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New co to be set up to increase coal-based power generation

Posted November 14th, 2009 by |
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The government will form a new company styled ‘Bangladesh Coal Power Company’ to set up the planned coal-fired power plants and increase the country’s electricity generation by using the mineral, officials said Saturday. The power ministry has already decided to create the company after enlisting it with the Registrar of the Joint Stock Companies and […]

Coal in Phulbari, Birampur – Economy and Politics.

Posted November 9th, 2009 by |

Coal is the most highly used source of energy for generating power in the world. Although, it has adverse environmental impacts, it is so widely used mainly because it is relatively cheap, abundantly available and readily fits with traditional power generation technologies. It is extracted from mines using both underground and surface mining techniques – […]

Mine – hardrock madhyapara

Posted May 2nd, 2009 by |
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The development of Bangladesh has been hazarded for a long time from lack of construction materials. One of them is hard rock. The rocks have various uses. They are needed for breaking down into pebbles for use in road building and paving. They same are needed for laying in railway tracks between the sleepers. Hard […]

International IOCs and our Energy situation

Posted April 5th, 2009 by |
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International IOCs and our Energy situation  M Azizur Rahman Courtesy The Financial Express April 5, 2009 International Oil Companies (IOCs) have made a mass exodus from the country’s hydrocarbon blocks, leaving them with only one more stretch to explore and raising serious questions over Bangladesh’s energy security. The IOCs, which have rights to explore oil […]

Boropukuria Coal

Posted April 5th, 2009 by |
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  Boropukuria Coal   M Azizur Rahman FE, 5 April, 2009 International Oil Companies (IOCs) have made a mass exodus from the country’s hydrocarbon blocks, leaving them with only one more stretch to explore and raising serious questions over Bangladesh’s energy security. The IOCs, which have rights to explore oil and gas in 10 out of […]

Industry – coal base

Posted February 5th, 2009 by |
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GAIBANDHA, Nov 18 (BSS): Speakers at a seminar stressed the need for setting up coal-based linkage industries by speeding up extraction of coal and taking all action plan on mineral resources-based development of the northern region. The day-long seminar entitled “Development of Gaibandha and Northern Bangladesh Prospects and Challenges” jointly organised by Gaibandha Chamber of […]

ENERGY – GAS COAL

Posted February 5th, 2009 by |
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International Oil Companies (IOCs) have made a mass exodus from the country’s hydrocarbon blocks, leaving them with only one more stretch to explore and raising serious questions over Bangladesh’s energy security. The IOCs, which have rights to explore oil and gas in 10 out of the country’s leased-out 46 blocks, have abandoned their drilling drive […]

ENERGY – DIGHIPARA COAL MINE

Posted February 5th, 2009 by |

COAL MINE FE ReportThe state-owned oil and mineral resources company Petrobangla Monday received permission to explore for coal in Dighapara of Dinajpur in the backdrop of growing demand for alternative energy sources.The Bureau of Mineral Development (BMD) has issued the licence to Petrobangla which applied for it last year.The Petrobangla might jointly work with foreign […]

3,800MW power generation, 1780mmcfd gas, some contentious issues for AL

Posted January 7th, 2009 by |
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Staff Correspondent The average power generation capacity during peak hours was at around 3,800MW and the total gas production at around 1,780 million cubic feet per day when the Awami League-led alliance government took office on Tuesday. The Awami League in its election pledges said it would increase power generation to 5,000MW by 2011 and […]

Maddhyapara Hard Rock

Posted November 14th, 2007 by |
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Maddhyapara Hard Rock Enayet Rasul FE, 14.11.2007 The development of Bangladesh has been hazarded for a long time from lack of construction materials. One of them is hard rock. The rocks have various uses. They are needed for breaking down into pebbles for use in road building and paving. They same are needed for laying […]