Electricity

Solar power project in Chattogram. Photo: TBS
Energy

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

Under the OpEx model, schools, colleges, madrasahs, and hospitals will not have to bear any costs

Representational image. Photo Mumit M/TBS
Thoughts

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
South Asia

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

Solar power project in Chattogram. Photo: TBS
Energy

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

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Bangladesh

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

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

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

Electric power transmission pylon miniatures and Adani Green Energy logo are seen in this illustration taken, on 9 December 2022. Photo: Reuters
Energy

Electricity supply from Adani power plant resumes after 17 hours

Infograph: TBS
Infrastructure

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

Rosatom Director General Alexei Likhachev. Photo: World Nuclear News
Energy

Rosatom prioritises generating power from nuclear plants in Bangladesh, Turkey

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World+Biz

IEA forecasts record nuclear electricity production in 2025

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

No more electricity price hike despite IMF directions: Energy adviser

Representational image/Collected
Energy

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

ADB is working with Muktagacha Solartech Energy Limited (MSEL) to establish a 20-megawatt grid-connected solar photovoltaic power plant in Bangladesh. Photo courtesy of JPL.
Bangladesh

ADB, Muktagacha Solartech to build 20-MW solar plant in Mymensingh