91, lowering the price at Taka 1,273 from Tk. 1,364 with effect from 6 PM this evening.
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EP_23_05 (Energy & Power Vol 23 Issue 5 August 16, 2025)
Energy & Power
Rosatom Presents 4th Generation Nuclear Technologies in China
Rosatom took part in the World Nuclear University’s (WNU) Summer Institute, held in China recently. It is an international educational program aimed at developing the professional skills of nuclear workers from different countries.
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EP_23_05 (Energy & Power Vol 23 Issue 5 August 16, 2025)
Energy & Power
Govt Clears Tk18,631cr in Foreign Power Dues in One Year
The interim government has repaid an amount of Tk18,631 crore as outstanding foreign power bill against electricity imports, power division officials said on 6 August.
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EP_23_05 (Energy & Power Vol 23 Issue 5 August 16, 2025)
Energy & Power
Govt Urged to Take Immediate Steps to Restore City's Ecology
Dhaka is hurtling toward environmental catastrophe unless immediate steps are taken to restore the city’s ecological balance — warns a new study by the research and advocacy organization Change Initiative.
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EP_23_05 (Energy & Power Vol 23 Issue 5 August 16, 2025)
Energy & Power
NESCO to Reduce Power Outage Frequency in Rajshahi
The Northern Electricity Supply Company (NESCO) Limited has undertaken an ambitious project to modernize and expand its electricity distribution network to reduce the frequency and duration of power outages across all 16 districts under Rajshahi and Rangpur divisions.
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EP_23_05 (Energy & Power Vol 23 Issue 5 August 16, 2025)
Energy & Power
Clean Energy Key to Addressing India's Power Demand Peaks
Despite the rapid growth of solar, India continues to rely heavily on coal to meet evening peak demand, a new briefing note by the Institute of Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) finds.
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EP_23_04 (Energy & Power Vol 23 Issue 04 August 1, 2025)
Energy & Power
3rd ICMEAS 2025 Begins at MIST
The Military Institute of Science and Technology (MIST) launched the three-day 3rd International Conference on Mechanical Engineering and Applied Science (ICMEAS) recently.
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EP_23_04 (Energy & Power Vol 23 Issue 04 August 1, 2025)
Energy & Power
Vanuatu Island Chief 'Very Impressed' by Global Climate Decision
The paramount chief of a volcanic island in Vanuatu said recently he was \"very impressed\" by global court's declaration that countries must tackle climate change.
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EP_23_04 (Energy & Power Vol 23 Issue 04 August 1, 2025)
Energy & Power
Buriganga River Poses Ecological and Public Health Risk Due to Heavy Metal Pollution: Study
A recent study has revealed alarming levels of heavy metal contamination in the Buriganga River, posing significant threats to both the environment and public health in and around Dhaka city.
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EP_23_04 (Energy & Power Vol 23 Issue 04 August 1, 2025)
Energy & Power
Japan Sees Bright Future for Ultra-Thin, Flexible Solar Panels
Japan is heavily investing in a new kind of ultra-thin, flexible solar panel that it hopes will help it meet renewable energy goals while challenging China's dominance of the sector.
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EP_23_04 (Energy & Power Vol 23 Issue 04 August 1, 2025)
Energy & Power
Govt to Cut Power Subsidies under 3Yr IMF-Backed Plan
The government is drawing up a three-year roadmap to gradually cut subsidies in the power and gas sectors, aiming to ease the growing fiscal pressure.
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EP_23_04 (Energy & Power Vol 23 Issue 04 August 1, 2025)
Energy & Power
IAEA Mission Reviews China's Regulatory Framework for Nuclear Safety
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts today said China had made significant progress in further strengthening its regulation of nuclear safety, benefiting from the innovative use of digital tools and Artificial Intelligence (AI) as the country continues to rapidly expand its nuclear energy program.
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EP_23_04 (Energy & Power Vol 23 Issue 04 August 1, 2025)
Energy & Power
Norway Gas Output Down for Fourth Consecutive Month
Preliminary official data showed Norway produced 292.3 million standard cubic meters a day (MMscmd) of natural gas in June, down for the fourth month in a row.
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EP_23_04 (Energy & Power Vol 23 Issue 04 August 1, 2025)
Energy & Power
Govt to Fix Tariffs for 9 Power Plants
The interim government has moved to set rates for nine large power plants that have been selling electricity to the Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) without official tariff approval.
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EP_23_04 (Energy & Power Vol 23 Issue 04 August 1, 2025)
Energy & Power
NBR, BAERA Sign MoU to Boost Trade Thru Single Window System
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) and Bangladesh Atomic Energy Regulatory Authority (BAERA) on Sunday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to facilitate the use of the Bangladesh Single Window (BSW) system for import and export trade.
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EP_23_04 (Energy & Power Vol 23 Issue 04 August 1, 2025)
Energy & Power
Environment-Friendly Tannery, Combined Efforts to Play Key Role in Leather Industry Development: Adilur
Industries Adviser Adilur Rahman Khan has said that an environment-friendly tannery system, use of modern machinery and technology, skilled human resources, and coordination between the public and private sectors would play a vital role in leather industry development.
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