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Rising Heat Puts Bangladesh's Health, Economy And Environment Under Strain
With increasing heat and humidity, Bangladesh has been experiencing severe adverse weather phenomena that are making life and livelihoods ever more challenging.
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EP_23_09 (Energy & Power Vol 23 Issue 9 October 16, 2025 Anniversary Issue)
Energy & Power
How France Can Support Bangladesh In Developing Its Blue Economy?
With 11 million square meters, France has the second-largest maritime territory in the world. From this heritage, the country is considered a global leader in blue economy technology, research, and innovation in areas such as marine energies, sustainable fisheries, maritime industry, maritime security, and oceanography. For Bangladesh, these sectors hold great potential, especially since the Hague Court awarded in 2014 almost 20,000 km2 of maritime area in the Bay of Bengal.
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EP_23_09 (Energy & Power Vol 23 Issue 9 October 16, 2025 Anniversary Issue)
Energy & Power
Powering Resilience: Why Distributed Solar Is Bangladesh's Climate Lifeline
As Bangladesh braces for intensifying climate shocks—from rising seas to erratic monsoons—one solution is quietly transforming lives across villages, towns, and cities: distributed solar generation. In a country where energy access and climate resilience are deeply intertwined, solar panels on rooftops and microgrids in rural communities are doing more than just lighting homes—they’re helping Bangladesh adapt to a changing climate.
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EP_23_09 (Energy & Power Vol 23 Issue 9 October 16, 2025 Anniversary Issue)
Energy & Power
Renewable Energy Transition: The New Trade Imperative For Bangladesh
ESPR makes sustainability and traceability mandatory, CBAM introduces a border carbon price for selected goods, and buyers are demanding renewable-backed supply chains. Decarbonizing the grid and scaling renewables is therefore inevitable if Bangladesh is to protect
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EP_23_09 (Energy & Power Vol 23 Issue 9 October 16, 2025 Anniversary Issue)
Energy & Power
River Currents Of Bangladesh: From Ruins To Throne
Bangladesh has small deposits of very high-quality, sulfur-free coal in the northern region of the country, though most lie at considerable depth. These deposits could be exploited through underground mining, though in only one or two areas, opencast mining might be possible.
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EP_23_09 (Energy & Power Vol 23 Issue 9 October 16, 2025 Anniversary Issue)
Energy & Power
Recent USA Tax Base, EU Renewable Competitiveness, And Developing Nations Converge On The Road To COP30
The global clean energy transition is unfolding at a breathtaking pace, shaped by technological breakthroughs, shifting investment landscapes, and ambitious climate policies.
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EP_23_08 (Energy & Power Vol 23 Issue 8 October 1, 2025)
Energy & Power
Heat Stress Hurts Economy
Bangladesh is facing mounting economic and health risks from rising temperatures, driven by unplanned urbanization and pollution.
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EP_23_08 (Energy & Power Vol 23 Issue 8 October 1, 2025)
Energy & Power
BYD Unveils 14.5 MWh Storage System
China's EV giant has unveiled the 14.5 MWh DC \"Haohan\" single-unit DC block with record-breaking capacity to challenge next-generation energy storage market.
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EP_23_08 (Energy & Power Vol 23 Issue 8 October 1, 2025)
Energy & Power
Can COP30 Avoid The Brutality Of Inaction?
The 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is fast approaching. Preparations are underway by the incoming COP30 Presidency of Brazil, which has been issuing a series of letters aimed at encouraging all stakeholders, including UNFCCC parties, to effectively implement the Paris Agreement (PA). In one such letter, the Presidency expressed hope to avoid the “brutality of inaction” that has characterized many past COPs. Following the subsidiary bodies’ meetings in Bonn last June (SB62), the UNFCCC also held several online consultations with parties and stakeholders, alongside other mandated events in the run-up to COP30, which takes place in just seven weeks.
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EP_23_08 (Energy & Power Vol 23 Issue 8 October 1, 2025)
Energy & Power
Bhola Gas May Give Partial Relief To Chronic Gas Crisis
The government should immediately move to develop Bhola's gas prospects through a professional reserve assessment. If an international tender for constructing a 24-inch cross-country pipeline on an EPC basis is floated by June 2026, Bhola gas could begin supplying the Barishal and Khulna regions by 2030.
