Desk Report
Published: 15 Sep 2021, 08:51 pm
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The government
has decided to keep CNG stations closed for 4 hours every day. The decision was
taken at a meeting held at the Ministry of Energy on Wednesday. A source at the
meeting confirmed the information. However, the time has not been fixed yet.
According to meeting sources, the station may be closed from 5 pm to 9 pm.
In this regard, the senior secretary of the energy department Anisur Rahman said, it has been
decided to keep the CNG station closed every day. However, it will be announced
on Thursday at what time of the day it will be closed. And this decision will
be effective from next Sunday afternoon.
Earlier on Monday,
the energy department had said in a press release that CNG stations would have
to be closed for six hours every day from 5 pm to 11 pm to increase gas supply
for power generation during peak hours. Petrobangla sat down with the CNG
Owners Association on Tuesday to discuss the implementation of this decision.
At the meeting, the station owners proposed to keep the pump off for three
hours from 6 pm to 9 pm. The owners' association also wants a few days to
implement the decision.
A meeting was
held at the Ministry of Energy on Wednesday to finalize the decision. The
meeting decided to close the CNG station for 4 hours every day.