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Energy & Power
Climate Funding Getting Increasingly Difficult
The COP29 has been tagged as a financing COP. The NCQG may be US$1.0 trillion.
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EP_22_11 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 11 November 16, 2024)
Energy & Power
Rizwana Launches National Action Plan to Tackle Air Pollution
The Department of Environment (DoE) recently launched the National Air Quality Management Action Plan to improve air quality and enforcement mechanisms.
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EP_22_11 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 11 November 16, 2024)
Energy & Power
Looming Consequences Of Scrapping 31 Green Energy Lols
Recent newspaper reports on the suspension, cancellation, and potential renegotiation of Letters of Intent (LoIs) in the renewable energy sector have captured my attention.
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EP_22_11 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 11 November 16, 2024)
Energy & Power
Sustainable Development Initiatives Of Bangladesh
We live in a blue world, surrounded by the blue Ocean, the living mysteries.
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EP_22_11 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 11 November 16, 2024)
Energy & Power
Roadmap for Bangladesh From Energy Crisis to Energy Prosperity
In the 1970s, Bangladesh's power generation largely depended on indigenous natural gas.
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EP_22_11 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 11 November 16, 2024)
Energy & Power
Big Polluters Step Aside
Mollah Amzad Hossain, Afroza Akther Pervin Aditya Hossain in Baku, Azerbaijan and Saleque Sufi in Queensland, Australia
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EP_22_11 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 11 November 16, 2024)
Energy & Power
Govt to Buy Two Cargoes of LNG from Spot Market
The advisory committee on government purchase has approved the import of two cargoes of liquified natural gas (LNG) from the spot market.
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EP_22_09 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 9 October 16, 2024)
Energy & Power
Price of LPG 12kg Cylinder Rises by Tk 45
The price of liquefied petroleum gas has risen by nearly Tk 3 per kg in October in Bangladesh in line with rising prices on the international market.
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EP_22_09 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 9 October 16, 2024)
Energy & Power
KrisEnergy, Bangladesh Holds Session on Gas Gun
As part of the initiative of the Southeast Asian Petroleum Exploration Society (SEAPEX), KrisEnergy, Bangladesh has arranged two sessions and the third session was held recently.
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EP_22_09 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 9 October 16, 2024)
Energy & Power
Palki Motors Accepted into Accelerator Asia's Cohort 10 with $100,000 Impact Investment
Palki Motors Pte. Ltd., a purpose-driven electric vehicle manufacturer committed to transforming commercial mobility, announced its acceptance into South Asia’s largest pre-Series A accelerator, Accelerator Asia, as part of Cohort 10.
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EP_22_09 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 9 October 16, 2024)
Energy & Power
RNPP Biggest White Elephant of Former Govt: Prof Mainul
Economist Dr Mainul Islam said Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) is the biggest white elephant of the former government.
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EP_22_09 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 9 October 16, 2024)
Energy & Power
Explosion at Ctg Oil Tanker: Two Bodies Recovered
Two bodies were recovered from crude oil tanker \"Banglar Jyoti\" hours after a fire broke out following an explosion on the ship's bow recently.
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EP_22_09 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 9 October 16, 2024)
Energy & Power
Farzana Mamtaz New Power Secretary
The government has promoted additional secretary Farzana Mamtaz to the post of secretary.
1 min |
EP_22_09 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 9 October 16, 2024)
Energy & Power
Denmark Keen to Invest in Bangladesh's Offshore Wind Energy, Port
Denmark has expressed keen interest to invest into Bangladesh's port infrastructure and offshore wind energy as well as support to further development of the pharmaceutical sector.
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EP_22_09 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 9 October 16, 2024)
Energy & Power
Norway's Offshore Discoveries Deliver Swift Payback
E&P companies spent about NOK660 billion ($62.5 billion) exploring for oil and gas on the Norwegian Continental Shelf between 2004 and 2023, according to the Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD).
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EP_22_09 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 9 October 16, 2024)
Energy & Power
OPEC+ Countries Keep Plans to Boost Oil Production from Dec: Novak
OPEC+ countries are currently keeping plans to ramp up oil production from December 2024 but will monitor the market situation, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak told reporters. \"No changes have been discussed thus far,\" Novak said.
