As the country is set to import more LNG in the future amid depleting local gas production, the government has planned to build a new gas pipeline for $1.4 billion to channel the additional imports to the hungry national grid.
The proposed 295km Maheshkhali/Matarbari-Bakhrabad pipeline will be built by 2029 and will supply an additional 1,800mmscfd (million standard cubic feet per day) LNG to feed gas-based power plants, fertiliser plants, and industrial and commercial units, according to the Gas Transmission Company Limited (GTCL).