Natural Gas: Interim Fuel & 25 the First Nuclear Power Plant Bangladesh Perspective of the World
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Editor Fortnightly Magazine, Vol 18, Issue 1, June 16-30 Mollah M Amzad Hossain Advisory Editor Anwarul Islam Tarek Mortuza Ahmad Faruque Saiful Amin International Editor Dr. Nafis Ahmed Contributing Editors Saleque Sufi Online Editor GSM Shamsuzzoha (Nasim) Managing Editor Afroza Hossain The national budget for FY2020-21 placed by Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Magazine Administrator Kamal in parliament on June 11 was one of the most challenging tasks of AKM Shamsul Hoque economic and financial management of the state since its independence. Kamal Reporters Arunima Hossain had to deal with this tough job amid the Covid-19 pandemic that has slowed Jannatul Ferdushy Sova down the economy. It was not surprising that he would be cautious in spending Assistant Online Editor in the next fiscal year since the economy is under severe pressure. In the energy Aditya Hossain Design & Graphics and power sector he proposed a cut in budgetary allocation by 4.6 percent. Md. 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GPO Box : 677 Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh Tel & Fax : 88-02-58314532 Email: [email protected] [email protected] Website: www.ep-bd.com Price Bangladesh: Tk 50, SAARC: US$ 6, Asia: US$ 8, Europe: US$ 10, North America, Africa & Australia: US$ 14 45 15 9 Power & Energy supply at afford- The COVID-19 pandemic has The new national budget has proposed to able price is essential for encour- severely affected the energy and cut in spending on power and energy sec- aging new investments from local many other sectors. The global tor by 4.6 percent to Tk 26,758 crore for and foreign entrepreneurs. This oil market crash caused price fall the fiscal year 2020-21. The power division cannot be achieved only through to its historic low. The global received an allocation of Tk 24,853 crore exclusive reliance on imported market is over supplied with while energy and mineral resources divi- primary fuel. For this, harnessing crude oil, petroleum products, sion Tk 1,905 crore. The allocation for the and optimum utilization of do- whole sector was Tk 28,051 crore in the mestic primary fuel needs to be LNG and LPG. Countries having outgoing fiscal year. ensured. greater storage capacity have purchased and filled their Dr. Selim Raihan, Professor of Under the allocation for mega projects, Economics at DU & ED of storage. Some countries have Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant Project got SANEM, said this in an exclusive already entered into future Tk 15,691 crore and Matarbari Ultra Super interview with EP. purchase contracts. Critical Coal-Fired Power Plant .. Encouraged by the readers and patrons, the EP would continue bringing out Green Pages to contribute to the country’s efforts in its journey towards environment-friendly energy. 35 IDCOL Gets Int’l Award for Solar Mini-Grid Project 37 IDCOL Partners Propose Installation of Solar System at Hospitals, Community Clinics 37 ADB Signs $17.7M Financing Package with SSPL 38 COVID-19 Leads to Uncertainties in Renewable Project Financing Space 5 WORLD WATCH 23 Global Energy Investment to Latest Development in Drop by $400b: IEA World 24 Modi Calls for a 6,8 SNAPSHOT Rooftop-Solar-Powered City in Latest Development Every State 9 COVER 24 Utilities Maintain Liquidity to Bungling Budget Deal With Uncertain Market SPECIAL ARTICLE ARTICLE 15 Natural Gas: Interim Fuel & 25 The First Nuclear Power Plant Bangladesh Perspective of the World REPORT 31 Architecture After The 19 Russian Firm to Install Covid-19 Pandemic: Security System for RNPP Re-Imagining Our World 19 BPDB Seeks Tk 58b from CLIMATE Govt to Meet Expenses 41 Bangladesh to be Voice of Climate Vulnerable Countries: 20 COVID-19 Fallout: Power FM Transmission Projects Work to 42 be Delayed Reduced Carbon Emissions: Silver Lining on Covid-19 20 Govt Plans to Import 1.2m Cloud Fuel at Low Cost 43 World Can Capture, Store 21 Addl Power Capacity is Enough CO2 to Meet Climate 'Reserve Margin't Targets 21 Santos, ConocoPhillips INTERVIEW Complete Northern Australia 45 Dr. Selim Raihan; Transaction Professor of Economics, 23 Qatar Petroleum Signs Dhaka University & Landmark LNG Deals Executive Director of SANEM Worldwatch Saudi Arabia made unit of the KSA Makes Biggest Oil some of the biggest First Power Unit of Belarus’ Belarusian Price Hike in 20 Years price increases for NPP May Start Providing NPP (As- crude exports in at travyets Dis- least