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Energy & Power - EP_23_10 (Energy & Power Vol 23 Issue 10- COP30 Special - November 1, 2025)

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The promise of limiting global warming to 1.5°C once united the nations from across the world under a common cause. Today, it stands as a symbol of global paralysis. Wars, trade rivalries, and political posturing have pushed climate action to the margins. As the world gathers in Belém for COP30, the gap between rhetoric and reality has never been wider. Developed nations are investing billions in military buildup and fossil fuel subsidies, while financing for climate adaptation and clean energy remains trapped in negotiations. The Global South, already suffering from floods, droughts, and rising seas, continues to wait for commitments that never materialize. Despite ambitious pledges under the Paris Agreement, major emitters like the United States, China, and the European Union have yet to submit updated targets—signaling how easily politics can overshadow science. The 1.5°C goal was never just a number; it was a lifeline. Missing it means crossing into a world of irreversible damage, where adaptation will be costly and survival uneven. Yet, the world seems content to treat it as a diplomatic slogan rather than an existential threshold.
Keeping the 1.5°C goal alive now depends less on technology and more on political courage. Leaders must confront the uncomfortable truth: every delay deepens inequality and raises the price of inaction. COP30 offers another chance—not to talk about ambition, but to act on it. The world cannot afford for the politics behind 1.5°C to keep defining its fate.

Study Assessing Exploration Potential in Langasuka Basin Offshore Malaysia

The program, an initiative between Viridien and Malaysia Petroleum Management, has developed methodologies for interpreting the little explored basin offshore western Peninsular Malaysia ahead of future licensing.

1 mins

Indonesia Oil Tanker Catches Fire, Killing 10, Local Police Say

At least 10 people were killed and 18 injured after an oil tanker caught fire recently as it was being repaired in Indonesia's Riau Islands province, according to local police.

1 mins

White House Names Laura Swett as New FERC Chair

Laura Swett was named chair of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). She was nominated by President Trump on June 2, 2025, and confirmed by the Senate on Oct. 7, 2025.

1 mins

India Already Cutting Russian Oil Imports by 50% after US Talks

The United States and India have held what officials described as productive trade talks, with a White House official saying recently that Indian refiners are already reducing Russian oil imports by 50 per cent.

1 mins

Illegal Gas Connections Removed in Keraniganj

A mobile court in Keraniganj has disconnected several illegal gas lines from industrial and residential users, saving the government an estimated Taka 20 lakh worth of gas per month.

1 mins

Govt to Import Refined Fuel Oil on G2G Basis

The Advisers Council Committee on Economic Affairs has recommended for approving two major proposals in principle including the import of refined fuel oil through a government-to-government (G2G) arrangement for the 2026 calendar year and the procurement of e-passport materials under the Home Ministry.

1 mins

BPI Signs MoU with Five Institutions

Bangladesh Petroleum Institute (BPI) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with five institutions to extend cooperation in the field of research, education, training, and technological development in Bangladesh's energy and mineral resources sector.

1 mins

Father, Son Electrocuted in Gaibandha

A father and his son were electrocuted at Bachhati village in Chhaporhati Union of Sundarganj Upazila recently.

1 mins

Fire at Sylhet REB Control Room Cuts Power to 5 Upazilas

A massive fire broke out at the switching control room of the Rural Electrification Board in Fenchuganj, Sylhet, leaving five surrounding upazilas without power.

1 mins

Frequent Power Outages Leave Sunamganj Residents in Despair

Daily life in 12 upazilas of Sunamganj has been thrown into disarray as residents endure up to 18 hours of load-shedding each day due to an acute power shortage.

1 mins

The Politics Behind 1.5°C

Amid ongoing global conflicts and shifting political priorities, COP30 in Brazil faces the uphill task of reigniting stalled climate action. The article paints a vivid picture of the growing disconnect between scientific warnings and policy decisions— especially on emission reductions, adaptation funding, and renewable energy targets. With the world's biggest polluters still holding back updated pledges and climate funds falling far short, it emphasizes that only strong global cooperation, creative financing solutions, and genuine political will can keep the 1.5°C goal alive and prevent climate ambitions from slipping away.