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EP_23_08 (Energy & Power Vol 23 Issue 8 October 1, 2025)
Energy & Power
Can Bangladesh Meet Its Renewable Goals?
After almost 17 years, Bangladesh has unveiled a revised version of its Renewable Energy Policy that aims to ensure that at least 20 percent of the country's total electricity supply comes from renewable energy by 2030 and at least 30 percent by 2040.
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EP_23_08 (Energy & Power Vol 23 Issue 8 October 1, 2025)
Energy & Power
WITH POLLS NOT FAR OFF, CONSPIRACY THEORIES ABOUND
Once again, conspiracy theories are thriving in Bangladesh. It has spiraled since the chief adviser's firm announcement that the next national election will be held by the first half of February next year. No force on earth can compel the interim government to change its election resolve, vow several government leaders. Yet again, another set of government leaders warns against any plot to foil the election plan. The main political stakeholders of the election are also issuing warnings against anti-election conspiracies being hatched by forces at home and abroad.
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EP_23_08 (Energy & Power Vol 23 Issue 8 October 1, 2025)
Energy & Power
Buildings Across Bangladesh Turn Into Heat Boxes
Although global warming is a factor behind the continuous rise in temperature in Bangladesh, the domestic causes are far greater. For more than four decades, unplanned urbanization has continued in Dhaka and across the country.
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EP_23_08 (Energy & Power Vol 23 Issue 8 October 1, 2025)
Energy & Power
French-German Duo Wins Mega Offshore Wind Energy Project
French energy multinational TotalEnergies and German energy group RWE have won a contract to build a large offshore wind energy project with a potential to supply the equivalent of one million households with electricity, the French government said recently.
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EP_23_08 (Energy & Power Vol 23 Issue 8 October 1, 2025)
Energy & Power
RE is Key to Reducing Import Dependency: Speakers
Speakers at a recent seminar stressed that renewable energy is the only sustainable way to reduce the country's heavy reliance on imports.
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EP_23_08 (Energy & Power Vol 23 Issue 8 October 1, 2025)
Energy & Power
Can The Asia-Pacific Region Deliver Clean, Affordable Energy By 2030?
The future of the global energy landscape will be shaped by Asia and the Pacific. Over the past two decades, our region has been the principal driver of global energy demand and emissions. Energy has powered prosperity, lifted millions out of poverty, and transformed societies. This progress, however, has come at a cost: widening inequalities, entrenched fossil fuel dependencies, and increasing climate vulnerability – which make achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and climate objectives challenging.
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EP_23_07 (Energy & Power Vol 23 Issue 7 September 16, 2025)
Energy & Power
Bangladesh's LPG Policy At A Crossroads
Bangladesh's reliance on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) has grown rapidly in recent years as natural gas shortages intensify. Yet the policies guiding this sector remain fragmented and often misaligned with market realities. While the government is preparing a consolidated LPG policy to provide clarity, industry insiders stress that private operators, responsible for nearly 99% of supply, must play a central role in shaping it. From infrastructure gaps to safety lapses, the LPG industry faces mounting challenges that demand urgent policy attention and regulatory reforms.
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EP_23_07 (Energy & Power Vol 23 Issue 7 September 16, 2025)
Energy & Power
Crisis Looms Over Rural Power Supply
The conflict between the Rural Electrification Board (REB) and Palli Bidyut Samities (PBSs) stems from disputes over procurement, rank parity, transfers, and governance.
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EP_23_07 (Energy & Power Vol 23 Issue 7 September 16, 2025)
Energy & Power
YUNUS NEEDS HELP TO OVERCOME ALL CAVEATS IN HOLDING FEBRUARY POLLS
February is the deadline set by the interim government of Professor Muhammad Yunus for holding parliamentary elections and handing over power to the elected people's representatives. Yunus has promised to make next year's vote free, fair, and festive. Since the election roadmap was announced, the Nobel laureate has emphasized the importance of fulfilling his commitment to holding one of the country’s freest and fairest votes, to be remembered forever. His press wing has reiterated that no power in Bangladesh can break the interim government's vow to hold the balloting as per the schedule. Instructions have already been given to the Election Commission to prepare for holding the vote, which, if held, will be the second such exercise in less than two years. As we all know, the vote has to be held as the president dissolved the 13th parliament shortly after the fall of Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League-led government in the wake of the mass protests in August last year.
