UNB, Dhaka :
State Minister for Power and Energy Nasrul Hamid has said a long-term policy will be framed to fix the price of natural gas after its blend with imported LNG so that industries can take long-term investment plans.
“The government doesn’t want to do business with imported liquefied natural gas (LNG). Rather, our priority is to make sure that the industries are getting imported gas at a fair price,” he said while addressing a views-exchange meeting at the Petro Centre in the city.
The Energy and Mineral Resource Division arranged the meeting with
the representatives from different stakeholders in the gas sector to discuss the strategy to supply the imported LNG to the industries and commercial customers.
With Energy Secretary Nazimuddin Chowdhury in the chair, the meeting was also addressed by Prime Minister’s Energy Advisor Dr Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury, Commerce Secretary Suvasis Basu, Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) Chairman Monwar Islam, Petrobangla Chairman Abul Mansur Mohammad Faijullah, PDB Chairman Khaled Mahmood, BCIC Chairman Shah Mohammad Aminul Haque, Power Cell Director General Mohammad Hossain, President of Independent Power Producers Association Latif Khan, Bangladesh Textile Mills Association President Tapan Chowdhury and Bangladesh CNG Filling Station and Conversion Workshop Owners Association General Secretary Farhan Noor.
Nasrul Hamid said there should be a specific long-term plan to utilise the imported LNG after mixing it with local gas and fix the gas price.
State Minister for Power and Energy Nasrul Hamid has said a long-term policy will be framed to fix the price of natural gas after its blend with imported LNG so that industries can take long-term investment plans.
“The government doesn’t want to do business with imported liquefied natural gas (LNG). Rather, our priority is to make sure that the industries are getting imported gas at a fair price,” he said while addressing a views-exchange meeting at the Petro Centre in the city.
The Energy and Mineral Resource Division arranged the meeting with
the representatives from different stakeholders in the gas sector to discuss the strategy to supply the imported LNG to the industries and commercial customers.
With Energy Secretary Nazimuddin Chowdhury in the chair, the meeting was also addressed by Prime Minister’s Energy Advisor Dr Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury, Commerce Secretary Suvasis Basu, Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) Chairman Monwar Islam, Petrobangla Chairman Abul Mansur Mohammad Faijullah, PDB Chairman Khaled Mahmood, BCIC Chairman Shah Mohammad Aminul Haque, Power Cell Director General Mohammad Hossain, President of Independent Power Producers Association Latif Khan, Bangladesh Textile Mills Association President Tapan Chowdhury and Bangladesh CNG Filling Station and Conversion Workshop Owners Association General Secretary Farhan Noor.
Nasrul Hamid said there should be a specific long-term plan to utilise the imported LNG after mixing it with local gas and fix the gas price.
