Bangladesh seeks extra diesel from India while LNG terminal restart eases gas shortage

Bangladesh has asked India to increase diesel deliveries through the existing cross‑border pipeline to alleviate persistent power and gas shortages that have caused widespread load‑shedding. The request was made during a meeting between Indian High Commissioner Dinesh Trivedi and Bangladesh’s Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Iqbal Hassan Mahmood, who noted that the country received about 30,000 tonnes of diesel in March‑April and that the shortage is directly affecting gas‑fired power generation.

At the same time, a floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal operated by U.S.‑based Excelerate Energy off Moheshkhali has partially resumed operations after a fire in July halted one regasification unit. The restart adds roughly 115 million cubic feet of gas per day to the national grid, helping to ease the shortage that disrupted power generation, industry and households. Bangladesh, which relies heavily on imported LNG amid declining domestic production and tighter global LNG markets, consumes about 3,800‑4,000 mmcfd, while the grid typically receives around 2,600 mmcfd.