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Accelleron Bangladesh Hosts Industry Leaders to Promote Sustainable Energy
Accelleron Bangladesh, in collaboration with Accelleron—a Switzerland-based global technology leader in turbocharging, fuel injection, and digital solutions for the marine and energy industries—recently hosted an event in Bangladesh, bringing together over 150 leaders and stakeholders from the power generation sector.
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EP_21_23 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 23 May 16, 2025)
Energy & Power
Solar Power Europe Expels Huawei amid EU Bribery Probe
SolarPower Europe (SPE) has dropped Huawei as a member amid an EU corruption investigation, as the European Commission moves to sever ties with trade groups representing the Chinese tech giant.
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EP_21_23 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 23 May 16, 2025)
Energy & Power
Rearranging Industry-Wise Gas Supply Priority
Industries, particularly export-oriented ones, in Bangladesh continued to suffer from the adverse impact of poor gas supply for the last few years.
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EP_21_23 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 23 May 16, 2025)
Energy & Power
GAS CRISIS: TIME TO ACT FAST AND FURIOUS
On a recent visit to Jatrabari area a photographer of UNB news agency has found many households being hit by a severe shortage of piped cooking gas shortage.
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EP_21_23 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 23 May 16, 2025)
Energy & Power
Govt Aims to Import Six Spot LNG Cargoes This Month
The government eyes the import of a total of six spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes this month, the highest in a single month, in order to meet the mounting summer demand.
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EP_21_23 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 23 May 16, 2025)
Energy & Power
Bangladesh Urges Stronger Regional Cooperation, Concessional Climate Finance, Digital Equity
Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed has called for enhanced development cooperation, stressing the urgency of digital transformation, climate resilience, and regional integration amid an increasingly volatile global landscape.
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EP_21_23 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 23 May 16, 2025)
Energy & Power
Bangladesh Clears $32m Import Dues to QatarEnergy LNG
Bangladesh on 29 April paid $32 million to QatarEnergy LNG to clear all outstanding import bills.
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EP_21_23 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 23 May 16, 2025)
Energy & Power
BB Governor Assures Adequate Forex for LNG Imports
Bangladesh Bank Governor Ahsan H Mansur has assured that the country has sufficient US dollars to support the import of liquefied natural gas (LNG), ensuring uninterrupted supply for industries and utility providers.
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EP_21_23 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 23 May 16, 2025)
Energy & Power
Asia, Pacific Needs Grid Update to Drive Energy Transition: ADB
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has called for the urgent expansion of interconnected and modernized grids-both to keep up with rising energy demand and to integrate intermittent renewable energy sources across the Asia and Pacific region.
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EP_21_23 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 23 May 16, 2025)
Energy & Power
Rizwana for Unified Commitment to Just Transition Across All Sectors
Environment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan recently said that while sustainability is a widely used term, it often lacks a proper definition and criteria-risking the spread of greenwashing rather than ensuring justice or equity.
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EP_21_23 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 23 May 16, 2025)
Energy & Power
350.org Responds to Lack of Leadership and Fossil Fuels Mention in COP30 Presidency's Second Letter
COP30 President André Corrka do Lago on 8 May issued a second letter to all governments involved in the UN climate negotiations.
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EP_21_23 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 23 May 16, 2025)
Energy & Power
Industrial Sector Suffering Like A Cancer Patient Due To Gas Crisis
Due to the continuous gas supply crisis and high gas prices, the country’s textile and ready-made garments sector has become like a cancer patient.
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EP_21_23 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 23 May 16, 2025)
Energy & Power
Rizwana Urges Students to Build Eco-Centric Bangladesh
Environment, Forests, Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan recently called upon students to dedicate their talents to building an eco-centric sustainable Bangladesh.
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EP_21_23 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 23 May 16, 2025)
Energy & Power
World Bank Looking into Support for Nuclear Energy
As head of the organization’s recent Spring meetings, World Bank President Ajay Banga said that he would be seeking executive board approval at their June meeting for a change to an \"all-of-the-above\" policy on different types of energy, \"including nuclear where it makes sense\".
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EP_21_23 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 23 May 16, 2025)
Energy & Power
Global Transformers Market to Reach $89.34b in 2030: GlobalData
The Transformers global is on a strong growth trajectory, projected to reach $89.34 billion in 2030, driven by rising electricity demand, renewable integration, and modernization.
