Climate change impacts in Bangladesh
With the Himalayas to the north and the Bay of Bengal to the south, Bangladesh sits on one of the world’s largest and most densely populated deltas, where the Jamuna, Padma and Meghna rivers converge.
With the Himalayas to the north and the Bay of Bengal to the south, Bangladesh sits on one of the world’s largest and most densely populated deltas, where the Jamuna, Padma and Meghna rivers converge.
A front page report covering over forty column-inch was published in a local English daily on 11th April on the subject. It deserves national attention and urgent action by the government; if it is really serious to go ahead to provide more power within the next two years (by December 2012).
The Siddhirganj Peaking Power Project (SPPP), Bangladesh's first integrated gas-to-power project would add 300MW electricity to national power grid, which was scheduled to be completed by 2011.
March 2009 issue of the Scientific American (www.SciAm.com) discusses five methods of generating carbonless power and the available technology.
The World Bank is supporting the Government initiative to increase rural people's access to electricity through the Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Development (RERED) Project as the Government is relying upon renewable energy options to provide electricity in remote areas where grid expansion is either too expensive or not possible now.
Power crisis here in the port city has deepened further even after ensuring sufficient gas supply at Rawzan thermal power plant last night. The consumers' expectation of getting better supply of electricity did not come true as the generation turbines at Rawzan power plant betrayed and the diverted gas to this power plant remained under utilized.
Science and ICT Ministry is now waiting for the go-ahead from the Prime Minister's Office to sign two agreements with Russia to advance with the conceived nuclear power-plant projects.
Two local companies that assemble quality energy saving lights are threatened with imported substandard and low-cost bulbs, which reportedly fall short of saving energy to the expected extent, amid a recent rise in demand for such bulbs.
Asian Group of Industries yesterday organised a press conference at the National Press Club in the city demanding solution of gas crisis at Muktarpur Industry Area of Munshigonj to protect 13 gas-based industries. Managing Director (Administration) of Asian Group Md Rezaul Karim read out a written speech at the conference on behalf of the Group.
Prime minister Shiekh Hasina has provisionally approved a draft memorandum of understanding with Russia on installation of a nuclear power plant, officials with knowledge of the matter said on Monday. Nazmul Huda Khan, science and technology secretary, told bdnews24.com they expect an agreement to be signed later this month when a Russian minister is expected to visit Dhaka.
Pabantair village under Ghuridaha union of Shaghata Upazila of the district has been brought under rural electrification connection by Gaibandha Palli Bidyuit Samity (GPBS) on Friday. On the occasion, a function was held in the village on Friday with Dr M Montezar Rahman, Director of GPBS, in the chair.