Energy Division regrets inconvenience from gas crisis in Chattogram, elsewhere

The Energy Division has expressed regrets for the inconvenience caused to consumers over the gas crisis in Chattogram and elsewhere in the country due to the suspension of the LNG supply from FSRU in Maheshkhali following a technical fault there.

In a press release, the Energy and Mineral Resources Division said that due to a technical fault at Maheshkhali LNG FSRU, gas supply to Chattogram and other areas of the country has been suspended since early morning on Friday.

This has led to a fall in the pressure on the gas supply, and consumers have been experiencing severe gas crisis.

The departments concerned are working to repair the fault in the FSRU, with the Energy and Mineral Resources Division, Petrobangla and other companies supervising work round the clock.

So, the Energy and Mineral Resources Division offered regrets for the inconvenience to the consumers, said the press release.