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EP_22_09 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 9 October 16, 2024)
Energy & Power
World Gas Use to Hit Record in 2025 Amid Fight for LNG, IEA Says
Global demand for natural gas will hit an all-time high next year as competition for seaborne fuel intensifies between Asia and Europe, according to the International Energy Agency.
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EP_22_09 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 9 October 16, 2024)
Energy & Power
Santos Signs Major LNG Deal for Asia
Under the terms of the contract, Santos will supply 20 LNG cargoes to TotalEnergies, equating to approximately 0.5 million tonnes of LNG annually.
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EP_22_09 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 9 October 16, 2024)
Energy & Power
No Unreasonable Cost To Be Considered For Fixing Tariff
The BERC Act embodies everything to create a fair ambiance of competition for all parties and protect the rights of the consumers.
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EP_22_09 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 9 October 16, 2024)
Energy & Power
YUNUS-LED GOVT INTENSIFIES FOCUS ON REFORMING STATE INSTITUTIONS
Since taking over the interim government, Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus and his advisers have focused on two major tasks: tackling the post-Hasina law and order situation and the reforms in the key institutions.
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EP_22_09 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 9 October 16, 2024)
Energy & Power
EBL-German Embassy Partner to Promote Climate Action
Eastern Bank PLC and the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany have entered into a partnership to collaborate on the EBL Climate Change Action Award.
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EP_22_09 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 9 October 16, 2024)
Energy & Power
SDG 7 Action Forum "Energizes" Sustainable Development
The climate crisis, ongoing conflicts, and a constrained global economic outlook have compounded the “fragility of past hard-earned progress” on the SDGs.
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EP_22_09 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 9 October 16, 2024)
Energy & Power
China Needs 'Ambitious' Climate Goals to Meet Commitments: Report
China should set a \"strong but achievable\" target of slashing emissions at least 30 percent by 2035 when it submits updated climate commitments in coming months, a report urged recently.
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EP_22_09 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 9 October 16, 2024)
Energy & Power
Govt Mulls Blue Network Using Dhaka's Canals: Rizwana
Water Resources Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan has said the government plans to create a blue network using Dhaka's canals.
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EP_22_09 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 9 October 16, 2024)
Energy & Power
UN Warns World's Water Cycle Becoming More Unpredictable
Increasingly intense floods and droughts are a \"distress signal\" of what is to come as climate change makes the planet's water cycle ever more unpredictable, the United Nations said recently.
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EP_22_09 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 9 October 16, 2024)
Energy & Power
G20: Key Role of Energy Planning to Drive Just Transition Investment in Global South
Current global investment not only suffers from significant disparities between advanced economies and emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs), but also with group of EMDEs, new IRENA reports commissioned by Brazil’s G20 presidency find.
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EP_22_09 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 9 October 16, 2024)
Energy & Power
Rizwana Directs DCs, Police to Check Polythene Use
Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Adviser to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change recently asked local administrations and police to take effective steps to prevent the use of banned polythene.
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EP_22_09 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 9 October 16, 2024)
Energy & Power
Climate Change: 17% of Bangladesh's Territory to Submerge by 2050
Bangladesh has ranked 9th worldwide among countries at the highest risk of climate-induced disasters and 17 percent of Bangladesh’s territory will be submerged by rising sea levels by 2050.
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EP_22_09 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 9 October 16, 2024)
Energy & Power
Govt, Media Must Work Together to Combat Air, Water and Noise Pollution: Rizwana
Environment, Forest and Climate Change Advisor Syeda Rizwana Hasan emphasized the need for the government, media, and the public to work collectively to combat air, water, and noise pollution, as well as to address the adverse effects of climate change.
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EP_22_09 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 9 October 16, 2024)
Energy & Power
Yunus for Operationalizing 'Loss and Damage Fund' to Address Climate Change
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has urged the world community to make the 'Loss and Damage Fund' operational with additional financing aiming to deal with the adverse impacts of global climate change.
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