Aminbazar in Dhaka to Gopalganj 400KV double circuit line, considered one of the major power transmission lines in the country, is ready to transmit electricity.

The standing committee on hard term loan approves the proposal from B-R Powergen to borrow from a German bank on the condition that the power plant would get listed as it starts generation.

Transparency International Bangladesh yesterday called upon the government to immediately suspend all controversial projects, including the Rampal power plant near the Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest.

National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power and Ports has reiterated its demand for cancelling all kinds of industrial

Environmental activists once again urge the government to backtrack from its plan to implement the Rampal power plant project or else the world’s largest mangrove forest the Sundarbans will be in danger.

More than 70 environmental groups warn the construction of power plants near the Sundarbans in Bangladesh.

The proposed coal-fired Rampal power plant is heavily subsidised and its electricity generation cost would be 32 percent more than the