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Vast areas in the capital and its outskirts may experience low pressure in gas supply for 12 hours from Wednesday to Thursday. According to Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution PLC, due to urgent maintenance work at its Aminbazar DRS, there may be low gas pressure from 6 pm  on Wednesday (April 2) to 6 am on Thursday (April 3) at in the areas in Dhaka Metropolitan including Aminbazar, Mirpur, both sides of Mirpur Road, Shyamoli, Adabor, Agargaon, Mohammadpur, Lalmatia, Dhanmondi, Hazaribagh, Kamrangirchar, Keraniganj (from Kholamura to Kalatia, Hazratpur), Hatirpool, Farmgate, Azimpur, New Market, Lalbagh, Shahbagh, and surrounding areas. Consumers may face low gas pressure in Dhaka Tuesday, Wednesday The similar low pressure will prevail in Savar and Hemayetpur areas in the outskirts of the capital. The authorities sincerely apologise for the temporary inconvenience, said the Titas Gas PLC.

Gas supply will remain suspended for 8 hours in the northern part of Dhaka on Thursday. According to Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution PLC, gas supply will remain off to all types of customers in Nikunja-1, Nikunja-2, Khilkhet area, Concord City (up to the riverbank), Namapara, and the surrounding areas will remain suspended for a total of eight hours from 6 am to 2 pm on Thursday for the removal of underground gas pipelines for MRT Line-1. Gas supply to remain off for 6 hours in parts of capital on Sunday The consumers in the adjoining areas may experience low pressure in gas supply during this period, said Titas Gas, regretting to its customers for the temporary inconvenience.

Gas supply will remain suspended for 6 hours in different areas in the northern part of the capital on Sunday. Gas supply will remain off for all kinds of consumers from 8 am to 2 pm (six hours) in the adjacent areas from Kamarpara Bridge to Balaka Bhaban on Sunday for the relocation of existing gas pipelines to facilitate the construction works of the MRT Line-1 under Dhaka Mass Transport Company Limited, said Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution PLC. Gas supply to remain off for 10 hrs in parts of Dhaka Thursday Consumers in the adjacent areas, including all sectors in Uttara, Uttarkhan, and Dakkhin Khan, may experience low pressure in gas supply, said the Titas Gas authority, regretting the temporary inconvenience to its customers. Top business leaders urge BERC to reject proposal on raising gas price

Gas supply will remain off for 13 hours in different areas in the northern part of Dhaka city. According to a notice of the Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution PLC, the areas where gas supply will remain suspended for all categories of customers from 1 pm on Thursday to 2 am on Friday include Kurmitola Hospital, Hotel Radisson, RPGCL, Dhaka Regency Hotel, Khilkhet area, Concord City (up to river bank), Hotel La Meridian, Balaka Bhaban, Haji Camp, Catering House at Kaola, and Civil Aviation Quarter. Low pressure in gas supply may prevail in the adjacent areas including Joar Sahara, and Nikunja, said the Titas Gas, regretting the temporary inconvenience to its consumers.

Gas supply will remain suspended for 12 hours in Monohardi upazila in Narsingdi and Kishoreganj on Wednesday. According to Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution PLC, the gas supply will remain off for 12 hours from 6 pm on Wednesday to 6 am on Thursday in Kishoreganj district and Monohardi upazila due to modification works of the gas metering stations. Gas supply likely to improve this evening in Dhaka city, elsewhere During the period, low pressure in gas supply may prevail in Narsingdi district, eastern part of Dhaka City, Kaliganj, Jaydevpur, Konabari, Chandra and adjacent areas, said the Titas Gas regretting the inconvenience of its consumers. Gas supply to be low countrywide for 72 hours from Wednesday

Gas supply is expected to improve from Saturday evening in Dhaka city and elsewhere as a floating LNG Terminal resumed operation from 7 am on Saturday after three days of suspension. “We hope, gas supply situation will improve by this evening”, Eng Md Rafiqul Islam, Director (Operation & Mines) told UNB. He said the resumption of supply from the LNG terminal will increase gas supply by 210 million cubic feet per day (mmcfd). He said the country’s two LNG terminals will together supply 780 mmcfd against their capacity of 1100 mmcfd. “It means there is still shortage of 320 mmcfd,” he said adding that the nagging gas crisis will not be fully resolved soon. Gas supply to be low countrywide for 72 hours from Wednesday A top official of Petrobangla said that the two LNG terminals need at least 10 cargoes for the month of January but so far 7 cargoes are confirmed for supply. The consumers in Dhaka city and elsewhere have been experiencing acute gas crisis for last several months. But situation severely deteriorated from Wednesday last when one LNG Terminal, operated by Excelerate Energy, went on repair and maintenance work. Petrobangla in a press release had said that countrywide low pressure will prevail in gas supply for 72 hours (3 days) from January 1 to January 4 due to suspension of operation of a LNG station, known as floating storage and re-gasification unit (FSRU). Currently, the country has two FSRUs which supply about 1000-1100 million cubic feet of gas per day (MMCFD) of the total gas production of 2900 MMCFD. Meanwhile, consumers in many areas in the city alleged that they are not getting gas to cook. Gas supply to halt for 11 hours Wednesday in parts of Dhaka city Abdur Rahman, a resident of Rayerbazar area, said,” We suffer all the year round due to short supply of gas but the situation turned worse in the last three days. Now we have to buy food as we have no gas to cook.” Aysha Chowdhury, a resident of Malinagh area and Jahanara of Shantinagar area also expressed anger for the suffering they have been enduring for the last of days for poor supply of gas.

