In response to the much talked about letter from the six Members of the European Parliament led by Ivan Štefanec MEP, the Vice President of the European Commission Josep Borrell Fontelles has underlined three areas that the European Union, the organisation of 27 European states, would be observing in the coming days. The letter was […]
Why are energy prices rising in Bangladesh
With the Bangladesh government raising the electricity tariff for a third time in two months, and Nasrul Hamid, the country’s energy minister, making it clear to the media that the government will be “adjusting” the price on a regular basis until the global crisis recedes, it is justified to ponder what has gone wrong in Bangladesh’s energy […]
Study: Collusive energy contracts cost Bangladesh as much as $1 billion a year
As Bangladesh grapples with an acute electricity crisis brought about through the country having insufficient foreign reserves to purchase the fuel necessary to operate the plants, a study by researchers from SOAS University of London and BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD) offers a window into why the costs of electricity in Bangladesh are […]
