Capacity charge set to soar to Tk 38,000cr
The power sector fixed cost is set to reach Tk 38,000 crore in the current financial year of 2024鈥�25 as installed power generation capacity keeps growing amidst rather a static demand.聽
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Transforming power sector for net zero
AS 2025 dawns, Bangladesh is shaping up its commitment to cut emissions under the Paris Agreement. While the South Asian country is trying to bring its economy and governance back on track, the moment is ripe to drive a major reorientation in the country鈥檚 energy and power sector. Reforms are critical in this particular sector as its future...
An overhaul of power policy long overdue
AN UNEVEN development of the power sector, riding on a wrong policy and supported by the now-repealed energy indemnity law, is more pronounced with a decline in the power demand since the onset of the winter. A low demand for power shows the abnormal extent of power overcapacity. About three quarters of the installed power generation capacity...
Four reforms in power sector can save Tk聽138b annually
Bangladesh can reduce its subsidy burden by Tk聽138 billion by making four power sector reforms, said a report released on Wednesday by the US-based Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis...
Continued subsidy for power sector is no answer
THE government鈥檚 plan for the highest amount of subsidy allocation for the energy sector in the 2024鈥�25 financial year, defying public opinions for improved support for education, health, and agricultural sectors...
Power capacity charge puts govt under pressure
The overall subsidy in the coming national budget is likely to sustain over Tk 90,000 crore with more than one third to be spent for the power sector plagued with...