The gas supply in Chattogram has improved slightly compared to that of last week following some measures taken by the authorities concerned.
According to official sources, the areas under the Karnaphuli Gas Distribution Company Limited (KGDCL) currently is getting about 230 million cubic feet per day (mmcfd), up by about 30 mmcfd from last week's supply, as per a UNB report.
"Gas supply to all the four power plants and one fertiliser factory has been suspended and additional supply of about 30 mmcfd gas was diverted from the national gas network to Chattogram region,"Engineer Khaiz Ahmed Mozumder, Managing Director of KGDCL, told the news agency on Saturday evening.
He also informed that gas pressure has substantially improved in the CNG refuelling stations as well as ovens in residential areas from Friday.
The gas consumers, mainly in Dhaka and Chattogram, have been experiencing crisis since November 3 following a technical fault in the supply pipeline of the Moheshkhali LNG terminal.
Officials said an emergency valve of the offshore liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Moheskhali stopped functioning following the leakage of fluid. As a result, the supply of 330 mmcfd to the national gas network came to a halt triggering a crisis in the gas supply.
However, the major setback occurred in Chattogram area as supply witnessed a drastic fall as gas distribution decreased to 200 mmcfd from 390 mmcfd.
After such reduction in gas supply, the pressure came to a low level in CNG gas refuelling stations and ovens in the residences in the port city.
Dhaka city also experienced crisis due to the supply reduction from the LNG terminal in Moheshkhali.
The imported LNG supply to Chattogram began on August 18 and Chattogram region started receiving increased supply.
The power plants, which were shut down following the gas crisis include Raojan Power Plant, Shikalbaha Power Plant, and the fertiliser factory is Chattogram Urea Fertiliser Factory Ltd (CUFL).
