In February last year, the government achieved the milestone of bringing power to all corners of Bangladesh, thanks to its hyperdrive to make it happen over the last one decade. But no sooner had the government celebrated the achievement, the Ukraine war broke out, casting a shadow over the success with power and energy disruptions. Today, the country is reeling
Three Padma Bridges, nine Karnaphuli River Tunnels or four metro rails: that is how many mega infrastructures Bangladesh can build with the money it is paying to the Indian Adani Group as capacity payment under a power purchase agreement (PPA). Bangladesh will pay around $11.01 billion for importing 1,496 megawatts (MW) of electricity from Adani Godda 1,600 MW Thermal Power