Present govt to finalise coal policy: Tamim
Saturday, 16 February 2008
The Chief Adviser's Special Assistant M Tamim said Friday the coal policy would be finalised under the present government, reports bdnews24.com.
Speaking at the inaugural ceremony of a workshop of energy affairs reporters, M Tamim said gas could be used for industrialisation if coal instead of gas were used to produce power.
"It is not that we are running out of natural gas, but it is just that we have to extract coal in the interest of energy security," said Tamim who oversees the Energy and Mineral Resources Division.
M Tamim also said the coal policy would be finalised during the tenure of the present government, and the method of extraction would be determined by experts taking into account social and economic issues.
Production of power nowhere other than in Chittagong area is being disrupted due to the gas crisis. There is a daily deficit of 50 million cubic feet of gas against demand.
It would take up to one year to resolve the problems, Tamim said.
The CA's special assistant underlined the need for finding potential sources to ensure energy security.
He said no country other than some in the Middle East has energy stocks for 50 years.
"Local sources are not enough for us to ensure energy security, we have to sort out potential sources at regional and global levels. We have to keep in mind that most expensive energy is no energy."
Fifty-one reporters from eight upazilas in Dinajpur, Rangpur and Joypurhat attended the workshop, organised by weekly Economic Times.
Speaking at the inaugural ceremony of a workshop of energy affairs reporters, M Tamim said gas could be used for industrialisation if coal instead of gas were used to produce power.
"It is not that we are running out of natural gas, but it is just that we have to extract coal in the interest of energy security," said Tamim who oversees the Energy and Mineral Resources Division.
M Tamim also said the coal policy would be finalised during the tenure of the present government, and the method of extraction would be determined by experts taking into account social and economic issues.
Production of power nowhere other than in Chittagong area is being disrupted due to the gas crisis. There is a daily deficit of 50 million cubic feet of gas against demand.
It would take up to one year to resolve the problems, Tamim said.
The CA's special assistant underlined the need for finding potential sources to ensure energy security.
He said no country other than some in the Middle East has energy stocks for 50 years.
"Local sources are not enough for us to ensure energy security, we have to sort out potential sources at regional and global levels. We have to keep in mind that most expensive energy is no energy."
Fifty-one reporters from eight upazilas in Dinajpur, Rangpur and Joypurhat attended the workshop, organised by weekly Economic Times.