VOLUME 22 ISSUE 09

Download Link for Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 09 (October 16, 2024) as PDF/userfiles/EP_22_09.pdf

 The country's gas supply crisis is deepening by the day, and despite various efforts, there’s little hope of improvement. Several key projects, especially gas-dependent power plants, are nearing completion, but many of them are unlikely to get the gas they need to start operating. One such project is the 880MW Rupsha Power Plant, the most efficient in the country and its first zero-waste gas-based plant. Although it's almost ready for a trial run, uncertainty around gas supply threatens to leave this huge investment sitting idle. When Petrobangla first promised gas to Rupsha, the country was producing 2,800 MMCFD of gas. Since then, production has fallen to 2,000 MMCFD, and even with an additional 1,000 MMCFD of imported gas, it’s unclear if there will be enough to power Rupsha. The Asian Development Bank (ADB), the financier of the project, has voiced concerns about this looming supply issue. Meanwhile, criticism is growing over how previous governments handled energy planning, with questionable projects pushed through under the Special Act of 2010. Many of these are now being reviewed or canceled. The fear is that if the gas shortage isn’t resolved soon, the country might have to rely more on dirtier, more expensive liquid fuel power plants.

This would increase energy costs and strain the country’s energy security. It’s crucial to ramp up gas supplies to the Khulna region, where Rupsha is located, and elsewhere across the country to prevent a future burden on the public and avoid leaving critical power plants idle.

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