A technical problem at Bangladesh’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals in Maheshkhali has significantly reduced the country’s gas supply, leaving households, industries and businesses connected to the Titas Gas network facing prolonged low gas pressure.
Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution PLC said on Tuesday that regasified liquefied natural gas (RLNG) supplies had fallen by around 450 million cubic feet per day (mmcfd) because of technical difficulties at the Maheshkhali LNG facilities.
The company warned that residential, industrial, commercial and compressed natural gas (CNG) customers would continue to experience reduced gas pressure until it restored normal operations.
The utility, however, did not identify which LNG terminal was affected, explain the nature of the fault, or provide a timeframe for repairs.
It apologised to customers for the temporary disruption and said the situation would improve once it resolved the technical issue.
The announcement follows an earlier notice issued on Monday, when Titas acknowledged that consumers across parts of its distribution network were experiencing severe low gas pressure.
At the time, the company did not explain the reason behind the supply shortage or indicate when normal service would resume.
Tuesday’s statement confirmed that the disruption originated from technical problems at the LNG terminals in Maheshkhali, where imported liquefied natural gas is converted back into gaseous form before being injected into the national transmission system. This processed fuel is known as regasified LNG, or RLNG.
The Titas distribution network typically requires around two billion cubic feet of gas each day to meet demand. Recently, daily supply has dropped to below 1.5 billion cubic feet, creating a deficit of roughly 500 million cubic feet and putting increasing pressure on the country’s largest gas distribution system.
The reduced supply has affected consumers across Dhaka, Gazipur and Narayanganj, although Titas officials said the capital has been hit particularly hard because it is at the downstream end of the transmission and distribution network.
Residents in areas including Mohammadpur, Mirpur and Dhanmondi have reported that gas has either been unavailable for extended periods or has remained too weak to operate household cooking stoves.
As the disruption has continued, many families have switched to electric cooking appliances, while others have relied on purchasing prepared meals from outside.
The latest disruption comes as Bangladesh remains heavily dependent on imported LNG to supplement domestic gas production, making the reliability of its regasification infrastructure increasingly important for maintaining stable energy supplies across the country.
