Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in a recent speech on the occasion of the inauguration of the annual convention of the Institute of Engineers of Bangladesh declared her government’s changed vision that the substantial reserve of high heating value, low ash, bituminous coal resource will be preserved for the future generations. This statement is a clear […]
It’s time to take ‘unpopular’ decisions on domestic coal development FE, 17th. March 2012 Mushfiqur Rahman Finance Minister A.M.A. Muhith has hinted at further hike in power and fuel oil prices in the coming days. Unabated price hike of oil and food in the international market created some unexpected risks for the economy, stated the […]
Bangladesh Power Board (PDB) has recently announced a mega plan for 7000 megawatts (MW) coal-based power generation. This they say is in accordance with the revised power sector master plan. Ten such plants will use about 20 million tonnes of imported coal (US$ 2.0 billion worth) a year. The board in its ambitious plan opined […]
Where from will Bangladesh source coal for power generation? FE, 18.02.2012 Aminul Islam Akanda Energy consumption in the world has been stepped up from traditional coal to oil and then to natural gas and nuclear. As per the BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2011, the coal, oil, natural gas and nuclear energy respectively contributed […]
No consistency in demand, supply and price of natural gas The Financial Express, 16.02.2012 Aminul Islam Akanda World reserve of natural gas was estimated at 190 trillion m3 (cubic meters) in 2010, which is equivalent to 170 thousand Mtoe (million metric tonnes of oil equivalent) as per the British Petroleum (BP). Russia possesses the highest […]
No consistency in demand, supply and price of natural gas The Financial Express, 16.02.2012 Aminul Islam Akanda World reserve of natural gas was estimated at 190 trillion m3 (cubic meters) in 2010, which is equivalent to 170 thousand Mtoe (million metric tonnes of oil equivalent) as per the British Petroleum (BP). Russia possesses the highest […]
Mega mis-plan for coal-based power plants Khondkar Abdus Saleque FE, 9 February 2012 Bangladesh Power Board (PDB) has recently announced a mega plan for 7000 megawatts (MW) coal-based power generation. This they say is in accordance with the revised power sector master plan. Ten such plants will use about 20 million tonnes of imported coal […]
Why not mine our own coal? FE, 03.02.2012 Khondkar Abdus Saleque Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in a recent speech on the occasion of the inauguration of the annual convention of the Institute of Engineers of Bangladesh declared her government’s changed vision that the substantial reserve of high heating value, low ash, bituminous coal resource will […]
How to confront the energy crisis? Khondkar Abdus Saleque Flawed planning, wrong strategy and poor management of infrastructure projects in the energy sector are driving the Bangladesh economy to a possible serious depression. The present government which claimed to have done extensive homework on the energy sector prior to its election in 2008, possibly failed […]
The aggregate loss of Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) skyrocketed to Tk 72.08 billion in the last fiscal year (FY) 2010-11, up by 251 per cent over the previous fiscal’s Tk 20.49 billion. The purchase of a substantially higher quantity of petroleum products from the international market at increased prices and the sale of the same […]
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