Talks ongoing to generate hydrogen power from seawater: Bangladesh PM
Mentioning that the production of hydrogen electricity is very costly, she said such a plan can be taken if the costs come down in the future.
Energy
Bangladesh electricity price hike “an anti-people decision”: Gano forum
The government on Jan 31 increased the electricity price by 5 per cent at the retail level, the second hike in 19 days.
How do LNG subsidies affect public spending?
If subsidies continue to grow exponentially, the government may be forced to reallocate funds or resources from other economic activities or turn to borrowing funds.
Soaring utility bills
The government should strengthen support steps to deal with shock from higher utility bills.
How do we cope with high energy prices?
The government must extend generous support to poor and low-income families through targeted measures to shield them from the negative impact of high inflationary pressure due to…
Retail power price: Hiked again, in just 3 weeks
Economists and energy experts said the Bangladesh government lacked a clear strategy for bringing subsidies to zero.
More support planned to ease electric bill burden for Japanese
The government’s electricity rate reduction program is now up and running, but further support for households is already being considered, out of concern prices could push still…
Singapore to buy electricity from Malaysia for first time from second half of 2023
This will make up about 1.5 per cent of Singapore’s peak electricity demand, enough to power about 144,000 four-room Housing Board flats for a year.
Crude palm oil exports to drop further as more palm oil goes to biodiesel: GAPKI
Indonesia, the world’s top palm oil producer, exported 30.8 million tonnes of palm oil products in 2022, down 8.5 percent from 33.7 million tonnes a year earlier.
Funding, research hamper Indonesia’s seaweed potential for biofuel
Indonesia, the world’s largest seaweed exporter, is considering the commodity’s use in producing bio-crude to help reduce the country’s reliance on costly imported crude.