2,323 million cft gas to be added to national grid by 2015, JS told
Monday, 4 October 2010
Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Mohammad Enamul Haque Sunday told the House that a total of 2,323 million cubit feet (cft) gas would be added to the national grid by the year 2015 under government's programmes to meet growing demand of gas, reports BSS.
Replying to a query from treasury bench lawmaker M Abdul Latif, the minister said the government has undertaken various programmes for short term, mid term and long term for increasing reserve of gas to meet growing demand for gas.
Under the short term programme till December 2010, additional 158 million cubic feet gas would be produced through work-over of five wells, digging two exploration wells and two evaluation wells.
Under the mid term programme to be completed by June 2013, 585 million cft gas would be produced per day through digging exploration and development wells and importing equivalent to 500 million cft LNG gas for adding up to 1085 million cft gas to the national grid, he said.
Under the long term programme by 2015, a total of 880 million cft gas would be produced per day through digging nine development wells, nine evaluation wells and exploring another 200 million cft gas by 2015 under Off-Shore Bidding Round 2008, for adding up to 1,080 million cft gas to the national grid, he added.
Replying to a query from treasury bench lawmaker Molla Jalal Uddin, the minister said Power Development Board (PDB) and Khulna Power Company Unit 2 signed an agreement on July 23 this year for setting up a 115 megawatt (MW) rental power plant.
Replying to a query from treasury bench lawmaker M Abdul Latif, the minister said the government has undertaken various programmes for short term, mid term and long term for increasing reserve of gas to meet growing demand for gas.
Under the short term programme till December 2010, additional 158 million cubic feet gas would be produced through work-over of five wells, digging two exploration wells and two evaluation wells.
Under the mid term programme to be completed by June 2013, 585 million cft gas would be produced per day through digging exploration and development wells and importing equivalent to 500 million cft LNG gas for adding up to 1085 million cft gas to the national grid, he said.
Under the long term programme by 2015, a total of 880 million cft gas would be produced per day through digging nine development wells, nine evaluation wells and exploring another 200 million cft gas by 2015 under Off-Shore Bidding Round 2008, for adding up to 1,080 million cft gas to the national grid, he added.
Replying to a query from treasury bench lawmaker Molla Jalal Uddin, the minister said Power Development Board (PDB) and Khulna Power Company Unit 2 signed an agreement on July 23 this year for setting up a 115 megawatt (MW) rental power plant.