Power Development Board News Today

Bangladesh Power Division Budget 2024-25: Around a third of the budgetary allocation set aside for the power division is going to the Power Grid Company of Bangladesh (PGCB) as the government plans to make the most of installed generation capacity by expanding grids and making some of the existing facilities smart.

A storm swept Dinajpur Sadar upazila and municipality area in the early hours of today leaving a trail of devastation, damaging hundreds of houses and uprooting trees

Millions Without Mobile Service After Cyclone Remal: Power outage due to cyclone Remal has caused over 10,000 mobile towers or base transceiver stations (BTS) to go out of service, affecting the mobile and internet services of millions of people in the southern districts.

Cyclone Remal Power Outage in Bangladesh: Power supply to 2.22 crore consumers of Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board (BREB), out of its total 3.58 crore, has been suspended following the landfall of Cyclone Remal yesterday.

Power Cuts Due to Cyclone Remal: 2.70 crore subscribers of the country out of power

On January 9, 2024, a small shipment weighing 344.5 kilograms arrived at Chattogram port. The shipment worth $250,863 (Tk 2.75 crore) contained 19 pieces of small tools such as hammer, metal pipe cutter and silicon guns imported for state-owned Coal Power Generation Company Bangladesh Limited (CPGCBL), which is constructing Matarbari power plant in Cox’s Bazar.

ISLAMABAD: Private Power and Infrastructure Board (PPIB) has reportedly given one month to Chinese Company M/s Azad...

At least 15 percent of the country’s 71 independent power producers were sitting idle for 80 percent of the time last fiscal year, raising questions about their need.

KATHMANDU, Jan 7: Nepal and India have held important discussions and agreed on eight various topics in the energy sector.

The severe US dollar crunch hurt the electricity sector in Bangladesh most in 2023 as demand outpaced generation owing to lower imports of liquified natural gas and coal, leaving households and factories without power for hours during many summer days.