Capacity payments, the scourge of the rapid rise in Bangladesh’s power generation capacity, are set to get higher this year.
With industries suffering from the gas crisis, it might cause the consumers higher price concerns
Says State Minister Nasrul Hamid
Most domestic consumers yet to get gas due to low pressure in the pipeline; authorities say problem will be fixed soon
Bangladesh is going through the worst gas supply shortfall in recent history
Gas supply to Chattogram city remains halted for more than 24 hours from Thursday night due to a technical glitch at a floating LNG terminal in Moheshkhali of Cox’s Bazar, causing profound suffering to the residents, businesses and industries.
Currently, the gas supply stands at approximately 2,500 million standard cubic feet per day (mmcfd), falling short of the demand, which is at 3,800 mmcfd.
The gas supply now is the lowest since April 2020, shows data from Petrobangla -- in a development that informs the acute crisis plaguing the industrial sector as well as households.
Over the last couple of weeks, power cuts have become a pretty regular event.
Capacity payments, the scourge of the rapid rise in Bangladesh’s power generation capacity, are set to get higher this year.
With industries suffering from the gas crisis, it might cause the consumers higher price concerns
Says State Minister Nasrul Hamid
Most domestic consumers yet to get gas due to low pressure in the pipeline; authorities say problem will be fixed soon
Bangladesh is going through the worst gas supply shortfall in recent history
Gas supply to Chattogram city remains halted for more than 24 hours from Thursday night due to a technical glitch at a floating LNG terminal in Moheshkhali of Cox’s Bazar, causing profound suffering to the residents, businesses and industries.
Currently, the gas supply stands at approximately 2,500 million standard cubic feet per day (mmcfd), falling short of the demand, which is at 3,800 mmcfd.
The gas supply now is the lowest since April 2020, shows data from Petrobangla -- in a development that informs the acute crisis plaguing the industrial sector as well as households.
Over the last couple of weeks, power cuts have become a pretty regular event.
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