10+ mins

GAS SUPPLY CHAIN AUDIT- A SMART STEP TOWARD EFFICIENCY AND EMISSION REDUCTION

The major sources of leakage and loss lie within the distribution networks. Much of this stems from aging infrastructure built in the 1970s through the 1990s. Other losses result from illegal connections and pilferage. There are widespread allegations of thousands of unauthorized gas taps. Despite regular disconnection drives, companies such as TGTDCL, KGDCL, and BGDCL struggle to control illegal usage.

4 mins

Bridging The Gap

The Imperative of Climate Finance for a Resilient World

6 mins

THE CREDIBILITY TEST- Subsidies, Pricing, and Investment Choices at COP 30

When world leaders gather in Belém, Brazil, for COP 30 in November 2025, the stakes will be unusually high. After nearly three decades of climate conferences, the world is not short of declarations, roadmaps, and carefully crafted communiqués. What it lacks is credibility. Emissions continue to rise, fossil fuel production plans remain incompatible with net-zero pledges, and finance commitments made more than a decade ago are still unmet. Against this backdrop, COP 30 will be judged not on the poetry of new promises, but on the prose of concrete delivery.

9 mins

Building A Greener Bangladesh Through Finance

As Bangladesh prepares for COP30, the global focus is turning toward how countries can balance development with environmental responsibility.

3 mins

Opportunities And Challenges For Bangladesh In Achieving Climate Resilience

Millions of people worldwide now live with the adverse consequences of climate change on every single day, and Bangladesh is one of the nations most vulnerable.

5 mins

Beyond Promises- Why COP 30 Must Matter

As the world stands at a crossroads on climate action, another pivotal UN Climate Conference (COP 30) is set for November 2025 in Belém, Brazil.

4 mins

Rich Countries Are Breaking Their 1.5°C Obligation: CAN Study

The latest national climate plans (NDCs 3.0) of developed countries expose a stark truth: those most responsible for the climate crisis are still refusing to lead its solution. A new analysis by Climate Action Network (CAN) International finds that every developed economy fails all three tests of a fair and 1.5°C-aligned pathway - ending fossil fuel production, delivering public climate finance, and ensuring a just and equitable transition.

4 mins

The Signals And The Stakes: A Critical Review

As the world marches toward the COP30 climate summit, recent developments in the United States reflect a strategic retreat and potential derailment of key low-carbon initiatives.

8 mins

BD Seeks Korean Investments in Textiles, Electronics, Renewables

The Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) has urged Korean investors to leverage Bangladesh's dynamic investment landscape, highlighting the country's strategic advantages and ongoing pro-business reforms aimed at facilitating foreign (FDI).

1 mins

Nuclear Power at Heart of New Japan PM's Energy Policy

Japan's new PM Sanae Takaichi is expected to push for the accelerated revival of nuclear power to tackle inflation, a source of public discontent, with reactor restarts key to reducing costly fuel imports.

1 mins

Chevron Set to Launch Jalalabad Gas Compression Project in 2026

U.S. energy giant Chevron is set to begin work on the Jalalabad Compression Project (JBC) next year to harness additional natural gas.

1 mins

Solar Bangladesh Int'l Expo 2025 Begins Nov 13 at ICCB

CEMS-Global USA and CEMS Bangladesh have announced a series of major international trade exhibitions on construction, energy, and water industries, to be held from 13-15 November 2025 at the International Convention City Bashundhara (ICCB), Dhaka.

1 mins

BD's LNG Import Financing Set to Get Impetus from This Month

Country's liquefied natural gas (LNG) import financing is set to get an impetus from this month (November) with the availability of fiscal support from World Bank (WB).

1 mins

Bangladesh's LNG Imports Surge as Local Gas Fields Run Dry

Bangladesh's natural gas reserves are dwindling fast, pushing the country to depend heavily on costly spot purchases of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to keep industries and power plants running.

1 mins

Shipping Corporation Wants to Operate Pipeline

State-owned Bangladesh Shipping Corporation sent a proposal to the energy ministry through the shipping ministry on June 19, expressing its interest in operating the pipeline with assistance from a third party.

