Utilities
865,000 illegal gas connections snapped in last 2 yrs: Nasrul
State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid today said in the last two years, a total of 865,000 illegal gas connections have been snapped
BPDB supplies record 16,233MW power
Bangladesh Power Development Board today supplied a record 16,233 megawatts of electricity as power demand increased due to a country-wide heatwave
Gas supply to remain suspended 10am-10pm in N'ganj tomorrow
Gas supply will remain suspended from 10:00am to 10:00pm tomorrow (Sunday) in different areas of Narayanganj for emergency repairing works on pipelines
Gas supply in northern dists to be halted for 60hrs from tomorrow night
Gas supply in northern districts under Pashchimanchal Gas Company Limited (PGCL) will be suspended for 60 hours from tomorrow night due to repairing work in the supply line
PM for ending subsidies on electricity, water
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today asked the authorities concerned to gradually come out from the trend of subsidies, initially on utilities like electricity and water, to reduce the burden on the state coffer
Cyclone Hamoon: Power may be restored in Cox’s Bazar, Ctg by 3:00pm tomorrow
Says State Minister Nasrul Hamid
Coordinated call centre launched to tackle power emergencies
A coordinated call centre with hotline number, 16999, has been launched in the power sector through which consumers of any distribution company can lodge a complaint and get a solution
Gas supply to remain suspended in Banani for 4hrs tomorrow
Gas supply to the capital's Banani area will remain suspended for four hours tomorrow due to an emergency pipeline replacement work
Gas supply to be suspended in Banani for 2hrs tomorrow
Gas supply will remain suspended for two hours in Dhaka's Banani area tomorrow for emergency pipeline replacement work
Taqsem's term as Wasa MD extended for 6th time
Taqsem A Khan's term as Dhaka Wasa managing director was today extended by three years
Gas supply to remain halted in parts of Dhaka for 8 hrs tomorrow
Gas supply will remain suspended in different areas of capital for eight hours, from 10:00am to 6:00pm, tomorrow
Fire at Muradpur sub-station in Ctg disrupts power
Electricity supply has been disrupted in different areas of Chattogram after a fire broke out at Muradpur 33/11 sub-station this evening
Nat'l grid to get power from 2nd Rampal unit soon
The second unit of the 1,320MW coal-fired Maitree Super Thermal Power Plant in Bagerhat's Rampal has been synchronised with the national grid today
$10 billion needed annually to import primary fuel for power generation: CPD
Bangladesh will have to spend annually $10 billion to import primary fuel for the operation of the power plants, said the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) at the seminar today
Power supply to return to normalcy very soon: Mannan
Planning Minister MA Mannan today said power supply will return to normalcy very soon as the government is working sincerely to produce electricity in the country
Official Facebook page of Desco gets hacked
The official Facebook page of Dhaka Electric Company Limited (Desco) has been hacked by miscreants
Gas supply to remain off in areas adjacent to Dhaka-Aricha highway, Kaliakoir tomorrow
Gas supply will remain suspended for 8 hours on both sides of the Dhaka-Aricha highway and in Kaliakoir upazila of Gazipur district tomorrow for emergency replacement and removal of gas pipeline.
Coal shortage: Payra Power Plant to shut down after June 5
'We're struggling to import oil. We are diverting most of the gas to industries to keep those running,' says Nasrul Hamid
