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State-of-art G-Gas satellite plant 101 in Rupganj

Energypac has recently inaugurated G-Gas Satellite Plant 101 through a virtual programme to meet the country's increasing demand for LPG on March 28, 2022, in Rupganj, Narayanganj, at 11:30 am.

Dr Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury, BB, Honourable Adviser to the Prime Minister, Power, Energy & Mineral Resources Affairs, Prime Ministers Office, Dhaka, was the honourable chief guest at the inauguration of G-Gas Satellite Plant 101.

At the event, Engineer Rabiul Alam, CIP, Chairman; Humayun Rashid, CIP, Managing Director & CEO; other members of the Board of Directors; Naweed Rash...

Private companies’ 12 kg LPG price reduced to Tk 842 from June 1

The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has re-fixed the price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) of private companies at retail level with effect from June 1. As per the new prices, the private companies will have to sell 12 kg LPG at Tk 842 instead of current price of Tk 906. The regulatory body re-fixed the price adjusting with Saudi Contract Price (CP), reports UNB. The price of LP Gas Company Ltd, the state-owned company, will remain same at Tk 591 for 12.5 kg LPG as it has no relation with Saudi CP. In re-fixing the price, the value of per kg ...

GE to provide advanced gas turbine tech for Reliance

GE (NYSE: GE) on Friday announced that it will be providing its advanced gas turbine technology upgrade Advanced Gas Path (AGP) for the upcoming Reliance Bangladesh LNG & Power Ltd.’s 718-megawatt (MW) combined cycle power plant in Meghnaghat, Bangladesh. Reliance Bangladesh LNG & Power Ltd. is a joint venture between India’s Reliance Power and Japan’s JERA. Built by Engineering, Procurement, & Construction (EPC) group Samsung C&T, Meghnaghat power plant will be powered by two GE 9F gas turbines, one GE D11 steam turbine and three H53 generators. The power plant will utilize re-gasified liquified natural gas (LNG) fuel to generate the equivalent electricity needed to supply more than 850,000 homes in Bangladesh. [caption id="attachment_27689" align="alignleft" widt...

GE selected to develop power plant in BD

In its continued efforts to provide the most advanced energy solutions to Bangladesh, GE Power (NYSE: GE) today announced that it has been selected by Unique Group, to develop the 600 megawatt (MW) natural gas based combined cycle power plant at Meghnaghat, near Dhaka, Bangladesh. Unique Meghnaghat Power Limited (UMPL) will be executing the project. The power plant will produce power equivalent to the electricity needed to supply about 700,000 homes in the region.

ADB approves $ 500 for BD power plant

The Asian Development Bank's (ADB) Board of Directors has approved a $500 million loan to develop a state-of-the-art 800 megawatt (MW) power plant in Khulna, Bangladesh, along with associated connections to natural gas and power transmission facilities. "In the face of rising demand for energy in a growing economy, the Rupsha power plant will be the first of its kind in Bangladesh, vastly increasing the availability of efficient and cleaner adb1energy," ADB Energy Specialist Aziz Yusupov was quoted as saying in a statement received on...

BD, Trafigura abandon LNG supply deal

Bangladesh and Swiss trader Trafigura have abandoned the preliminary deal for the supply of 200,000 Mcf/day of regasified LNG following delays in agreeing the terms of the SPA, including the LNG specification and the location for any potential dispute settlement, a senior Bangladesh official said late last week. Bangladesh was seeking to settle any potential dispute at the Bangladesh International LNGArbitration Center but Trafigura preferred Singapore, state-owned Rupantarita Prakrtitik Gas Company Ltd.'s Managing Director Mohammed Q...