The Gas Transmission Company of Bangladesh, PGCB, has carried out repairs on the Anwara-Foujdarhat pipeline and, therefore, it is expected that the ongoing gas crisis may ease, said a press release on Friday.
According to the press release of the power, energy and mineral resources ministy, the damaged 42 inches diameter Anwara-Foujdarhat pipeline was completed at 7:20 am on Friday.
鈥楪as supply will be normal from the afternoon today (Friday). Circulation and pressure are gradually being increased in synchronisation with the current supply pressure at 70 PSI,鈥� said the ministry.
The Anwara-Fouzdarhat Pipeline was damaged at a point between Karnaphuli Tunnel and Karnaphuli Fertiliser Company (Kafco) at 5:00pm.
鈥楽tate minister for energy and minerals Nasrul Hamid has directed the authorities concerned to conduct the mapping of all pipelines so that such incident does not occur again,鈥� it added.
The country has been experiencing frequent load shedding for the last few days as the power generation witnessed a fall due to an acute gas shortage.
According to official statistics of the Power Grid Bangladesh PLC, the country was witnessing about 2000 MW of shortage in power supply.
Power utility officials are attributing a drastic gas supply fall to power plants for this situation.
Petrobangla's official statistics showed that the country鈥檚 gas supply has declined to 2253 million cubic feet per day (MMCFD) due to a shortfall in imported LNG supply.
The Petrobangla鈥檚 LNG supply capacity came down to 243 MMCFD from 1100 MMCFD which ultimately led to a huge fall in power generation, said the BPDB officials.