BIPPA also said that although the country has a power generation capacity of over 28,000 MW, it is not always possible to produce power at full capacity. More than 6,000 MW of capacity cannot be utilized due to inadequate gas supply. Additionally, 1,626 MW is closed for maintenance. Solar power is unavailable at night, while […]
At a time when diesel stocks in the country are depleting, the 31,000 tonne ship named SPT Themis is heading towards the port. According to ship-tracking websites, it is expected to arrive on March 12. Meanwhile, a ship named Hua Sun has arrived from Malaysia with 14,000 tonnes of condensate, a gas by-product. Condensate is […]
However, in a press release sent to Prothom Alo at around 2:30 pm on Wednesday, Summit Group said that according to the assessment of international experts, the ship should be taken to a dockyard in Singapore or the Middle East for repairs. It has already been prepared for departure. Summit Group hopes that it will […]
Foreign Secretary Masoud bin Momen told Prothom Alo that the Emir of Qatar himself said that he was surprised to see Bangladesh in his eyes. At one stage of the meeting he expressed his surprise at the development activities in Bangladesh and said, “Seeing is believing.” This shows that there has been a qualitative change […]
Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Limited (GTCL) has two parallel pipelines to bring LNG from Maheshkhali. It comes up to Anwara in Chattogram. Of these, a maximum of 500 million cft can be moved through a 30-inch pipeline and 1.2 billion cft can be moved through a 42-inch pipeline. However, after Anwara station, the pipeline […]
Qatar is one of the world’s top LNG producers, along with the United States, Australia and Russia. Asian countries, led by China, Japan and South Korea, have been the main markets for Qatari gas, but demand has also increased from European countries after Russia’s war on Ukraine put supplies in doubt. The agreement follows a […]
Currently, the country is facing severe gas crisis as the production has reduced to around 2500 million cubic feet per day (MMCFD) while the demand is around 4000 MMCFD. As a result, domestic consumers in many areas are unable to get gas for cooking while electricity and industrial production are being severely disrupted due to […]
Kabi, who is also Chief Executive of QatarEnergy, said, “This new agreement will further strengthen our relationship with Accelerate, while also supporting the energy needs of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh and its progress towards greater economic growth. “ Asian countries led by China, Japan and South Korea are the main markets for Qatar’s gas, […]
The gas crisis in the Chattogram region turned serious when the gas supply from the floating LNG terminal at Maheshkhali in Cox’s Bazar stopped due to a technical fault around 10:00 pm on Thursday night. Although the supply started after the terminal fault was fixed around 10:30 pm on Friday night, the situation has still […]
State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid said gas supply to parts of Chattogram and Dhaka would improve in a day or two. Nasrul Hamid, speaking to reporters at his secretariat office today, Sunday, said technical problems at one of the two LNG terminals led to gas shortage in parts of Chattogram […]
The gas pressure has been gradually increasing since the start of gas supply from the floating terminal through pipelines. The supply increases as the pressure of the gas increases. Then it reaches the customers through a distribution company. Typically a maximum of 500 million cubic feet of gas is supplied from one terminal. Speaking to […]
He said imported liquefied natural gas (LNG) is supplied to Chattogram and the imported LNG is converted at two floating terminals at Moheshkhali in Cox’s Bazar. One of the floating terminals, owned by American company Accelerate Energy, is closed from 1 November 2023. The terminal was scheduled to resume operations on Thursday, but it did […]