A proposed pipeline carrying natural gas from Myanmar to Bangladesh would require cooperation from the Arakan Army because the armed group controls much of the territory along the planned route, analysts said.
Gas shortages in Chattogram have begun easing after a damaged boiler at a floating liquefied natural gas terminal in Maheshkhali resumed operations, officials said Thursday.
Bangladesh’s rooftop solar capacity has likely surpassed 1,000 megawatts, cutting daytime electricity demand by as much as 6%, according to a study released Tuesday.
Bangladesh’s gas and electricity shortages are expected to ease gradually as a damaged floating liquefied natural gas terminal resumes operations, a government adviser said Tuesday.
Power cuts have intensified across Bangladesh after a sharp drop in gas supplies widened the electricity generation shortfall and forced utilities to ration power throughout the day and night.
