Dhaka, Delhi exploring cross-border R-LNG pipeline, terminal projects
Diplomatic Correspondent
11th March, 2021 12:31:53
India on Wednesday said it is considering a proposal with Bangladesh for supplying Refined-Liquefied Natural Gas (R-LNG) through a cross-border pipeline and also exploring the establishment of an LNG terminal.
“We are working assiduously to promote the sub-region comprising Bhutan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar and India as an energy hub,” Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said while Inauguration of the South Asia Group on Energy (SAGE) at the Research and Information System for Developing Countries in New Delhi on Wednesday.
He said be it conventional sources, hydropower, solar, wind or even petroleum products, India is taking the lead to promote a regional approach to our energy needs, according to a written speech available in the MEA website.