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Renewables overtake coal in global electricity generation

In the first half of 2025, more electricity was generated from green sources than from coal. Solar and wind capacities are growing at a faster pace than global electricity demand, according to new...

Solar power project in Chattogram. Photo: TBS

Solar panels to be installed in government buildings, educational institutions, hospitals within six months

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Why do the World Bank and ADB want rural electricity to become a business?

Employees perform cooling operations where coal is stored at the NTPC (National Thermal Power Corporation) power plant in Solapur, India, on March 2, 2025. Reuters/Francis Mascarenhas/File Photo

India's $80 billion coal-power boom is running short of water

Solar power project in Chattogram. Photo: TBS

Govt's 5,238MW grid-tied solar push faces tepid response from investors

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Govt plans ‘some load-shedding’ to ease subsidy pressure

Power, Energy, and Mineral Resources Adviser Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan. File Photo: Collected

Some amount of load-shedding in summer unavoidable: Adviser Fouzul

Electricity supply from Adani power plant resumes after 17 hours

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Govt's move to slash power subsidies: Phasing out costly plants, pushing renewables

Rosatom Director General Alexei Likhachev. Photo: World Nuclear News

Rosatom prioritises generating power from nuclear plants in Bangladesh, Turkey

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IEA forecasts record nuclear electricity production in 2025

Power, Energy, and Mineral Resources Adviser Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan. File Photo: Collected

No more electricity price hike despite IMF directions: Energy adviser

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Power sector reforms could cut annual losses by $1.2 billion: IEEFA report