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Power Crisis Hits Boro Farming In Northern Districts

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Dhaka: Power crisis has turned acute in eight districts under Rangpur division with the Boro growers facing problems in irrigation to their Boro fields. The power crisis following frequent load shedding and low voltage has turned power run irrigation ..more..

Spanish Firm To Facilitate Power Import From India

EnergyFrontier Report
The Bangladesh government has awarded a Spanish firm over Tk 1.0 billion project to build transmission line from Baharampur of India to Bheramara to import electricity from the neighbouring country State-owned Power Grid Corporation of Bangladesh (PGCB) ..more..

Bangladesh To Frame Policy To Protect Poor Peoples' Access To Energy Sector

EnergyFrontier Report
Adviser to the Prime Minister Dr. Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury said on Tuesday (Feb 15) that the government is planning to frame a separate policy to protect poor peoples' right to energy. Tawfiq called upon the industrialists to use energy- efficient appli ..more..

A Twin-Cell Solar Panel

Kevin Bullis
A start-up called Stion will receive $1 million from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to develop a new type of low-cost, high-efficiency solar panel. The company will use the new funding to make solar panels that combine two types of solar ..more..

BERC Public Hearing On CNG Price Hike On March 8

EnergyFrontier Report
Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) will hold a public hearing on March 8 on a government proposal to raise the CNG price by about 50 percent. State-owned Petrobangla moved the proposal to increase the price of CNG (compressed natural gas) to ..more..