Electricity
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Israel minister says cutting off electricity supply to Gaza
Mar 10, 2025A week after Israel barred any aid from entering the war-torn Palestinian territory, Israel’s Energy Minister Eli Cohen said Sunday that he has ordered the cessation of energy supplies to Gaza. “I have just signed the... -
Power gradually returning in Venezuela after nationwide outage
Aug 31, 2024After a statewide blackout that officials attributed to sabotage of the national electrical grid, power was progressively restored to Venezuela on Friday. This was the nation’s latest crisis following a contentious presidential election. Blackouts are common... -
CPD for abolishing ‘Quick Enhancement of Electricity and Energy Supply Act’
Aug 19, 2024As part of overhauling the power and energy sectors, the Center for Policy Dialogue (CPD) has placed focus on the elimination of detrimental legislation such as the “Quick Enhancement of Electricity and Energy Supply Act.” The... -
Govt extends timeframe for 3 power plants
Mar 28, 2024Today, Summit Power Limited’s three gas-based power plants were given a five-year extension on the deadline for purchasing electricity from the Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP). The decision resulted from its seventh meeting of the... -
The government adjusts the power tariff from February
Feb 29, 2024Today, State Minister for Power Nasrul Hamid announced that in an effort to reduce government support for the industry, the government has decided to raise power tariffs starting of February 1. Although the selling price of... -
Cheap electricity and jobs keep Serbia tied to coal
Dec 7, 2023The Kolubara coal mine in Serbia is always open; excavators are there, working around the clock, 365 days a year, chipping away at the earth to harvest fossil fuel. Due to the associated pollutants, the majority... -
Adani Group offers to export another 1,600 MW electricity to Bangladesh
Jul 28, 2023According to a source in the power division, India’s Adani Group has submitted a new request to export another 1,600 MW of electricity to Bangladesh. “The entire amount of electricity will be from renewable sources. Of... -
Bangladesh to get Adani’s electricity in March
Jan 3, 2023According to the deal with Adani Power, power would arrive in Bangladesh by the middle of March, according to State Minister for Power, Energy, and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid. “Now we are getting 240 megawatt (MW)... -
Nepal to provide 40-50mw electricity to Bangladesh: envoy
Oct 25, 2022According to the ambassador of Nepal to Bangladesh, Ghanshyam Bhandari, Bangladesh will soon get an additional 40 to 50 megawatts (MW) of electricity from Nepal after the completion of a major power sector project. This was... -
More than one crore consumers in Bangladesh are without electricity due to Amphan
May 21, 2020As many as 15 million consumers in 25 districts of the south, west, and north of the country lost power before the storm due to super cyclone Amphan. In most of these districts, the power distribution...
