India's biggest gas importer Petronet LNG is one of the companies shortlisted to build a liquefied natural gas terminal in neighbouring Bangladesh, a company executive said on Thursday. "They called for expressions of interest and we participated and have been shortlisted by the Bangladesh government," Managing Director A.K. Balyan told reporters in New Delhi. Balyan said that the company selected will be responsible for sourcing of gas, building and operating of the terminal, which will have a capacity of 2.5 to 5 million tonnes per annum.

Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company on Tuesday came up with a proposal for raising natural gas price by up to 122 per cent following a verbal order from the government to set an asset value of Tk 25 for one thousand cubic feet of gas. Titas managing director, Nowshad Islam, at a hearing on its proposal, did not mention the name of the person who issued the verbal order that prompted all the gas companies to submit their proposals for raising the prices of methane gas. The energy division on February 23, 2014 issued a lett...

In an attempt to thwart China’s plan to corner the construction contract for a $1.68 billion power project in Bangladesh that India is helping its neighbour build in the electricity-starved country, India wants Bangladesh to allow state-owned Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (Bhel) to bid for it. [caption id="attachment_12554" align="alignleft" width="300"] As part of India’s strategy to exert economic and strategic influence in the neighbourhood by developing infrastructure, state-owned NTPC plans to set up coal-based power projects in Bangladesh.[/caption] ...

Huntkey Enterprise Group, a global professional power supply provider, successfully held its new product launching ceremony on January 18, 2015 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The event started at 18:00. More than 100 people attended the meeting, including the local distributor, Global Brand Private Ltd. (hereinafter GBPL), local dealers and famous local media, including The Daily Prothom Alo, The Daily Ittefaq, Dhaka Tribune, Daily Kaler Kantho, Boishakhi TV, Tech World Bangladesh, Tech Shohor, Daily ICT News, risingbd.com and cnewsvoice.com. ...

The 8^th edition of World Future Energy Summit (WFES) which took place here from Monday to Thursday saw the launch of several multinational initiatives regarding renewable energy and waste management production. The capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a major oil supplier, hopes to pioneer the promotion of solar and wind power, along with biothermal energy. Accordingly, Abu Dhabi’s state-owned Etihad Airways announced it would partner up with the Unites States aircraft producer Bo...