Dr Badrul Imam, honorary professor at the Department of Geology in the University of Dhaka, talks about the reasons behind the ongoing gas crisis and the possible way out in an exclusive interview with Naznin Tithi of The Daily Star.
Bangladesh is going through the worst gas supply shortfall in recent history
In Bangladesh, natural gas has been predominant in the energy mix for decades.
ExxonMobil proposal should be considered with calculated speed.
Geoscientists have long been suggesting that significant gas resources still remain underground in the country, and the present gas demands may well be met through extracting our own gas.
"It is time for us to ask how much we have been able to recover from the energy crisis."
The energy sector was made LNG-dependent despite repeated warnings about it by experts.
All studies done by international and national agencies are in agreement that Bangladesh still has a significant amount of undiscovered gas under the ground.
Dr Badrul Imam, honorary professor at the Department of Geology in the University of Dhaka, talks about the reasons behind the ongoing gas crisis and the possible way out in an exclusive interview with Naznin Tithi of The Daily Star.
Bangladesh is going through the worst gas supply shortfall in recent history
In Bangladesh, natural gas has been predominant in the energy mix for decades.
ExxonMobil proposal should be considered with calculated speed.
Geoscientists have long been suggesting that significant gas resources still remain underground in the country, and the present gas demands may well be met through extracting our own gas.
"It is time for us to ask how much we have been able to recover from the energy crisis."
The energy sector was made LNG-dependent despite repeated warnings about it by experts.
All studies done by international and national agencies are in agreement that Bangladesh still has a significant amount of undiscovered gas under the ground.
The excuse that the present gas crisis and the consequent decline in power generation are solely the results of the Russia-Ukraine war is not entirely justified.
We have known for a while that dependence on the expensive liquefied natural gas (LNG) would put Bangladesh under major financial stress.
