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HEADLINE

● Nation waves final goodbye to uncompromising leader Khaleda Zia ● Hasina responsible for Khaleda Zia's death: Nazrul ● Pakistan, Nepal envoys call on CA after attending Khaleda Zia’s funeral ● DITF key to boosting local products, exports: CA ● Pakistan Speaker, India’s FM hold brief meeting in Dhaka ● ‘Pray for my mother,’ Tarique appeals to nation at Khaleda Zia’s janaza ● Nepal, Bhutan FMs convey condolences to Tarique Rahman

9 power plants of AL time operating sans tariffs or PPAs: Power Div

Shahnaj Begum

The interim government identified that nine power plants, including the 1,320 MW Bangladesh-India Rampal coal-fired plant and 1,320 MW RPCL-Norinco Patuakhali coal-fired plant, have been operating without approved tariffs or Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs).These plants, with a combined generation capacity

Power Div seeks addl Tk 3,287.89cr from Finance Div

Shahnaj Begum

The Power Division has requested an additional Tk 3,287.89 crore from the Finance Division for the payments to IPPs and for imported electricity.This projected loss is Tk 3,894.04 crore higher than the loss recorded in FY 2023-24, according to data

Chevron seeks access to onshore gas Blocks-11,12 earmarked for BAPEX

Shahnaj Begum

Chevron wants a formal access from the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources to develop the onshore gas Blocks-11 and 12 in northeastern Bangladesh earmarked for the state-owned Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration and Production Company Ltd (BAPEX).Javier La Rosa, Chevron's newly

Dhaka kicks off 2nd round of negotiations with USTR on tariff

Shahnaj Begum

Bangladesh has kicked off the second round of negotiations with the United States Trade Representative (USTR) on the agreement on reciprocal tariffs from Wednesday to Friday, putting the utmost effort for a positive outcome.Bangladesh is among the first countries to

Bangladesh begins second round of tariff talks with USTR

Shahnaj Begum

BPC seeks $2.5 billion from AIIB to build ERL Unit-2

Shahnaj Begum

The state-owned Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) is seeking $2-2.5 billion in funding from the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) to implement the refinery expansion project-Eastern Refinery Ltd (ERL) Unit-2.Recently, the BPC announced that they would construct Eastern Refinery Limited (ERL)

Govt to review contracts with IPPs to do away with capacity payment provision

Shahnaj Begum

The government has announced that it has initiated a review of contracts with Independent Power Producers (IPPs) to eliminate capacity payment clauses-provisions that obligate the government to pay for power generation capacity even when no electricity is actually supplied to

Bangladesh to scrap costly 'capacity payments' in power deals

Shahnaj Begum

The government has announced that it has initiated a review of contracts with Independent Power Producers (IPPs) to eliminate “capacity payment” clauses—provisions that obligate the government to pay for power generation capacity even when no electricity is actually supplied to

BPDB , Adani Power to sit for settling coal tariff dispute

Shahnaj Begum

To resolve the ongoing coal tariff dispute, Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) and Adani Power Ltd agreed to hold a high-level in-person meeting without fixing any date.These are the outcome of our meeting on June 23, it was a virtual

Power import from Nepal now turns uncertain

Shahnaj Begum

The fate of importing 500 megawatts (MW) of electricity from Nepal's 900MW Upper Karnali Hydropower project is hanging in the balance as government is set to scrap the accord as it has decided to suspend all agreements under the Special