Profits of all power generation companies dropped in the July-March period of fiscal year 2022-23 and some of them even incurred huge losses mainly due to a huge depreciation of the value of the taka against the US dollar that ultimately increased their costs.
Most state-run listed power and energy companies secured higher profits year-on-year during the July to September period while ripple effects of the Russia-Ukraine war, including skyrocketing energy prices, had been turning lives of the masses topsy-turvy.
Profits of listed fuel and power generation companies altogether dropped in the January-March period of the current financial year of 2021-22 due to some power plants shutting down, an increase in the price of raw materials and a decrease in investment income.