two decades, doubling down on its strategy to bolster Electricity in Aug trict, the oil market after OPEC+ producers extended historic output Grodno cuts. Oblast) may start generating electricity in August 2020, says Mikhail Pinchuk, CEO of the Rosatom’s Energospetsmontazh The steepest jump will hit July exports to Asia, state producer PJSC. Saudi Aramco’s largest regional market, according to a pricing list seen by Bloomberg. Overall, the increases for Saudi crude The Ministry of Energy of Belarus said earlier that the start-up of erase almost all of the discounts the kingdom made during its the reactor of the 1st power unit was scheduled for July 2020. brief price war with Russia. Energospetsmontazh is involved in construction and installation The sharp price increases show that Saudi Arabia is using all works at various Rosatom facilities, including nuclear power plants outside Russia. the tools at its disposal to turn around the oil market after prices plunged into negative territory in April. As the price set- Belarus’ first nuclear power plant in Ostrovets (a town in the ter in the Middle East, the increases in its official prices may Grodno Region also referred to as Astravyets) will have two units be followed by other producers. with a combined capacity of up to 2,400 megawatts, which are slated to be launched in 2019 and 2020, respectively. Tighter crude supply is helping repair an oil market battered ’ by the coronavirus. Unprecedented output cuts led by the The Belarusian nuclear station s design stems from the AES-2006 Saudis and design devel- Russia boosted oped by the St prices in May, Petersburg- and the based institute OPEC+ group Atomenergopro- ject, which is decided Satur- also the general day to extend contractor of the those limits Belarusian proj- through July. ect. PowerCell Malaysia PowerCell Signs MoU with Sweden AB Siemens Turbines to Power Marine has signed a ABB Power Grids and memoran- Kasawari Gas Field Complex Heavy dum of understanding with ABB Power Grids regarding a col- Engineering (MMHE) has contracted Siemens Gas and Power laboration around fuel cell based zero emissions stationary to supply power equipment for Petronas’ Kasawari gas field power solutions. development in the South China Sea, offshore Sarawak. ’ The aim of the cooperation is to leverage the companies ex- The package comprises three SGT-300 industrial gas turbine isting technologies to jointly develop a complete solution for generators (GTGs), three mechanical-drive SGT-300 gas tur- the market. bines, and three DATUM centrifugal compressors. A final agreement is expected to be reached within approxi- MMHE and TechnipFMC are managing the project under a mately 12 months. joint venture. Kasawari, with estimated recoverable reserves Following the joint development and licensing agreement of 3 tcf, will produce up to 900 MMcf/d of gas for delivery to with Robert Bosch GmbH regarding the PowerCell S3 fuel cell the Petronas LNG complex in Bintulu, Sarawak. stack for the automotive segment last year, PowerCell Sweden The three SGT-300 GTGs will each have dual-fuel capability AB has made and a power capacity of 7.9 MW electric (MWe) at ISO con- a review of dition. They will pro- its strategic vide the power for the prioritiza- platform complex that tions and de- will process and ex- cided to port the gas, includ- increase its ing living quarters focus on the and electrical utilities stationary for all process systems segment. and wellheads. June 16, 2020 5 Snapshot Four more power The Volgodonsk PGCB Inks Tk 597cr Deal grid substations Feeding of First RNPP Branch of AEM- with China Firm are going to be set Steam Generator with SG technology in up at different lo- Russia has com- cations in the country while capacity of four more substations Tubes Completed pleted the feed- will be enhanced. ing with SG tubes of the first Steam Generator for the Rooppur Nuclear According to Power Grid Company of Bangladesh (PGCB), Power Plant. the implementing agency of the projects, the new substations, each having 230/132 kV, will be installed in Feni, Birulia The plant will have four such Steam Generators in each of its (Savar), Noagan and East Sadipur (Dinajpur). two units, said a press release recently. The substations, whose capacity will be extended, are It took 22 days for the specialists to perform orderly mounting 400/230 kV Bhulta (Narayanganj), 230/132 kV Bogra, of the elements including Tube Bundle inside the Steam Gener- 230/132 kV Barapukuria and 132/33 kV Niamatpur (Noagan). ator Vessel. The next stage of manufacture involves welding of the bottoms.