When will the loadshedding be reduced, said the electricity advisor
September 20, 20242 Mins Read
Jumbangla Desk: Faizul Kabir Khan, Advisor to the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources has commented that there will be no shortage of gas and electricity in the country due to the dollar crisis. He said that the load-shedding that was there has been largely overcome and will reduce further in the future.

Advisor Faizul Kabir Khan

On Thursday (September 19), the adviser gave this information to the journalists about the gas reserves situation in the country and the disinformation about the discovery of gas in Bhola.

He said, Bhola North gas field has 2 tcf of gas, and 2.6 tcf of gas resources, which can be obtained. However, it has been reported in the newspaper that Bhola gas field has 5 TCF gas reserves which is completely wrong information.

An initiative has been taken to dig 100 more wells across the country. Henceforth no project will be accepted or tendered without open competition. Expert committee advice will be taken in these cases. No irregularities will be allowed.

Regarding the payment of Adani's electricity bill, he said that the government has asked for 1 billion dollars from the World Bank and 1 billion dollars from ADB as budget support. From here, efforts will be made to overcome the future crisis by paying the electricity and gas dues.

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In response to the rental power plant question, he said that there is no decision regarding the rental power plant as the agreement is in force. The contract cannot be canceled at will. The expert committee is working on this. Action will be taken as per their recommendations. If there is a complaint of corruption, it will be investigated.