Energey

Energey

3,000 battery-run rickshaw in Ctg. File Photo: Md Minhaj Uddin/TBS

Illegal autorickshaw charging causes Tk4,000cr annual revenue loss

Charging battery-run autorickshaws accounts for 5% of Bangladesh’s total electricity generation.

An oil pumpjack at Lake Maracaibo in Cabimas, Venezuela on 27 January 2026. Photo: Reuters

US to take 35% stake in Venezuelan mogul Betancourt's oil venture, WSJ reports

A composite satellite image shows trail of smoke rising from an oil facility, in Jizan, Jazan province, Saudi Arabia, July 26, 2026.

Yemen's Houthis attack Saudi refinery after kingdom signs defence pact

Sketch: TBS

Energy crunch, global competition push RMG exports lower

Bangladesh is heading into a time of year when electricity demand usually increases. Even moderate disruptions in generation capacity can lead to load-shedding. Photo: TBS

Govt plans Tk4,973cr power upgrade for Dhaka's industrial outskirts

Representational image. Photo: TBS

LPG operators pledge higher imports to ease supply crunch

A resident looks out the window during a power blackout after critical civil infrastructure was hit by recent Russian missile and drone attacks, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, on 15 January, 2026. Photo: Gleb Garanich/Reuters

Ukraine has fuel reserves for more than 20 days, energy minister says

Rashidpur Gas Field. Photo: TBS

Well No. 3 of Rashidpur Gas Field back in operation

The war in Ukraine catalyzed the gas crisis by taking out a crucial chunk of supply. Now the scramble to fill that gap is turning into a worldwide stampede, as countries race to secure scarce cargoes of liquefied natural gas.Photographer: Dwayne Senior/Bloomberg

Gas-addicted EU trades one energy risk for another

An employee holds a sample of crude oil at the Yarakta oilfield, owned by Irkutsk Oil Co, in the Irkutsk region, Russia on 11 March, 2019. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko/File Photo

Oil prices up after bullish Saudi comments, falling US stockpiles

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Sketch: TBS

Bangladesh-India fuel pipeline will ensure energy security: PM

Local wells show promise, may greatly reduce costly spot LNG dependence

Local wells show promise, may greatly reduce costly spot LNG dependence

Japan can take the lead.Photographer: JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP

Energy security is the global priority for 2023