1 mins

DESCO Suffers Tk630cr Losses over 2 Years

The Dhaka Electric Supply Company (DESCO), a stateowned power distribution entity, has reported losses for three consecutive years despite multiple electricity price hikes.

1 mins

Tk 1,200cr Lost in Missed Savings as Pipeline Sits Idle

Bangladesh has lost around Tk 1,200 crore in missed savings over the last one and a half years due to the delay in commercial launch of a dual pipeline that can carry imported oil directly from Cox's Bazar's Maheshkhali to Patenga in the port city.

1 mins

AmCham Calls for Energy Security to Boost Foreign Investment

The American Chamber of Commerce in Bangladesh (AmCham) called for ensuring energy security and policy continuity to attract more foreign investment, as the country steers a crucial economic transition.

1 mins

BP Confirms 11 Discoveries in 2025

BP PLC said recently it has made 11 oil and gas discoveries this year, the latest being Volans offshore Namibia in the Orange Basin.

1 mins

PacificLight Appoints Consortium of Mitsubishi Power and Jurong Engineering to Build 670 MW CCGT Power Plant in Singapore

A consortium comprising Mitsubishi Power, a power solutions brand of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) and Jurong Engineering Limited (JEL) has been awarded an Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) contract by PacificLight Power Pte. Ltd. (PLP) to develop the largest, high efficiency combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) facility in Singapore.

1 mins

Energy Adviser Blames Section of Politicians, Businessmen for Crisis in Gas Sector

Adviser of the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan recently said a section of politicians and their allied businessmen have created the ongoing crisis in the gas sector.

1 mins

Govt Launches Feasibility Study to Connect Bhola Gas Fields to National Grid

The government has launched a feasibility study to connect Bhola gas fields to the national gas grid through two pipelines linking the island district to Barishal and Khulna, officials said recently.

1 mins

Vietnam, Singapore Step Up Cooperation on Energy, Trade, Technology

Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyễn Hồng Dikn and Singaporean Minister-in-Charge of Energy, and Science and Technology in the Ministry of Trade and Industry Tan See Leng have agreed to continue close coordination in implementing key areas of cooperation, particularly in energy, industry, trade, and science and technology.

1 mins

"Three-Zero World" Only Way to Save World: Yunus

Putting emphasis on launching a new kind of businesssocial business, business without personal profit, Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus recently said that building a world with 'three-zeros' is not a dream but a necessity to save the world.

1 mins

China Southern Power Grid as New Patron of World Energy Council

China Southern Power Grid (CSG) has become a patron of the World Energy Council, joining an exclusive group of leading international corporations and organizations committed to progressing solutions to achieve more and better energy for billions of people and a healthy planet.

1 mins

Shoktikonna Green Skills Summit 2025

The Green Skills Summit 2025, organized as a part of Shoktikonna Leadership Cohort, brought together more than 200 participants from across Bangladesh's sustainable energy sectors to celebrate and accelerate women's leadership in the country's green transition.

1 mins

OPEC Chief: World Needs $18.2tr in Oil and Gas Investment

The world needs more investment in oil and gas as they will continue to account for a large part of the global energy mix in 2050, OPEC Secretary General Haitham Al Ghais said recently, reiterating the cartel's view that investment in new supply will be needed in the foreseeable future.

1 mins

IDCOL Resumes Financing for Solar Irrigation Pumps

Infrastructure Development Company Limited (IDCOL) has officially resumed its financing support for Solar Irrigation Pumps (SIPs) with a renewed strategy and structure, marking a significant step toward decarbonizing Bangladesh's agricultural sector.

1 mins

FutureCoal, ACE Renew MoU to Advance Coal's Transformation

FutureCoal, the Global Alliance for Sustainable Coal, and the ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE) have renewed their Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 17 October 2025, strengthening their joint commitment to support sustainable coal development across the ASEAN region.

1 mins

Govt Agencies Must Lead Transition to Renewable Energy: Rizwana

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan has said that all government agencies must transition to renewable energy within the next two to three years to set an example for the nation.

1 mins

Power Division Inks Deal to Install Solar Power at Educational Institutions

The energy ministry's Power Division has signed memoranda of understanding (MOU) with five ministries and divisions on installing rooftop solar power panels at educational institutions and hospitals across the country.

