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Doreen Power to invest  Tk 10b more in two plants

Doreen Power to invest Tk 10b more in two plants

  Private power generation company Doreen Power Generation and Systems Ltd will invest another Tk 10 billion in two power plants to add a total of 400 megawatt (MW) electricity to the national grid by the end of 2018, a top official of the company said.   He also identified shortage of

Policy support needed to ensure easy access to LP gas

Policy support needed to ensure easy access to LP gas

Mohammed Saidul Islam Government policy support is necessary for easier and safer use of liquefied petroleum (LP) gas by households, motor vehicles and industries to cope with the increasing demand for gas, a top industry executive said Wednesday. "Though there has not been any study to find out t

Generation capacity up, but challenges remain

Generation capacity up, but challenges remain

Bangladesh's overall electricity generation has currently reached to around 9,000 megawatt (MW) riding mostly on 'expensive' oil-fired power plants as low-cost power plants continued to delay in coming online.The major fall in oil prices in international market after 2012 proved a boon to the count

LPG sector needs  more investment

LPG sector needs more investment

Mohammed Nurul Alam Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) is a rapidly growing industry in Bangladesh. As a potential sector, we have seven major companies including BM Energy (BD) Ltd. The gap between demand and supply of natural gas is widening day by day, because of the massive conversion of fuel-run

Trend in renewable energy use in Bangladesh

Trend in renewable energy use in Bangladesh

In the ancient Mediterranean, there was a famous city called Syracuse. Legend has it that when the Roman ships were attacking the place in 212 BC, one of the most gifted children of the city, named Archimedes, decided to take on the Romans-- not by sword but in the mind game. Archimedes-- a scienti