INTERIM GOVT’S SCORECARD IN ENERGY SECTOR29 Jun 2025 08:03
Primary Energy Supply: A Major Concern
Experts, stakeholders, and the business community expected that the interim government, having no political agenda, would take the bold decision to mine the country’s discovered coal reserves. Technically and financially, domestic coal is the cheapest fuel option for Bangladesh. If mined using appropriate methods with due environmental and social safeguards, this could ensure sustainable energy security for at least 20 years. But the present government appears to lack the courage to take this decision.
Similarly, it has done little to accelerate petroleum exploration onshore and offshore. Despite BAPEX's efforts, the current pace is inadequate. It is highly unlikely that the targeted drilling of 50 wells by June 2026 and 100 wells by 2028 will be successful. Existing activities also do not indicate the possibility of new LNG imports before 2028.
Regrettably, the government could not take the right initiative to connect Bhola’s stranded gas to the national grid. Why has the WRIP-identified pipeline ROW not been utilized to build a pipeline from Bhola to Khulna via Barishal? The gas-starved southern regions—greater Barishal and Khulna—urgently need this pipeline. Bangladesh must engage a competent international pipeline construction firm, equipped with lay barges and swap buggies, to construct the pipeline across challenging terrain. Bhola gas fields must be connected to the national grid at Khulna as soon as possible. Later, a pipeline from Barishal to Dhaka can be considered.
https://ep-bd.com/view/details/article/MTE3Mjg%3D/title?q=interim+govt’s+scorecard+in+energy+sector
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