High coal prices, supply bottlenecks and aged plants are posing a challenge to Germany's plan to increase electricity production from hard coal-fired power plants to compensate for declining gas deliveries, according to operators and industry experts.

Sales and Distribution Division of Sylhet Power Development Board (PDB) yesterday (July 24, 2022) published a new schedule of load shedding which shows some areas in Sylhet city won’t have electricity for 13 hours a day.

National Committee for Protection of Oil-Gas and Mineral Resources, Electricity Sector and Ports has identified nine specific reasons for the current situation in the power sector.

In a latest move to promote austerity in operations, the finance ministry today (July 21, 2022) directed government officials to lower expenses for fuel and lubricants of vehicles issued to them by 20 percent.

The government has decided to reduce the use of electricity by 25 percent at all its offices to save power for future.

The French government urged citizens on Wednesday to make the effort to save energy in the face of record high oil and gas prices, including by cutting wifi routers when heading off on holiday.

The country experienced a total of 1915 MW of load shedding today (July 19, 2022), the first day of a new era of area-wise planned power cuts announced by the government, that many believed they had left behind for good.

A meeting of the parliamentary standing committee on the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources was held today (July 19, 2022) without using air conditioning or even a single electric light.

Shops, shopping malls will have electricity disconnected if they are open after 8pm, State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid said today (July 19, 2022).

Authorities today (July 18, 2022) announced names of areas and respective timing for the hourlong load shedding in Dhaka and Narayanganj following a government decision to this end.

State minister for power, energy and mineral resources Nasrul Hamid today (July 18, 2022) said devotees in all religious establishments can use air conditioners during prayers but requested to maintain austerity by keeping those off rest of the time.

There will be one hour long load shedding countrywide from tomorrow to reduce energy subsidy, State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid said today (July 18, 2022).

Despite an improvement in payment, the government still owes $1.5 billion to private power plant operators, according to official sources. 

Petrol pumps should be closed one day a week, Prime Minister's Energy Adviser Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury today (July 18, 2022) proposed in a meeting at the Prime Minister’s Office in Dhaka.

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid has said that diesel-run power plants will remain closed from today (July 18, 2022).

Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration and Production Company Ltd (Bapex) has collected gas samples emitted from a shrimp farm at Mongla in Bagerhat.

The Cabinet Division has directed not to use decorative lighting on social programmes and at community centres, shopping malls, shops and households until further notice.

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid has hinted at raising price of fuel oil by highlighting the country’s energy situation in the wake of rising oil and gas prices in the global market.

The government has no alternative other than load shedding to address the ongoing gas and electricity crisis at least till September, Energy Advisor to the Prime Minister Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury said today (July 7, 2022).

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged the countrymen not to put up special decorative lights on the occasion of social events at community centres, shops, offices and houses in order to save electricity.