CNG stations face further gas rationing

The government on Tuesday extended the time of gas supply suspension to CNG filling stations to five hours a day from the existing four hours.
Further gas rationing to the CNG stations underscored the country’s growing energy crisis.
‘A decision has been taken for suspending gas supply to all CNG filling stations across the country during the peak hours of power production between 6:00pm and 11:00pm daily from March 1,’ said a press release issued by the state-owned Petrobangla.
The implementation of the decision would be monitored and its violators would face legal action, said the press release.
The government rationed gas supply for four hours to the CNG filling stations on September 15, 2021, after the LNG price spiked in international market leading to a gas crisis in the country.
The government had promised to the CNG filling station owners to resume full-scale gas supply from January this year but failed to keep the promise.
There are over 500 CNG filling stations operating the in the country. About a million vehicles are rung with CNG.