Gas supply across Bangladesh was disrupted recently due to emergency maintenance work at a floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Maheshkhali, Cox’s Bazar, resulting in low gas pressure for residential, commercial, industrial and CNG consumers.
In an urgent notice, Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Ltd said one of the floating storage and regasification units (FSRUs) had been temporarily taken offline for repairs, reducing gas supply to the national grid.
Consumers in Dhaka and several other areas reported difficulties in cooking and disruptions to business operations as gas pressure dropped significantly.
Petrobangla officials said the maintenance work has further strained the country’s gas supply, which is already facing a deficit against demand.
Bangladesh’s two FSRUs at Maheshkhali normally regasify between 950 million and 1 billion cubic feet of imported LNG per day to supplement declining domestic gas production.