Countrywide low pressure will prevail in gas supply for 72 hours (3 days) from January 1 to January 4 due to suspension of operation of a LNG station, known as floating storage and re-gasification unit (FSRU). Due to repair and maintenance work of one FSRU, the pressure in gas supply will remain low for 72 hours from January 1 across the country, said Petrobangla in a statement regretting the temporary inconvenience to the customers during the period. Currently, the country has two FSRUs which supply about 1000-1100 million cubic feet of gas per day (MMCFD) of the total gas production of 2900 MMCFD. Gas supply to halt for 11 hours Wednesday in parts of Dhaka city Of the two FSRUs, one can supply 500 MMCFD gas and another 600 MMCFD gas.

Gas supply will remain suspended for 11 hours on Wednesday at different areas in the city for maintenance work in the gas pipeline at Titas affiliated 59/F, West Rajabazar. According to Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution PLC, the areas where gas supply will stop from 9 am to 8 on January 01 (Wednesday) for all kinds of customers include West Rajabazar, Indira Road, and Shukrabad area. Illegal gas connections in Savar disconnected, fine imposed In addition, low gas pressure may prevail in the surrounding areas, said the Titas regretting the temporary inconvenience to its customers.  

Russia’s state-owned energy giant Gazprom said Saturday it will halt gas supplies to Moldova starting on Jan. 1, citing alleged unpaid debt by the European Union candidate country, which has brought in emergency measures as it braces for power cuts. Gazprom said in an online statement that it reserved the right to take further action, including terminating its contract with Moldovagaz, Moldova's main gas operator, in which the Russian company owns a majority stake. The cessation of gas will stop supplies to the Kuciurgan power plant, the country’s largest, which is situated in the separatist pro-Russian Transnistria region. Moldova reacted by accusing Moscow of weaponizing energy supplies. Gazprom supplies the gas-operated Kuciurgan plant, which generates electricity that powers a significant portion of Moldova proper. The plant was privatized in 2004 by Transnistrian officials and later sold to a Russian state-owned company. Moldova, which has a West-leaning central government and has repeatedly complained of Russian interference, doesn’t recognize the privatization. Earlier this month, Moldova's parliament voted in favor of imposing a state of emergency in the energy sector over fears that Russia could leave Moldova without sufficient energy this winter. A special commission was also set up to manage “imminent risks” if Moscow fails to supply gas to the Kuciurgan plant and on Friday approved a series of measures aimed at saving energy. Gazprom has said Moldova owes close to $709 million for past gas supplies, a figure fiercely disputed by the government in the capital Chisinau. Read: Russia's Gazprom stops flow of natural gas to Austria Moldovan Prime Minister Dorin Recean on Saturday condemned the move, saying that his government does not recognize the debt cited by Gazprom, which has been “invalidated by an international audit.” Moldova claims, citing findings by British and Norwegian audit firms, that its debt stands close to $8.6 million, a small fraction of that claimed by Gazprom. Recean added that Chisinau has pushed to diversify its natural gas supplies to reduce dependence on the Kuciurgan plant, and said the government will “carefully analyze legal options, including resorting to international arbitration” to protect Moldova’s national interests. “Our country is prepared to handle any situation that arises following the Kremlin’s decision,” he said. Moldova’s government on Friday announced it would implement a series of measures starting Jan. 1 to reduce energy consumption. These include limiting lighting in public and commercial buildings by at least 30%, and energy-intensive businesses operating during off-peak hours. In late 2022, Moldova suffered major power outages following Russian strikes on neighboring Ukraine, which is interconnected to the Kuciurgan plant. Transnistria, which broke away after a short war in 1992 and is not recognized by most countries, also declared its own state of emergency earlier this month, in case the region does not receive gas supplies. When Russia fully invaded Ukraine in 2022, Moldova, a former Soviet republic of about 2.5 million people, was entirely dependent on Moscow for natural gas but has since pushed to diversify and expand its energy sources. Read more: Gazprom keen on exploring 5 more gas wells in Bhola; Russia will continue to support Bangladesh: Ambassador In October, Moldova’s pro-Western President Maia Sandu won a second term in office, and a referendum voted in favor of securing the country’s path toward the EU, in two votes overshadowed by ongoing claims of Russian interference to derail the country’s westward shift in recent years. Russia denies it is meddling in Moldova. Russia cut off most natural gas supplies to Europe in 2022, citing disputes over payment in rubles, a move European leaders described as energy blackmail over their support for Ukraine against Russia’s invasion. European governments had to scramble to line up alternative supplies at higher prices, much of it liquefied natural gas brought by ship from the U.S. and Qatar.

Gas supply will remain suspended for 10 hours on Wednesday in areas under Girabo-District Regulating Stations (DRS) in Ashulia for emergency relocation of gas pipeline to facilitate the Dhaka-Ashulia Elevated Expressway project. According to Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution PLC, the gas supply to all categories of customers from Jirabo to Bishmail Road and 4" × 50 PSIG distribution line of Bhadail and its surrounding areas will be suspended for 10 hours from 10 am to 8 pm on Wednesday. Gas supply to remain off for 24 hours from Thursday in Monohordi, Kishoreganj Besides, gas supply to residential customers in Jirabo, Kathgarh, Rangamatia and its surrounding areas will remain off. Titas Gas regretted the temporary inconvenience to the customers during the period.