1 mins

India Issues 3.6 GW of New RE Tenders

India has issued 3,600 megawatts (MW) of renewable energy tenders in September under the project development category.

1 mins

Solar PPA Prices in US Battered by Policy Headwinds

According to the LevelTen Energy Q3 2025 North America PPA Price Index Report, P25 solar PPA prices increased by 4% quarter over quarter, driven largely by President Trump's 'One Big Beautiful Bill' Act and Treasury guidance on tax credit qualification.

1 mins

Dithering Clouds Solar Power Future

Bangladesh's solar ambitions seem to be losing steam as 17 recently proposed solar-power plants, each offering reduced tariffs ever, have been left waiting for approval while some previously contracted ones lie in limbo.

1 mins

Private Firms can Now Sell Renewable Power Directly to Customers

Private investors can now set up renewable energy-based power plants, choose their customers, negotiate prices and use the national grid to deliver electricity -- removing the state-run Power Development Board (PDB) as the sole buyer and seller from the process, according to a new policy.

1 mins

Bangladesh Tenders 72.5 MW of Rooftop Solar

Bangladesh's power regulator has started accepting bids for 17 rooftop solar systems totaling 72.5 MW, marking the first government-backed purchases under the National Rooftop Solar Program 2025.

1 mins

Climate Adaptation could Unlock Millions of Jobs, Economic Growth in Bangladesh: Report

Investing in climate adaptation and resilience is not a cost; it is a powerful economic strategy that can generate trillions in global economic gains, create millions of jobs, and safeguard vulnerable countries like Bangladesh, according to a report released recently.

1 mins

Oil and Gas Majors Stick to Their Guns on Climate Advertising

Oil and gas companies have increasingly come under legal attack over their role in contributing to global warming.

1 mins

Nearly 900m Poor People Exposed to Climate Shocks, UN Warns

Nearly 80 percent of the world’s poorest, or about 900 million people, are directly exposed to climate hazards exacerbated by global warming, bearing a “double and deeply unequal burden,” the United Nations warned recently.

1 mins

EU Launches Climate and Energy Initiative in Bangladesh

The European Union (EU) has launched the expanded Team Europe Initiative on Climate and Energy in Bangladesh, aiming to strengthen climate mitigation— especially in the energy sector—and climate adaptation, officials said.

1 mins

CO2 in the Atmosphere Up by Record Amount in 2024: UN

The increase in the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere last year was the highest ever recorded, the United Nations said recently, calling for urgent action to slash emissions.

1 mins

Carbon Markets Key to Bangladesh's Green Growth: Experts

Experts highlighted the potential of carbon markets to boost climate investments and promote sustainable growth in Bangladesh.

1 mins

ILO Hails Bangladesh's NDC 3.0 as Bold Step for Climate Justice

Bangladesh's climate action pledges, outlined in the third Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC 3.0) under the Paris Agreement, have set a global precedent by embedding just transition principles at the heart of the country's national climate strategy, the International Labour Organization (ILO) has said.

1 mins

DoE Nationwide Drive against Polluting Buses

Department of Environment (DoE) has carried out a series of mobile court across the country to curb the use of hydraulic horns, control noise pollution, and prevent the stockpiling and sale of banned polythene.

1 mins

Climate Tipping Points Being Crossed, Scientists Warn

Global warming is crossing dangerous thresholds sooner than expected, with the world’s coral reefs now in an almost irreversible die-off, marking what scientists recently described as the first “tipping point” in climate-driven ecosystem collapse.

1 mins

EU Leaders Lay Out Conditions for Emissions Target Deal

EU leaders launched a final sprint recently to agree on a 10-year target to cut carbon emissions ahead of a key UN climate conference, laying out conditions including leaving the door open to future revisions.

1 mins

Failure of Developed, Emerging Economies Deeply Disappointing

At the beginning of the 21st century, global efforts to limit temperature rise to 1.5°C hinged entirely on achieving net-zero emissions by 2050. Reaching this goal depends on ambitious emission reduction plans and implementing those plans requires sufficient investment.

7 mins

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