energy crisis

An RMG factory. Photo: TBS
Economy

Production loss feared as zone-wise industrial weekly closure mulled 

Factory owners said that the businesses are already overwhelmed after the gas and oil price hike followed by power and gas supply shortage

A file photo of Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury. Photo: Collected
Energy

Westerners have put us into the danger: PM’s energy advisor

Hitting the highway.Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg
Bloomberg Special

US drivers are using less gasoline. Let's keep it that way

Dr Sebastian Groh. Sketch: TBS
Thoughts

An energy crisis remedy: Let us use the solar panels on our rooftops

The Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) is seen during a tour around the BNPP compound in Morong town, Bataan province, north of Manila, Philippines May 11, 2018. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco/File Photo
Global Economy

Global energy crisis drives rethink of nuclear power projects

Unstable dollar, power disruptions see industries pinching pennies
Economy

Unstable dollar, power disruptions see industries pinching pennies

Recycling Metal: A worker uses a grinding machine to cut a metal plate at a workshop in the scrap-metal market of Postagola in the capital. In this market, traders collect metals from the nearby ship breaking yards and process them for recycling or sell them as scrap for other metal factories. The photo was taken recently. Photo: Rajib Dhar
Economy

Makers in tatters with increased production costs, reduced capacity

NBFIs asked to reduce power, fuel use by 25%
Economy

NBFIs asked to reduce power, fuel use by 25%

Photo: Courtesy
Corporates

Walton increases weekly holiday to reduce electricity consumption

‘The import-dependent energy master plans did not really work out’
Interviews

‘The import-dependent energy master plans did not really work out’

Logo of Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD). Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

CPD for ‘immediate’ exploration efforts in old gas sites to tackle ongoing energy crisis 

Dr Mohammad Tamim, energy expert and professor of Buet
Analysis

Using new power plants, boosting gas production big safeguard

Austerity can hurt more than help unless carefully considered
Analysis

Austerity can hurt more than help unless carefully considered