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Pathetic! The focus is on Bangladesh and if we are get Gl. Stop bashing each other, it’s boring 🥱

https://www.thedailystar.net/business/economy/news/renewable-delays-push-bangladesh-energy-trap-experts-4171641

Noting that Bangladesh’s import-dependent energy structure poses a risk to national sovereignty, he called for a diversified solution comprising renewables, coal, regional cooperation, and stronger refining capacity.

He said transitioning into renewable energy could be a “game-changing” national agenda and urged policymakers to focus on practical, politically viable solutions.

Over 52 percent of Bangladesh’s primary energy now comes from imports, up sharply from four years ago, said Shafiqul Alam, lead analyst at the Institute of Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA).

The growing dependence on imported fossil fuels has become one of the country’s biggest economic vulnerabilities, as it exposes the economy to global shocks and forces the government to spend nearly $12 billion annually on fuel imports.

Very significant!

just to back up gp’s article yesterday…

over 350 new coal power plants are being built in china, turkey, vietnam, indonesia, bangladesh, egypt, the philippines, india, ****stan, korea, poland, southeast asian countries, and north african countries.

https://www.independent.com/2026/04/29/strongly-doubt/

Three coal plants under maintenance or facing shortages are expected to raise output by early May. This is likely to make coal’s dominance regular.

https://www.thedailystar.net/news/environment/natural-resources/energy/news/coal-overtakes-gas-power-generation-4161546

Not according to this….

I’ve not seen this snippet before… has anyone else? Phulbari mentioned!

Mining sector in Bangladesh plays a crucial role in its socio-economic development, with the BCM being a sole contributor. In addition to the Maddhapara granite mine, Barapukuria serves as one of the primary mining operations in the country, focusing on coal extraction. Geologically, Bangladesh exhibits diverse rock formations, including folded sedimentary rocks in the northern, northeastern, and eastern regions and uplifted Pleistocene residuum in the northwest, mid-north, and east. The country possesses approximately 3 billion tonnes of bituminous coal reserves, known for their low sulfur content, high calorific value, and low ash composition (Hossain et al., 2015). These reserves are distributed across five identified mines: Khalashpir, Barapukuria, Phulbari, Dighipara, and Jamalganj (Hossain et al., 2015). The presence of such reserves highlights the economic significance of coal mining in Bangladesh. Despite its contributions to industrial growth and energy production, coal mining also presents substantial environmental concerns that cannot be overlooked.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2211464525002660#:~:text=The%20Barapukuria%20Coal%20Mine%2C%20Bangladesh's

This isn’t just phulbari being mentioned… it’s being mentioned as part of the Barapukuria coal mine!!

I’ve not seen this snippet before… has anyone else? Phulbari mentioned!

Mining sector in Bangladesh plays a crucial role in its socio-economic development, with the BCM being a sole contributor. In addition to the Maddhapara granite mine, Barapukuria serves as one of the primary mining operations in the country, focusing on coal extraction. Geologically, Bangladesh exhibits diverse rock formations, including folded sedimentary rocks in the northern, northeastern, and eastern regions and uplifted Pleistocene residuum in the northwest, mid-north, and east. The country possesses approximately 3 billion tonnes of bituminous coal reserves, known for their low sulfur content, high calorific value, and low ash composition (Hossain et al., 2015). These reserves are distributed across five identified mines: Khalashpir, Barapukuria, Phulbari, Dighipara, and Jamalganj (Hossain et al., 2015). The presence of such reserves highlights the economic significance of coal mining in Bangladesh. Despite its contributions to industrial growth and energy production, coal mining also presents substantial environmental concerns that cannot be overlooked.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2211464525002660#:~:text=The%20Barapukuria%20Coal%20Mine%2C%20Bangladesh's,carbon%20emissions%20and%20environmental%20degradation.

LBH this has never been closer.. A buyer’s dream!!!

Digit I agree but this is an aligning project that has been a long time coming! The amount of financial gains from a project like this, is something they can not refuse. Timing is of the essence and the amount of media story’s about energy and its need for change…. Gcm have a golden ticket!

Digit it all seems to point 🔜 phulbari…

It’s great to see it in the press GP! 🦆 alining nicely!!

Should see a bit of a ruse tomorrow with news like that!

💥 GP

They simply need to mine the coal to sell and pay of these debts. They will use renewable energy themselves and have the coal as backup to pay back the debt. They just can’t afford to leave it in the ground!

https://www.thedailystar.net/news/environment/natural-resources/energy/news/power-sector-dues-now-tk-52300-crore-energy-minister-tells-parliament-4155261

We know that mining phulbari will help pay that debt!

https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/1fea08a5e1ee

Referring to broader energy issues, he said policy decisions taken during the fallen government's tenure were "misleading and controversial", adding that import dependence was prioritised over domestic production due to vested

He said institutions such as Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration and Production Company Limited had been weakened, while investment in local energy production was neglected in favour of importing liquefied natural gas (LNG).

https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/interim-govts-us-treaty-major-obstacle-energy-supply-debapriya-1414646?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwRQVw9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEe_xz55ydih0Fu_orLO-3EILCTroC5tDTgFMHPBnI4hiMa8Ef9HMTnNVHsprM_aem_rLt2PmDuCS9oW3dv5s_Ktw

It may be digit…bit it has today’s date on it and seems relevant and current to me. An updated version!?

We are paying for our past mistakes. We could easily get a six-tonne long-term LNG contract; we should have parallelly given much more attention to local gas development along with import. We were slow in bringing in the large coal-fired power plants (Rampal is taking almost 12 years from inception) extending the life of the oil plants, etc. One can find many more problems. We made some policy mistakes as well as execution delays/mistakes. None of those can be reversed immediately, but a course correction is essential. All avenues for immediate exploration of both onshore and offshore gas prospects must be undertaken, the land-based LNG regasification plant with assured gas sourcing is needed, and a serious impartial examination of local coal development by a third party is needed before we make a final decision.

To secure a more certain supply of power in the immediate future, the government must ensure timely completion of all ongoing coal-based power plants, their coal supply and import infrastructure, and the completion of the necessary transmission lines for power evacuation. We are paying over Tk 100 crore capacity charges per month for over 1.5 years for one unit from the Payra power plant, because the transmission lines are still incomplete. We simply cannot afford to do that for other power plants – especially our only nuclear power plant.

https://asianews.network/what-has-led-bangladesh-to-its-current-energy-crisis/

Https://www.observerbd.com/news/572822

Interesting video to pick apart..

https://youtu.be/NFrEb5SBvMU?si=ICM4o9KjC3-_9NcB

Https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/energy/bangladesh-ramp-coal-power-lng-imports-face-uncertainty-over-mideast-crisis?amp