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Govt moves for 60MW solar park at Raozan

The government is going to set up a 60MW solar power project at Raozan in Chittagong in the private sector. Once implemented, officials said, state-owned Power Development Board (PDB) will purchase electricity from the private sector ‘solar park, UNB reports. “This will be the country’s largest ever single solar project with the highest capacity,” Power Division Joint Secretary Siddique Zobair told UNB. solarSo far, the highest capacity of solar project is of 3MW in Jamalpur. Another solar project of 30MW capacity is now under the process of i...

Tk 9,400cr subsidy proposed for power, energy sector

The government has proposed Tk 9,400 core as subsidy to the power and energy sector for the next fiscal (2014-15). This amount was shown in the budget document as “net lending” to Power Development Board (PDB) and Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC), both state-owned entities. PowerOfficial sources at the Power and Energy Ministry said the government provides subsidy to the power and energy sector though a credit programme to keep pressure on the state entities to pay back the amount. They said another objective of such mechanism is to show the amoun...

Bangladesh lobbies to join TAPI gas line

Bangladesh has renewed its case for joining the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India natural gas pipeline by sending a delegation to meet with Turkmenistan’s oil ministry last week, Petrobangla Chairman Hussain Monsur said Wednesday. “We have conveyed our interest to join with TAPI as we are struggling to meet mounting natural gas demands with local production,” he said. TAPIroute

Narrow mindset hindering outlook for solar project

A conservative outlook in scrutinizing bids for a solar power project may jeopardise the government’s intention to lower the renewable energy price. Even many world renowned companies are apprehended to be left out from participating in the final round of bidding, due to the narrow viewpoints of the bid evaluating body. Official sources said that as part of the government’s 500 MW solar power programme, the state-owned Power Development Board (PDB) recently invited bids from local and international companies to set up a 30 MW solar power plant in Kurigram district. solar

Coal Club for coal-fired power plant operators    

The government considers forming a “coal club” aimed at sharing knowledge and experience among the public and private sector operators of the coal-fired power plants. Power Division has invited officials of coal-fired plant projects to a meeting on Sunday at the Biduyt Bhaban to discuss the idea. “The idea of the proposed coal club is to share and exchange the knowledge and experience among the sponsors and operators of coal-fired power plants in the public and private sectors”, said Anwar Hossain, a joint secretary of the Power Division, reports UNB. cotton

China to set up 1.320 MW coal fired power plant in Moheshkhali

The government signed a deal with China to set up a 1,320 MW coal based power plant in Moheshkhali upazila of Cox’s Bazar. Mr Abduhu Ruhullah, chairman of Bangladesh Power Development Board and Mr Zhao Longjun, president of Huadian Hong Kong Company of China, signed the memorandum of understanding at Bidyut Bhaban in the capital. Under the agreement, BPDB and the Chinese company will jointly build 2 units with a capacity of 660 MW each by 2019. china BDMr Abduhu said that China will install ultra supercritical technology at the plant to meet envir...
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