Published : 05 Aug 2026, 07:30 PM
Updated : 08 Sep 2026, 09:30 AM
One of the boilers at the Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU) in Cox’s Bazar’s Moheshkhali, which has been experiencing technical glitches, may resume operation on Wednesday night.
Karnaphuli Gas Distribution Company Limited (KGDCL) Managing Director Engineer Md Salahuddin shared the information while speaking to reporters after paying tribute at the July Uprising Memorial at the Railway Station premises in the city's New Market area on Wednesday morning.
"The FSRU has suffered an accident. Both local and foreign engineers are working tirelessly to fix it. We hope there will be some improvement from tonight," he said.
"We are currently receiving around 450 million cubic feet (MMCF) less gas than normal. That shortage may be partially recovered."
He said the terminal has two boilers, one of which is expected to resume operation from Wednesday night.
"Once one boiler becomes operational, we may recover around half the lost supply. Gas supply could increase by around 200 to 250 MMCF. The remaining work will be completed later."
Asked about the ongoing gas crisis in Chattogram, Salahuddin said KGDCL is continuing gas distribution in the region through the pipeline network.
"We receive gas through Anwara. At present, we are supplying around 200 MMCF. Under normal circumstances, we supply around 260 to 270 MMCF."
Gas supply in Chattogram has remained below normal since technical problems emerged at the FSRU in Moheshkhali on Jul 21. The situation worsened further after supply was reduced again from Saturday night.
The shortage has severely affected industries, CNG filling stations, power plants, fertiliser factories and households.
Low gas pressure has disrupted industrial production, while load-shedding has increased. Long queues have formed at CNG filling stations, and many households have been unable to use their gas stoves.
KGDCL officials said the current crisis has intensified because a larger share of gas from the national grid is being diverted to the Dhaka region, reducing allocations for Chattogram over the past two days.
According to KGDCL, Chattogram's normal daily gas demand is around 350 MMCF.
The day after the technical fault developed at the LNG terminal on Jul 21, Chattogram received 230 MMCF of gas from the national grid. That allocation dropped to 217 MMCF on Saturday and fell to around 200 MMCF on Sunday.
Gas supply declined further to 194 MMCF on Monday, meaning Chattogram lost another 36 million cubic feet of gas supply within three days.
The gas shortage persisted across the city on Tuesday.
Residents experienced comparatively better gas supply at homes until around 10am on Wednesday, compared with the last few days. However, gas pressure dropped again later in the day.
