Gas crisis in Bangladesh: We are alarmed by the acute gas crisis that is causing havoc for the industrial sector and immense suffering for households. According to data from Petrobangla, the gas supply in the country is now at its lowest since April 2020, at about 2,500 million standard cubic feet per day (mmcfd) against a demand of 3,800 mmcfd.
Bangladesh energy future: Renewable development must be deployed with clear planning in consultation with a competent system operator. Last but not least, our voluntary contribution to carbon emissions reduction is adequate.
Experts point out that turning subsidies into the scapegoat masks the much larger problem of “bad policies” in the energy sector that play an outsized role in hiking costs in the sector