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Bulk power import from India’s Adani from Mar 17

Shahnaj Begum

Bangladesh is set to import bulk power commercially from Indian business tycoon Adani sponsored Jharkhand Power Plant likely from March 17, the birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.Now, the Adani Power Ltd is synchronising

Ten to 15pc hike in power tariff likely from Jan '23

Shahnaj Begum

The government is set to increase 10 to 15 per cent electricity tariff at the consumers level from January 2023, sources told the Daily Observer on Thursday.To offset the financial loss of Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB), we are considering

IORA Ministers' meet kicks off today

Shahnaj Begum

Ministers of 13 member countries arrived in Dhaka to kick off today the 22nd Council of Ministers' (COM) meeting of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA).Current chair Bangladesh, is hosting the meeting.A two-day 24th meeting of the Committee of Senior

BERC raises bulk power tariff by 19.92pc

Shahnaj Begum

Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) on Monday increased bulk power tariff by 19.92 per cent with effect from December 2022. BERC Chairman Md Abdul Jalil announced the decision at a virtual news briefing and said that the new tariff was

Historic compensation fund approved at UN climate talks

Shahnaj Begum Back from Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt

Following marathon talks over the last two extended days, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP27) have finally agreed to the establishment of a historic loss and damage fund as part of the Sharm

Issue of 'loss and damage' prolongs COP27 for two more days

Shahnaj Begum from Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt

World leaders are still in dilemma to formally consider the issue of loss and damage to address the challenges of the vulnerable nations suffering from climate change during the war in Ukraine, high inflation, food shortages and an energy crunch.They

Climate vulnerable nations' right to claim loss, damage stressed

Shahnaj Begum from Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt

The South Asian Ministers in a meeting said the progress of SAARC is halted for several years because of political reason but due to this the South Asian leaders cannot forget the people of this region who are the victims

Support poor countries in energy transition: Guterres

Shahnaj Begum writes from Egypt

SHARM AL SHEIKH, Nov 8: The UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, urged the USA and China to come forward to support the under-developed and poor countries in energy transition thus the world could work together to reduce Carbon emission.A growing

Loss and damage funding on agenda for first time

Shahnaj Begum from Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt

For the first time since the adoption of the UN climate convention, parties agreed to introduce loss and damage funding as an agenda item at the climate conference, at Sharm El-Sheikh on Sunday. After a yearlong work, culminating in 48

120 leaders meet in Egypt to talk climate actions

Shahnaj Begum from Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt

World leaders are set to kick off another climate conference -- COP27 on November 6, to take appropriate measures to achieve the climate goals in the Red Sea resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt to fulfill global climate pledges