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EP_22_22 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 22 May 1, 2025)
Energy & Power
Australian State Backs 20 GWh Pumped Hydro Project
The Queensland government has announced it will invest AUD 50 million via state-owned energy generator and retailer CleanCo into the project the proposed Mt Rawdon pumped hydro to help progress development toward a final investment decision.
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EP_22_22 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 22 May 1, 2025)
Energy & Power
Govt to Clear QatarEnergy Dues Soon
The government is set to clear all outstanding payments worth US$ 72.40 million for Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) purchases QatarEnergy soon.
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EP_22_22 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 22 May 1, 2025)
Energy & Power
UN Conference Calls for Halving Health Impacts of Air Pollution by 2040
The health community's call action urges governments to enforce robust measures to stop polluting the air, cut emissions at their source, and achieve the full implementation of the WHO global air quality guidelines.
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EP_22_22 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 22 May 1, 2025)
Energy & Power
CUFL Suspends Production for Gas Crisis
Chattogram Cha Urea Fertilizer Company Limited suspended production (CUFL) its recently due to a gas crisis.
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EP_22_22 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 22 May 1, 2025)
Energy & Power
Up to 65% of ADB's Energy Investments in Bangladesh Lack Safeguard Classification: NGO Forum
A coalition of private watchdog groups has revealed that approximately 65% of the Asian Development Bank's (ADB) energy investments Bangladesh-totaling in $11.36 billion-lack any safeguard classification, raising serious concerns over transparency and accountability.
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EP_22_22 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 22 May 1, 2025)
Energy & Power
Furnace Oil: BPC Burdened with Stock Overload
Based on private electricity producers' request, the Bangladesh Power Development Board (PDB) asked Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) to nearly triple its import of furnace oil to around 500,000 tonnes a month to facilitate meeting the rising summer demand for electricity.
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EP_22_22 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 22 May 1, 2025)
Energy & Power
Aramco Lengthens Lamprell Offshore Arrangement
Lamprell has extended its offshore long-term agreement (LTA) with Saudi Aramco, which was first awarded in 2018.
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EP_22_22 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 22 May 1, 2025)
Energy & Power
Adaptation Fund Board Approves $10m Project to Enhance Climate Resilience in CHT
The Adaptation Fund Board has approved the Green, Resilient, and Adaptive CHT Economy (GRACE) project, a significant step forward in climate adaptation in Bangladesh.
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EP_22_22 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 22 May 1, 2025)
Energy & Power
JERA Meghnaghat Power Limited appoints new Chief Executive Officer
30 April 2025 – JERA Meghnaghat Power Limited (JMPL) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Yasunori Katsumata as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) from 1 May 2025.
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EP_22_22 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 22 May 1, 2025)
Energy & Power
Renewables Sector Needs Long-Term Financing Roadmap
Bangladesh urgently needs a long term financing roadmap to promote renewable-energy projects and reach the country's target of net-zero carbon emission by 2050, experts suggested recently.
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EP_22_22 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 22 May 1, 2025)
Energy & Power
BAEC Employees Warn of Strike
Scientists, officers, and employees of the Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission (BAEC) recently warned of going on strike, including work and service abstention, if the Ministry of Science and Technology did not address their problems, including stalled salary payments.
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EP_22_22 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 22 May 1, 2025)
Energy & Power
Rooppur Payment: Govt to Seek US Sanction Waiver
Bangladesh will seek permission Bfrom the US treasury to repay Russia for the Rooppur nuclear power plant project, whose dues have piled up in the Bangladesh Bank's escrow account after sanctions were levied on Russia following its invasion of Ukraine.
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EP_22_22 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 22 May 1, 2025)
Energy & Power
Titas Gas to Begin Smart Prepaid Meter Installations from 2026
Gas Transmission and Distribution PLC will begin installing smart prepaid gas meters in 2026, having already appointed one project management consultant (PMC) while the selection of a second is in progress.
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EP_22_22 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 22 May 1, 2025)
Energy & Power
Govt to Distribute Jute Bags at Subsidized Rates: Rizwana
Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan recently said jute bags would be provided to the public as an alternative to polythene shopping bags under a government initiative that includes subsidized distribution.
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EP_22_22 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 22 May 1, 2025)
Energy & Power
South Korea's LG Energy Solution Exits from $8.4b Indonesia Project
South Korea's LG Energy Solution said recently it had withdrawn from a multibillion-dollar project to build electric batteries in Indonesia, citing a range of issues, including the \"investment environment\".
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