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IAEA Conducts Pre-Operational Review of RNPP
An expert team was in Bangladesh recently to sign off on the South Asian country's first nuclear power plant in Rooppur ahead of the facility's expected operational start later this year.
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EP_22_19 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 19 March 16, 2025)
Energy & Power
Govt to Procure One Cargo LNG, 72,897 SPC Poles
The government recently approved separate proposals for procuring some one cargo LNG and 72,897 SPC poles to meet the growing demand for energy and strengthening the power distribution system in the country.
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EP_22_19 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 19 March 16, 2025)
Energy & Power
2025 World Energy Issues Monitor Reinforces Central Role of World Energy Trilemma
The World Energy Council has recently published its annual World Energy Issues Monitor, “World Energy Transitions in Motion.”
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EP_22_19 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 19 March 16, 2025)
Energy & Power
Fate Of Nuclear Wastes In Bangladesh Considering Geological Disposal
Nuclear energy in Bangladesh Recently, Bangladesh entered into the nuclear power program by implementing the first nuclear power plant at Rooppur, Pabna (RNPP project) in history, which is expected to add 2,400 MW to the national grid by 2025.
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EP_22_19 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 19 March 16, 2025)
Energy & Power
Global Battery Industry Enters New Phase, Says IEA
The industry will reach the 1 TWh demand milestone in 2024, with China producing more than three-quarters of the batteries sold globally.
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EP_22_19 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 19 March 16, 2025)
Energy & Power
Coal Mining Option Regaining Ground
A recent seminar at the Energy & Mineral Resources Division (EMRD) reignited discussions on mining domestic coal for power generation to reduce reliance on imports. Experts emphasized the necessity of local coal mining, while civil society raised environmental concerns. The Hydrocarbon Unit (HCU) presented on coal reserves, mining prospects, and challenges. Mining Phulbari coal could take three years, while other fields need fresh feasibility studies. Experts suggested that geological conditions should determine whether open-pit or underground mining is suitable.
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EP_22_19 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 19 March 16, 2025)
Energy & Power
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.
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EP_22_18 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 17 March 1, 2025)
Energy & Power
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.
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EP_22_18 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 17 March 1, 2025)
Energy & Power
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.
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EP_22_18 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 17 March 1, 2025)
Energy & Power
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.
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EP_22_18 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 17 March 1, 2025)
Energy & Power
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.
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EP_22_18 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 17 March 1, 2025)
Energy & Power
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.
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EP_22_18 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 17 March 1, 2025)
Energy & Power
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.
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EP_22_18 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 17 March 1, 2025)
Energy & Power
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.
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EP_22_18 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 17 March 1, 2025)
Energy & Power
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.
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EP_22_18 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 17 March 1, 2025)
Energy & Power
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.
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EP_22_18 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 17 March 1, 2025)
Energy & Power
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.
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EP_22_18 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 17 March 1, 2025)
Energy & Power
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.
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EP_22_18 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 17 March 1, 2025)
Energy & Power
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.
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EP_22_18 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 17 March 1, 2025)
Energy & Power
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.
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EP_22_18 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 17 March 1, 2025)
Energy & Power
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.
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EP_22_18 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 17 March 1, 2025)
Energy & Power
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.
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EP_22_18 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 17 March 1, 2025)
Energy & Power
Meghna Petroleum Profit Soars 66% in Q2
State-run SP Meghna Petroleum's profit rose in the second quarter of fiscal year 2024-25.
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EP_22_18 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 17 March 1, 2025)
Energy & Power
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.
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EP_22_18 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 17 March 1, 2025)
Energy & Power
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.
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EP_22_18 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 17 March 1, 2025)
Energy & Power
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.
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EP_22_18 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 17 March 1, 2025)
Energy & Power
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.
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EP_22_18 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 17 March 1, 2025)
Energy & Power
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.
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EP_22_18 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 17 March 1, 2025)
Energy & Power
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.
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EP_22_18 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 17 March 1, 2025)
Energy & Power
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.
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