M Azizur Rahman
Energy experts and rights groups fear that mounting Bangladesh LNG import dependence might weaken its already strained economy.
Bangladesh’s wind sector is being jumpstarted in an effort to cut the country’s reliance on unpredictable imported fossil fuels.
Acute load-shedding since late May due to a shortage of primary fuels to run power plants has led to the Bangladesh electricity crisis.
Bangladesh LNG facilities had to cease operations as preparations for Cyclone Mocha triggered an acute power and gas crisis, hampering businesses across the country.
Higher Bangladesh oil and other fossil fuel tariffs are leading to greater installation of rooftop solar systems.
Against a backdrop of the U.S. dollar crisis, state-run Bangladesh oil and gas firm Petrobangla is having trouble meeting its payments.
High inflation and ‘abnormal’ hikes in gas prices in Bangladesh could lead to worker unrest in the garment industry, and greater energy poverty, experts say.
Bangladesh has initiated a fast-track move to award new contracts to generate around 1,000 MW of electricity from renewable energy and bring it online within the next year and a half to meet growing demand for electricity without using fossil fuels.
