Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 05:38pm on 01 Sep 2026,Tuesday International
Bangladesh is set to buy electricity from a Chinese waste-to-energy project at Tk 25 per unit, around 127% higher than the average Tk 11 paid for power imported from India in FY 2025-26. The 42MW project at Dhaka’s Aminbazar landfill is expected to begin supplying electricity by 2028. The deal comes days after Dhaka objected to India’s proposed Rs 0.01-per-unit cross-border transaction charge, which was later reduced to Rs 0.005. Bangladesh says the Chinese project will also help tackle Dhaka’s growing waste problem and produce fertiliser.
