LNG-shortage

The country’s gas and power situation has once again become vulnerable under triple pressures: tight LNG supply, coal scarcity, and consecutive mechanical failures at power plants. Due to the gas supply deficit relative to demand, gas-based power generation has declined. At the same time, the Rampal and Patuakhali power plants due to coal shortage, and the Payra and Barapukuria plants due to mechanical faults, are unable to generate electricity at full capacity. This has impacted powe...

As people struggle with the severe gas and power crisis that has continued for more than a month, Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) President Mahmud Hasan Khan has proposed a quick formula to ease the situation. He said the crisis could be significantly reduced within just 30 days if the government plays all the “cards” available to it for power generation at the same time. For this, furnace oil-based power plants that are closed or operating at reduced ca...

Dilruba Akter, a resident of the Donia area in the capital, has grown increasingly frustrated after enduring a severe gas crisis for days. She has been forced to buy an electric stove and also keeps a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinder. When LPG prices rise abnormally or there is no electricity, she has to cook on a wood burning stove on the rooftop. Despite all the hassle and extra expenses, she still has to pay Titas’ fixed monthly gas bill. There are countless victims like Dilruba....