State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resource Nasrul Hamid today (February 15) sternly said distribution companies must be brought under accountability because they take money but don’t provide gas.

He made the remark at a seminar subject to “Gas Demand-Supply Scenario” organised by Petrobangla at its auditorium in the capital.

The minister said, “One will be dismissed who doesn’t know how to work. We have to come out of the box. Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration and Production Company Limited (BAPEX) will work for 100 years this is not acceptable. BAPEX needs a competitor.”

Expressing frustration over the activities of the Petrobangla, he said that there is a huge deficiency in the organisation and its subordinate bodies to work as a team.

“They don’t work in a coordinated manner. As a result, sometimes gas is found in a well, but the processing plant remains unprepared to supply the gas to the national grid,” he said.

“Sometimes it takes for years to get gas supply from a well to the national grid,” he added.

The seminar, with Petrobangla chairman Zanendra Nath Sarker in the chair, was also addressed by Energy Secretary Md Nurul Alam.

Bakhrabad Gas Distribution Company’s Managing Director Anwarul Islam and Petrobangla’s general manager Meherul Hasan made presentation on the topic of the seminar.

BDST: 1629 HRS, FEB 15, 2024
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