Emergency maintenance at a floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Maheshkhali has disrupted gas supply across Bangladesh, causing low pressure in households, businesses and industrial units.
According to an urgent notice issued by Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Limited on Saturday, one floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) has been taken offline for repair work. The temporary shutdown has reduced the amount of gas supplied to the national distribution network.
As a result, consumers under the Titas network in Dhaka and other regions have reported significant drops in gas pressure. Many households experienced difficulties in cooking as gas stoves failed to ignite properly or functioned at very low pressure. Similar disruptions have also been reported in commercial kitchens, industrial facilities and CNG refuelling stations.
The company said the situation is expected to continue until midnight Saturday, after which gas pressure is likely to normalise once maintenance work is completed and the terminal resumes operation. Titas authorities expressed regret over the inconvenience caused and assured consumers that efforts are underway to restore stable supply as quickly as possible.
Officials from Petrobangla noted that Bangladesh already faces a structural gap between natural gas demand and available supply. The country’s two floating LNG terminals at Maheshkhali typically regasify between 950 and 1,000 million cubic feet of LNG per day, playing a crucial role in meeting national energy needs.
Titas warned that the temporary reduction in supply could affect both domestic cooking and industrial production until normal operations are restored. Authorities have said that LNG supply and system pressure will gradually stabilise once the maintenance work is fully completed and the affected unit is brought back online.
The disruption highlights the country’s ongoing reliance on imported LNG and the vulnerability of the energy system during maintenance or supply interruptions.
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