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Power Plant
The construction work of Matarbari power generation project is underway.

Japan backtracks from funding 2nd Matarbari power project

The plants were being constructed at a cost of Tk 518.55 billion while the JICA was bearing 83 per cent of the total amount

Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Li Jiming visits the under-construction thermal plant in Banshkhali, Chattogram on 2 May 2022

Banshkhali power plant likely to start generating electricity this year

Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Li Jiming visited the under-construction thermal plant Thursday in coastal upazila Banshkhali

UK mulls extending life of coal power plants

UK mulls extending life of coal power plants

Britain may need to prolong the life of coal-fired power stations to avert household energy blackouts this winter following key gas supplier Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the government said Monday.

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Evicted villagers pay a high price for India's hydropower push

Narmada Devi pointed to an expanse of rubble and dirt, at the spot where her home in the north Indian state of Uttarakhand stood until last year.

330MW Power Plant in Habiganj catches fire

330MW Power Plant in Habiganj catches fire

The fire broke out around 9:25 am at the power plant and spread soon, said Chief Engineer of the Power Plant Mizanur Rahman

High-voltage power lines and electricity pylons

Integrated energy-power sector master plan likely to be ready by Nov

A planned “integrated energy-power sector master plan” is likely to be ready by November this year

Tk 3.9b misappropriated from 3 power plants: TIB

Tk 3.9b misappropriated from 3 power plants: TIB

Local public representatives, land acquisition officials, NGO workers, and power plant officials received the embezzled money

Load shedding

Power outage No electricity for four hours on average in villages

Although the power generation in the country is higher than the demand, we are not being able to fully utilise this capacity during the fuel crisis

High-voltage power lines and electricity pylons

Bangladesh produces record 14,001MW electricity

Bangladesh has set a new record for electricity generation to meet the growing demand

Editorial

Natural forests: No development by destroying life and environment

On the occasion of International Forest Day, a series of reports on forest and biodiversity of Bangladesh has been published in Prothom Alo. The data that has emerged in these reports is very worrying

Interview: M Shamsul Alam

Interview: M Shamsul Alam 'It is to be seen whether everyone actually gets electricity'

Senior vice president of CAB, M Shamsul Alam, in an interview with Prothom Alo about the Payra power plant and the official declaration of 100 per cent power coverage in the country, said that ...

Nasrul Hamid

Exclusive interview: Nasrul Hamid 'Ensuring uninterrupted power supply at affordable prices is the challenge ahead'

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday announced bringing 100 per cent of the population under electricity coverage as she inaugurated the 1,320 MW Payra power plant. State minister for power, ...

Recent picture of Payra power plant at Kalapara, Patuakhali

Payra power plant sets positive precedence in time and costs

Payra thermal power plant in Patuakhali has set precedence reaching completion before the scheduled time. Expenditure on the construction of this 1320MW power plant has also been lower than estimated

Power generation faces challenge of both transition and climate change

Power generation faces challenge of both transition and climate change

Utility executives said on Thursday that their industry is facing higher costs in years to come to deal with the twin challenges of the transition to clean energy and protecting grids against ...

Indian foreign secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla addresses a press conference, in New Delhi on 27 February 2022

Bangladesh, India soon to be connected through 6 rail links: Shringla

Shringla said this at the inaugural session of the training module on “India’s Neighbourhood” at the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration

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