Bangladesh government has increased 16.7 per cent electricity tariffs at the customer level effective from June 2026 billing cycle.  As a result, the retail consumers of electricity will require to pay Taka 1.52 more (weighted average price) per unit (kilowatt-hour (kWh) electricity use. As pe

Bangladesh government has been trying to accelerate renewable energy- based power generation for diversifying primary energy sources. Bangladesh remains significantly behind its regional neighbours in renewable energy use. As reported, India, Pakistan, Vietnam and Thailand have considerably expande

The Middle East crisis surrounding Iran-Israel-USA war has been showing little signs of easing. It has been causing losses of thousands of human lives and billions of dollar worth of property. Already the world energy market has been facing serious supply chain disruptions triggering sharp rise in

On January 7, 2026, the Interim Government's Advisor for the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Muhammad Fauzul Kabir Khan submitted to the Chief Adviser Prof. Muhammad Yunus a new 25-year power and energy sector master plan to be implemented during 2026-2050. As reported, the master p

This year's COP30 failed to reach a consensus on finalising roadmaps and timeframe to phase out fossil fuel. However, UN member countries have been submitting their own Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) targets for reducing Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emission. Bangladesh has submitted its NDC rep

The Government of Bangladesh has decided to increase solar power generation and using rooftops of the government buildings including educational institutes and hospitals. The target has been fixed to generate 2,000-3,000 MW in phases using the building rooftops. The first phase of the initiative ta

The atmosphere temperature has been increasing and all the consequences are becoming obvious around the world. It is no more a news. However, how the rise of temperature in our country impacts our everyday livelihood and health has so far been unclear. A World Bank-supported study analysed data on

Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) finally started its commercial operation for transporting fuel oil (diesel) from Chattogram (Padma Oil Company's dispatch terminal at Guptakhal, Patenga) to Dhaka (Godnail, Narayanganj) with its 249.42 km long pipeline. Energy Adviser Mohammad Fauzul Kabir Kha