Says Petrobangla chairman
Gas supply will remain suspended for eight hours, from 10:00am to 6:00pm, for all kinds of consumers in different areas of Dhaka due to maintenance work
Titas Gas Distribution Company Ltd has started disconnecting gas supply to households and industries in the capital due to unpaid bills of around Tk 1,500 crore.
Consumers in southern part of Dhaka city and adjoining areas, and Narayanganj and Munshiganj may experience disruption or low pressure in gas supply for a week - from tomorrow (November 6) to November 12 - due to technical work in the gas transmission line.
Gas crisis started in Bangladesh in March of 2022. But the crisis worsened in the last two months.
Sugar has become dearer with prices going up by Tk 15 a kg at retail markets as millers cut supplies blaming insufficient gas flow at refineries.
The acute gas crisis, which has been plaguing the industrial sector and households, is unlikely to see a drastic improvement anytime soon.
Forty-five percent of the natural gas used in Bangladesh comes from Bibiyana Gas Field. But, what is going to happen when the production of Bibiyana starts to decrease?
Time to focus on exploring untapped natural gas
Says Petrobangla chairman
Gas supply will remain suspended for eight hours, from 10:00am to 6:00pm, for all kinds of consumers in different areas of Dhaka due to maintenance work
Titas Gas Distribution Company Ltd has started disconnecting gas supply to households and industries in the capital due to unpaid bills of around Tk 1,500 crore.
Consumers in southern part of Dhaka city and adjoining areas, and Narayanganj and Munshiganj may experience disruption or low pressure in gas supply for a week - from tomorrow (November 6) to November 12 - due to technical work in the gas transmission line.
Gas crisis started in Bangladesh in March of 2022. But the crisis worsened in the last two months.
Sugar has become dearer with prices going up by Tk 15 a kg at retail markets as millers cut supplies blaming insufficient gas flow at refineries.
The acute gas crisis, which has been plaguing the industrial sector and households, is unlikely to see a drastic improvement anytime soon.
Forty-five percent of the natural gas used in Bangladesh comes from Bibiyana Gas Field. But, what is going to happen when the production of Bibiyana starts to decrease?
Time to focus on exploring untapped natural gas
Govt must plan for future, reduce dependence on gas imports