energy price hike

Stop predatory gas price hike and reform the sector

CAB rejects gas price hike. Accuses ministry & BERC of harming consumers.

Energy reforms are long overdue

CPD’s three-step proposal deserves consideration

Why must the public bear the burden of capacity charges?

There is no justification for raising electricity prices four times a year

How do we cope with high energy prices?

Consumers in Bangladesh are at the mercy of policymakers

‘Electricity tariff hike a challenge for private sector’

The recent retail electricity tariff hike will ultimately create an additional economic burden on the smooth operations of the private sector and power intensive industries, Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) President Barrister Md Sameer Sattar said.

Why did electricity price go up without a public hearing?

Professor M Shamsul Alam talks to Naznin Tithi of The Daily Star about the reasons behind the recent electricity price hike and how the energy sector can be made more efficient.

Electricity price hike will haunt both the people and the government

What impacts will the recent electricity price hike bring, in the context of the ongoing inflation?

Why must the public bear the burden of power sector subsidies?

Speaking to us about this issue is Anu Muhammad, professor of economics at Jahangirnagar University. 

Raising energy prices is a bad idea

It will do much more harm than good

September 24, 2017
September 24, 2017

Hiking Power Price: BERC opens public hearing tomorrow

Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) will hold public hearings in two phases from tomorrow on increasing prices of electricity at bulk and retail levels.

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