No gas to run new Siddhirganj power plant

Staff Correspondent,New Age
The government has asked the Electricity Generation Company of Bangladesh to convert the under-construction gas-based 2X120MW Siddhirganj plant into a dual-fuel plant as Petrobangla said it would not be able to supply gas to run the power plant. With the government giving the latest directive last week, the EGCB, a [...]

PDB eyes four power plants based on imported coal

Staff Correspondent,New Age
The Power Development Board will soon send a proposal to the government to take steps for installation of four power plants, each with 500MW capacity, which will be powered by imported coal, said officials.
‘As there is gas shortage and uncertainty prevails over extraction of coal from the [...]

Victims at Barapukuria hold protest rally

Mahfizul Islam Ripon, Parbortipur

Another land subsidence at Barapukuria Coalmine area in Dinajpur recently made the local people affected and many houses got cracks on walls.
The incident made the local people agitated and they held rallies to mark their protests on May 4 from 10 am to 2 pm against the negligence of the authorities to [...]

Deal on N-power plant after Russian minister reaches

ET Report

The government is likely to sign an agreement with Russia on installation of nuclear power plant at the end of current month when a Russian minister will reach Dhaka.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina provisionally approved a draft memorandum of understanding with Russia on installation of a nuclear power plant last week.
Bangladesh and Russia finalized the [...]

CNG conversion less attractive with cheap diesel

ET Report

Diesel-run vehicle owners seemed to be losing interest in converting engines into CNG, which poses a major setback for some 138 conversion workshops in the country.
The Tk 2,000 crore industry is now running under-utilised with eventual threat of becoming sick. The petrol-run vehicle owners, however, still find converting engines to CNG cost effective.
‘This is [...]

Auditors find Tk 87 crore graft in a power project

R Akter

The audit department has found misappropriation and irregularities in using fund amounting to Tk 87.52 crore in an electricity transmission line project between Rajshahi and Khulna division, sources to the Foreign Aided Project Audit Directorate (FAPAD) said.
The government’s audit department, in a letter to the Secretary of Power Division called for taking immediate action [...]

Two new units in KHEP in the offing

Sarwaruddin ,Ctg.

Two new units are expected to be added to the existing five units of Kaptai Hydro Electric Plant. According to reliable sources, unit no. 6 and 7 are expected to be installed in the said project aimed at generating more 120 to 150 Megawatts power. The existing capacity of five units of Kaptai Hydro [...]

WB supports 100 MW additional power supply to national grid

ET Report
World Bank supported Investment Promotion and Financing Facility (IPFF) Project has completed financing four small power plants (SPPs), adding a total of 77MW power to the national grid. IPFF helps to build the capacity of the local financial sector for longer term financing to the much needed private-public partnership ventures in infrastructure. The financial [...]

Local people should welcome such project : Dr Tawfiq-e-Elahi

ET Report

 
 

Local people were involved in violent protest against Phulbari coal mining initiative. It appears contradictory since local people should welcome such a project provided it is designed appropriately taking into consideration of their concerns and expectations. Local people should be convinced that their life and livelihood would be significantly improved while contributing to national [...]