power production

18,000MW power production planned for summer

Load shedding during the summer days will be kept at a tolerable level, Power and Energy Adviser Fouzul Kabir Khan said yesterday.

Why do villagers bear the brunt of loadshedding?

Strangely enough, although the government is unable to meet power needs, it pays thousands of crores to government and private power plants as fixed charges or capacity charges every month with taxpayers’ money.

Bangladesh losing $3.3b a year to power cuts

Bangladesh loses around $3.3 billion a year due to unreliable power supply to homes, offices, and factories.

Who really benefits from higher electricity prices?

Public money is being used to shore up PDB's losses and pay profiteering private companies

April 27, 2025
April 27, 2025

18,000MW power production planned for summer

Load shedding during the summer days will be kept at a tolerable level, Power and Energy Adviser Fouzul Kabir Khan said yesterday.

September 17, 2023
September 17, 2023

Why do villagers bear the brunt of loadshedding?

Strangely enough, although the government is unable to meet power needs, it pays thousands of crores to government and private power plants as fixed charges or capacity charges every month with taxpayers’ money.

May 22, 2023
May 22, 2023

Bangladesh losing $3.3b a year to power cuts

Bangladesh loses around $3.3 billion a year due to unreliable power supply to homes, offices, and factories.

January 22, 2023
January 22, 2023

Who really benefits from higher electricity prices?

Public money is being used to shore up PDB's losses and pay profiteering private companies