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EP_23_07 (Energy & Power Vol 23 Issue 7 September 16, 2025)
Energy & Power
MJL Bangladesh PLC's Sustainability Journey Towards 2050
In the age of climate urgency, where sustainability has moved from the boardroom periphery to the very heart of corporate strategy, MJL Bangladesh PLC has emerged as one of the most compelling examples of how an energy sector leader can align profitability with purpose. The publication of its Sustainability Report 2024 marks not just another annual disclosure, but a comprehensive declaration of its intent to transform Bangladesh's downstream energy sector into a greener, safer, and more inclusive industry.
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EP_23_07 (Energy & Power Vol 23 Issue 7 September 16, 2025)
Energy & Power
What Is COP30 And Why Does It Matter For The Climate?
COP30, the UN’s climate change conference, is taking place this November in Brazil. It comes as the world faces the increasingly devastating impacts of climate change and amid intense geopolitical turmoil.
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EP_23_07 (Energy & Power Vol 23 Issue 7 September 16, 2025)
Energy & Power
Powering The Transition: EU-27 Battery Storage Investment And The Global Implications
Battery energy storage has rapidly emerged as a central component of Europe's clean energy transition.
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EP_23_07 (Energy & Power Vol 23 Issue 7 September 16, 2025)
Energy & Power
Rooppur NPP Likely To Be Highly Derated
Rooppur nuclear power plant is a prestigious project of Bangladesh, which has become a member of the elite club of nuclear electricity producers.
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EP_23_07 (Energy & Power Vol 23 Issue 7 September 16, 2025)
Energy & Power
Bangladesh Moving Firmly Towards Clean Transportation: Fouzul Kabir
Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Adviser Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan recently said Bangladesh is moving firmly towards clean transportation.
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EP_23_07 (Energy & Power Vol 23 Issue 7 September 16, 2025)
Energy & Power
3 New Factories Get LEED Certification
Bangladesh's Ready-Made Bangladesh's position as the reached another milestone in its green journey, with 3 new USGBC-certified LEED factories added to its ranks.
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EP_23_06 (Energy & Power Vol 23 Issue 6 September 1, 2025)
Energy & Power
BSREA, Smart Energy Council of Australia Sign MoU on RE Collaboration
The Bangladesh Sustainable and Renewable Energy Association (BSREA) and the Smart Energy Council (SEC), Australia, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen bilateral cooperation in renewable energy, clean technology, and sustainable energy solutions.
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EP_23_06 (Energy & Power Vol 23 Issue 6 September 1, 2025)
Energy & Power
IAEA Team Launches Safety Review at Rooppur Plant
The Pre-Operational Safety Review Team (Pre-OSART) International of the Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) began a safety review at the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant recently, ahead of fuel loading at Unit-1 of the country's first nuclear power project.
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EP_23_06 (Energy & Power Vol 23 Issue 6 September 1, 2025)
Energy & Power
ConocoPhillips, Sempra Extend Partnership with Additional LNG Offtake from Port Arthur
Conoco Phillips signed a long-term deal for 4 million tpy of LNG from Sempra's Port Arthur LNG Phase in 2 development Texas with the aim of enhancing its long-term energy supply strategy.
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EP_23_06 (Energy & Power Vol 23 Issue 6 September 1, 2025)
Energy & Power
Empowering Hydrogen Economy with Advanced, Accurate Gas Analysis
With hydrogen recognized as a vital energy source for a low-carbon future, it also presents challenges, including the production of greenhouse gases, as well as high production costs, limitations, storage and flammability risks.
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EP_23_06 (Energy & Power Vol 23 Issue 6 September 1, 2025)
Energy & Power
ICIMOD Scientists Invited to Serve As Experts by IPCC
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has invited five experts from the International Centre Integrated for Mountain Development to contribute to the Seventh Assessment Report, which is a key input into international negotiations to tackle climate change.
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