The energy ministry is set to stop gas supply to KAFCO, Palash Fertiliser Factory, Chittagong Fertiliser Factory and Ghorasal Fertiliser Factory and to divert the gas thus saved, to the power plants for increasing electricity generation from next week.
According to the officials in the energy ministry, the prime minister endorsed the gas-rationing programme Thursday and directed the ministry to start generating more electricity from gas-fired plants.
'Through this programme we would be able to divert 246 mmcfd gas to power plants enabling them to generate 500MW more electricity which would ensure supply to the irrigation purpose and improve the load shedding situation across the country,' officials in the energy ministry told BSS Thursday.
The Power Development Board said it failed to produce 500-600MW of electricity for want of gas supply. PDB's daily production report says it is now producing 3,900-4,000MW of electricity against the demand of around 5,800MW.
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