Power

Power Div to allow operation of costly HFO-based power plants

Shahnaj Begum

To address the incoming hot summer days and sweltering temperatures, the Power Division is planning to allow the operation of ...

Power supply situation improves as Adani plant units resume operations

Bangladesh's power supply situation has significantly improved as both units of Adani's 1,600 MW Jharkhand power plant resumed operations on ...

Stolen from Matarbari Power Plant

Navy recovers stolen goods worth Tk 1cr

Observer Online Report

The Navy recovered stolen goods worth approximately Tk 1 crore from the 'Matarbari Power Plant' area at Maheshkhali upazila in ...

High-Level Meet In Power Ministry Today

63,000 MT mud-mixed coal imported for Matarbari

Staff Correspondent

CHATTOGRAM, Mar 22: A Singapore flag carrier ship MV Orient Orchid loaded with 63,000 metric tons of coal mixed with ...

Power Div plans 10pc production cost cut to save Tk 11,444 crore

Shahnaj Begum

The Power Division is set to save as much as Tk 11,444 crore in the current fiscal year by reducing ...

ACC orders recovery of Tk 1,113cr unpaid taxes from Summit Power, Corpn

Mizanur Rahman

The Anti-Corruption Commission has ordered the recovery of government tax of Tk 1,113 crore from Summit Power Ltd and Summit ...

Power Grid BD forms body to probe Aminbazar substation fire

Special Correspondent

Power Grid Bangladesh PLC formed a five-member committee on Tuesday to investigate a fire incident at the Aminbazar 400/230kV substation ...

Aminbazar Power Grid fire under control

Observer Correspondent

A fire that broke out at a substation of the Aminbazar Power Grid distribution company in Savar, has been under ...

Massive fire at Aminbazar Power Grid in Savar

Observer Online Report

A devastating fire broke out at a substation of the Aminbazar Power Grid distribution company in Savar on Tuesday morning.Approximately ...

Livguard 2.0 Product Launch Event

Dhaka Power Traders, Livguard unveil next-gen power solutions

Business Correspondent

Dhaka Power Traders (DPT), in collaboration with Livguard, has once again taken a significant leap in the next generation power ...

IAEA official to inspect Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant on Mar 7

Shahnaj Begum

A top official of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will visit Bangladesh on March 7 to inspect the preparatory ...

Power of social media in our public discourse

Mst Sumaia Akter Jonaki

In recent years, Bangladesh has experienced a dramatic shift in the way people communicate and engage with national issues. At ...

Barapukuria Power Plant halts operations amid mechanical failures

Shakib Ahmed

The Barapukuria Power Plant in Dinajpur has been forced to cease operations entirely due to multiple mechanical failures, including a ...

Power shortage seemingly to engulf Ramadan

Country's power sector is reportedly to face a serious challenge during the holy month of Ramadan and upcoming Boro season ...

BIPPA Press Conference

Independent Power Producers want payment of Tk 16,000cr arrear bills to run plants

Special Correspondent

The Bangladesh Independent Power Producers Association (BIPPA) has urged the interim government to pay Tk 16,000 crore in arrears to ...

Illegal Wealth, Abuse Of Power

Arrested ex-BFIU chief Biswas sent to jail

Staff Correspondent

A court in Dhaka has sent Masud Biswas, the former head of the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU), to jail ...

CPA extends Saif Powertec's NCT contract for another 6 months

Nurul Amin

CHATTOGRAM, Jan 11: The Chattogram Port Authority (CPA) has extended the appointment of Saif Powertech, operator of the New Mooring ...

Russian worker found dead at Rooppur Power Plant

Shakib Ahmed

Police recovered the body of a Russian worker from a washroom at the residential Green City complex of Rooppur Nuclear ...

Powerful Tibet earthquake kills nearly 100, rattles Nepal

BEIJING/KATHMANDU, Jan 7: A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck the foothills of the Himalayas near one of Tibet's holiest cities on ...

Powerful earthquake death toll reaches nearly 100 in Tibet

Observer Online Desk

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake rocked the northern foothills of the Himalayas near one of Tibet's holiest cities on Tuesday, Chinese ...

Summit Power appoints new MD

Business Desk

Maj General (Retd) Dr Monirul Islam Akhand has been appointed as the Managing Director (MD) of Summit Power Ltd (SPL) ...