Chittagonians can see some lights at the end of the tunnels. Citizens of the port city Chittagong may get some respite in not too distant future from diabolic energy situation. At long last after protracted discussions , extensive brainstorming energy sector management approved the third party direct market access right to Santos/ Cairn Block 16 Joint venture for IOC share of gas from further development of Shangu Gas field. This incentive will encourage the IOCs to invest further risk capital in a sensible acceptable ROR regime.

To confront and overcome prevailing and emerging energy crisis, the worst ever in the history of Bangladesh Government has announced mega plan to add new generation of 9426 MW by 2015. Government has planned increasing natural gas production by another 2400MMCFD by that time. The present effective power generation is about 4000MW against a demand of 6000MW.

One Bangladesh daily has published a write up of Professor Anu Muhammad, Head of The Department of Economics of Jahangir Nagar University on coal mining in Bangladesh. This write up he mentioned is a response to another write up of a well known Bangladesh Geologist Dr. Eunuse Akhon published in the same newspaper. Dr. Eunuse Akhon in his write up favored open pit mining stating strong techno economic and geological reasons.

“What you said in April you are repeating the same in August. Where is the progress? Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the fourth meeting with Power and energy sector officials since assuming office on her second term .She incidentally is also in charge of the ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources. “What you said in April you are repeating the same in August. Where is the progress?

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina while Presiding Over National Science and Technology Council [NSTC] meeting sated that her government will not take any whimsical decision on coal policy .It will examine all pros and cons before implementing it. Coal is the only other