Power & Energy

Staff Reporter A high-level Bangladesh delegation headed by Architect Yeafesh Osman Minister of Science and Technology has recently visited the Petrozavodskmash facility in Russia, which has been manufacturing equipment for Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant. The delegation visited the assembly and welding section to witness the manufacturing process of equipment for both units of Rooppur NPP. They saw for themselves the ...

Staff Reporter Consumers in the areas under Dhaka Electric Supply Company Limited (Desco) experienced load shedding for over three hours on Saturday while those in the areas under Dhaka Power Supply Company Limited (DPDC) saw no power cuts. According to official sources, a forced shutdown of a power plant in Ghorashal Power Station triggered such a huge load shedding in ...

Staff Reporter Hydraulic testing of half bodies of Passive Core Flooding System (PCFS) Hydro-accumulators begins at Petrozavodsk Branch of AEM-Technologies, Russia. These are intended for Power Unit – 2 of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant. Eight PCFS Hydro-accumulators will be installed in each unit. Hydraulic test is one of the most important final inspections of the equipment. PCFS Hydro-accumulator is filled ...

Country Today Desk Natural gas supply to power plants has dropped to four-year low as Bangladesh suspends import of around 250mmbtu Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) from costly international market. In 2019, the country’s power sector received 1201mmcfd natural gas which comes down to 1064mmcfd in June, 2022. The situation became even worse this month as the supply slipped to around ...

Staff Reporter Atomstroyexport as the General Contractor has entered into a contract with a Russian company Sverdniikhimmash (SCERI JSC) for manufacturing and supplying hi-tech equipment to handle liquid radioactive waste at Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant. Under the contract, SCERI will design, manufacture and supply three drain water treatment plants, three deep evaporation plants, two cementation plants, two conditioning plants, two ...

Staff Reporter State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid the ongoing load shedding caused by the gas and fuel crisis will not last long. “The electricity from second unit of Payra Thermal Power Station and Rampal Power Plant and 1600MW imported from India will be added to the national grid by this year,” he said in a ...

Staff Reporter Load shedding continued across the country on Tuesday as consumers in many areas in the capital Dhaka and elsewhere experienced power cuts for several hours in a number of spells. According to Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB), the country had to experience about 1400 MW of load shedding as it generated less than 13,000 MW against a demand ...

Staff Reporter Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) is set to announce its decision on Sunday on the proposal to raise the price of natural gas. BERC chairman Abdul Jalil will announce the decision at 3 pm at a virtual briefing. The state-owned transmission company and 6 gas distribution companies submitted their final proposals to the energy regulator on January 25 ...