Task force to protect environment
The deputy commissioner (DC) of Dhaka district has decided to form a task force of concerned government authorities to protect against environmental pollution, especially water pollution, air pollution
New Age (Bangladesh)
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Iranian president launches energy project in Sri Lanka
Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Tuesday launched a 1.2 billion dollars project largely funded by Tehran to upgrade Sri Lanka's sole oil refinery, officials said. Ahmadinejad and Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapakse planted an ebony sapling to launch work at the Sapugaskande refinery, just outside the capital Colombo. The four-year upgrade will triple Sri Lanka's refinery capacity to 150,000 barrels per day from the current 50,000 barrels.
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Govt steps on Phulbari open-pit mine after finalisation of coal policy
Special assistant to the chief adviser, M Tamim, on Thursday said that the government would take
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Philippines looking at four-day week to save energy
With energy prices continuing to rise the Philippines is considering implementing a four-day week for all government employees, officials said Friday. Executive secretary Eduardo Ermita told journalists that the idea was being taken seriously by President Gloria Arroyo's government as a way of reducing energy costs.
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G8 summit to tackle soaring food prices'
Leaders from the Group of Eight industrial powers will discuss ways to tackle soaring energy and food prices at their summit next month, Japanese prime minister Yasuo Fukuda said Monday.
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High energy, food prices keep US economy weak
The economy remained
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Power crisis likely to turn severe in Ramadan
Power crisis will turn more severe this Ramadan than in the past as the power board projected less generation during evening peak hours this September. The interim government's steps to increase power generation has failed Power Development Board officials at a meeting with the chief adviser's special assistant M Tamim on Tuesday projected the average generation during peak hours in September at 3,654MW, subject to the commissioning of a number of short-term rental and 90MW Fenchuganj power plants. Ramadan begins early September.
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Gas crisis clouds future of power plants
Gas shortage has been worrying electricity officials, foreign financiers and private entrepreneurs about the future of power plants, already in the pipeline or even in operation. Many cannot rest assured of required gas supply to power plants despite having prior assurance with Petrobangla as the country has been passing through its worst gas crisis in decades. Some are planning to switch over to dual-fuel system so that diesel or furnace oil could be used for keeping the plants operational in case of gas failures, power officials said.
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Power crisis hits Sylhet
Frequent power outages coupled with sweltering heat over the past four days have made life miserable in the Sylhet city and its adjoining areas. Official and commercial activities as well as processing of tea-plants in the region are also being hampered due to the frequent power outages. Sources in the Power Development Board, Sylhet said they had been supplying 40 megawatts of power against the daily demand of about 130 megawatts over the past four days.
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Govt seeks $350m WB loan for energy sector
The government has sought a loan of more than $350 million from the World Bank to boost its power sector and build pipelines to transmit natural gas to help ease its power crisis, a senior official said yesterday. "We are almost in the final stage (of getting the loan approved) and the money will be utilised to implement a number of projects in the energy sector, including setting up a 300-megawatt (MW) power plant," a senior official of the Ministry of Energy said.
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Awareness campaign about renewable energy from Nov
The government will launch a two-month campaign from November to popularise renewable energy and create awareness about energy conservation across the country. This was decided yesterday at a meeting of the steering committee on renewable energy and energy conservation at Power and Energy Ministry.