Published : 06 Aug 2026, 06:13 PM
Updated : 08 Sep 2026, 09:30 AM
The Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU) in Cox’s Bazar’s Moheshkhali, which has been shut down due to technical glitches for two weeks, has resumed partial operation.
It became partially operational at 3am on Thursday. As of 3:10am, the unit was supplying 115 million cubic feet (MMCF) of gas daily, Engineer Mohammad Nasir Uddin, deputy general manager of the LNG Division of the Petrobangla, told bdnews24.com.
He also hoped the gas situation will return to normal by the evening.
The resumption of the operations at Moheshkhali Floating LNG terminal means that the supply of gas from imported LNG to the national grid has started increasing.
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) brought by sea is received and stored at floating terminals or FSRUs. There, the LNG is converted back into gas and sent to the national grid through pipelines.
There are two floating LNG terminals in Moheshkhali. One of them was shut down on Jul 21 due to a technical fault.
After the terminal was shut down, the supply of gas from imported LNG dropped by almost half. This affected power plants, industries, CNG stations and residential customers.
State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Aninda Islam Amit had said that the terminal caught fire before it collapsed.
On Jul 27, he said, “Initially, it is believed that there was a boiler explosion. However, some other related components may have been damaged. That is why repairs are taking time.”
“None of Accelerate, Summit or the Bangladesh government had any experience in dealing with such an accident. This is a new experience for all of us.”
The state minister had said at the time that once the first phase of repairs is completed, it would be possible to supply 280 to 300 MMCF of gas daily from the terminal.
The daily gas demand in the country is about 3,800 MMCF. Usually, about 2,700 MMCF is supplied from domestic production and imported LNG. Of this, about 1,600 to 1,650 MMCF of gas is available daily from domestic fields. About 1,000 to 1,100 MMCF comes from imported LNG.
