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Bangladesh Launches 500 MW Solar Tender
The Bangladeshi authorities are seeking proposals to build 10 PV plants with each a capacity of 50 MW across several regions.
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Energy & Power
US Withdrawal from Paris Climate Agreement Again
President Donald Trump signed an executive order recently directing the United States to the withdraw from landmark Paris climate agreement, dealing a blow to worldwide efforts to combat global warming and once again distancing the U.S. from its closest allies.
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Energy & Power
Top Canada Banks Quit Global Climate Coalition
Four of Canada's biggest lenders said recently they were withdrawing from a global banking sector climate coalition, joining six major US banks.
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Energy & Power
Ensure Quality Gas Supply At Current Price To Save Industry
Businesses accepted the gas price hikes during the former government's regime due to the assurance of quality gas supply on an uninterruptible basis.
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EP_22_16 (Energy & Power Vol 21 Issue 16 Feb 1, 2025)
Energy & Power
Denmark, AUW to Promote Women's Climate Leadership
Danish Ambassador to Bangladesh Christian Brix Moller has said Asian University for Women (AUW), as a university women's promoting leadership and offering higher education to the most vulnerable women from diverse backgrounds, uniquely positioned to implement the promises of climate leadership project.
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Energy & Power
ALL EYES ARE ON STUDENTS' BID TO LAUNCH A POLITICAL PARTY
Launching a student-led political party in Bangladesh is a matter of months if not weeks.
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EP_22_16 (Energy & Power Vol 21 Issue 16 Feb 1, 2025)
Energy & Power
Vianode Signs Supply Agreement for EV Battery-Grade Anode Graphite with GM
Vianode, an advanced battery materials company, has been selected as a strategic supplier of high-performance anode graphite solutions to General Motors (NYSE:GM).
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EP_22_16 (Energy & Power Vol 21 Issue 16 Feb 1, 2025)
Energy & Power
Govt to Revisit IPP Tariffs Amid Pricing Concerns
\"The interim government is set to independent form a committee to review the tariffs of power producers (IPPs), Power, Energy, and Mineral Resources Adviser Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan said recently.
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EP_22_16 (Energy & Power Vol 21 Issue 16 Feb 1, 2025)
Energy & Power
Japan Unveils Draft for Updated Energy Plan
Japan has released the draft for its updated strategic energy plan, with nuclear still remaining to play a big part in the country's power generation.
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Energy & Power
Billionaire Bloomberg to Fund UN Climate Body after US Withdrawal
Billionaire Michael Bloomberg announced recently that his foundation will step in to fund the UN climate change body after President Donald Trump declared the United States would withdraw from the Paris Agreement for the second time.
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Energy & Power
Vietnam, Russia Sign Nuclear Energy Development Pact
Russia and Vietnam recently signed a memorandum understanding developing of on nuclear energy cooperation during a two-day visit by the Russian prime minister to the Southeast Asian nation.
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Energy & Power
Policy Inconsistency Drives Foreign Firms Away from Bangladesh's Solar Projects
\"The new solar power projects floated by the interim government are riskier for investors as the tender conditions allow for payment delays or defaults alongside power purchase contract cancellation without enough compensation, experts and investors said recently.
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Energy & Power
Wood Mackenzie Predicts Solar Growth to Stagnate in 2025
Wood Mackenzie's latest report forecasts that 493 GW (DC) of solar will be added throughout the world this year, compared to 495 GW in 2024.
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Energy & Power
A Reenergized BAPEX May Help Increase Local Gas Production
If anyone with knowledge and information about Bangladesh's Energy sector is asked about the main challenge, the answer would be primary fuel or gas supply.
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Energy & Power
20MW Muktagachha Solar Plant Set for June Production
Muktagacha Solartech Energy Limited, a 20MW power project in Mymensingh, is set to begin production in June with construction progressing at full speed.
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Energy & Power
Politics has 'Weaponized' Science: UN Climate Chief
The UN's climate chief recently said that the science of global warming had been \"weaponized\" by politics, a day after Donald Trump withdrew the United States from the Paris Agreement.
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Energy & Power
15th IRENA Assembly to Set Energy Transition Narrative for 2025
The 15th Session of the International International Energy Agency Renewable (IRENA) Assembly convenes on January 12 in Abu Dhabi, marking the first international energy meeting of the year.
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Energy & Power
Bangladesh, Germany Strengthen Cooperation for Sustainable Development
In a significant step towards promoting sustainable development, three technical cooperation agreements were signed on Jan 15 between Bangladesh and Germany.
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Energy & Power
Govt Now Focuses on Gas Exploration
On 8 January, following a meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec), Dr Planning Adviser Wahiduddin Mahmud said the previous government focused more on LNG imports rather than drilling new wells.
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Energy & Power
Aramco Awards $9.0b Contracts to be Executed Locally
Saudi Arabian Oil Co. recently signed 145 deals totaling about $9 billion as part of the oil giant's InKingdom Total Value Add (iktva) program.
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Energy & Power
Power Grid Revenue Grows amid Persistent Losses
Power Company Bangladesh, Grid of a government-owned company responsible for power transmission throughout the country, saw its revenue increase in the fiscal year 2023-24 despite persistent losses putting a dent in its earnings.
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Energy & Power
Thailand's Fight against Air Pollution
Flying Bangkok's cloudless blue skies, a small aircraft sprays a white mist over a thick haze of pea soup smog below.
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Energy & Power
242m Children's Schooling Disrupted by Climate Shocks in 2024: UNICEF
Extreme weather disrupted the schooling of about 242 million children in 85 countries last year roughly one in seven students, the UN children's agency reported recently, deploring what it said was an \"overlooked\" aspect of the climate crisis.
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Energy & Power
Govt Rejects Summit's Plea to Revive Canceled Deals on Second FSRU
The interim government has turned down Summit Group's plea to revive the canceled contract earlier signed to build its second floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) at Moheshkhali island in the Bay of Bengal.
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Energy & Power
BSTI to Frame Safety Standards to Avoid Gas Cooking Accidents
Bangladesh Standards (BSTI), the national standards-setting and regulatory body, is going to formulate 17 safety standards to prevent accidents in gas cooking used in households.
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Energy & Power
BB Governor Assures IPPs to Help Address Forex Losses
Bangladesh Bank Governor Ahsan H Mansur has assured independent power producers of effective measures to address their mounting foreign exchange losses.
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Energy & Power
IRENA to Host Secretariat for Global Coalition on Energy Planning
'The outgoing President The G20 Brazil has invited IRENA to serve as the Secretariat of the Global Coalition on Energy Planning (GCEP).
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Energy & Power
LNG Subsidies Set to Go Ballooning This FY
State subsidies on account of LNG import in the current fiscal year (FY 202425) are estimated to be around Tk 160 billion, nearly three times the previous FY's Tk 60.35 billion.
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EP_22_16 (Energy & Power Vol 21 Issue 16 Feb 1, 2025)
Energy & Power
Experts For Exploring Domestic Hydrocarbon Resources To Address Energy Crisis
Experts have urged the authorities concerned to intensify hydrocarbon exploration in the local sources to reduce overdependency on imported fuel and address the country's energy crisis.
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EP_22_16 (Energy & Power Vol 21 Issue 16 Feb 1, 2025)
Energy & Power
ACWA Power, Solarabic among Winners at 2025 MESIA Solar Awards
The Middle East Solar Industry Association (MESIA) honored several of the region's most significant contributors at the 2025 edition of its annual MESIA Solar Awards.
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