A severe gas shortage has led to the closure of five out of six major urea fertilizer factories in Bangladesh, severely impacting production and potentially leading to supply issues. Production targets have been missed due to recurring gas shortages, and plants are awaiting gas supply restoration to resume operations.
'I will go': Bengalis in Pakistan hope for family reunions in Bangladesh after 14-year pause in relations A gas crisis has forced the closure of five out of six major urea fertiliser factories in Bangladesh .
CONTRIBUTED/THE DAILY STAR/ANN DHAKA: A gas crisis has forced closure of five out of six major urea fertiliser factories in Bangladesh. According to Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation , there are five major urea plants under its management. Only Shahjalal Fertiliser Co Ltd remains operational among them, though officials warn its production may not last. The other four BCIC plants — Ghorashal Polash Fertiliser, Chittagong Urea Fertiliser Factory , Jamuna Fertiliser, and Ashuganj Fertiliser & Chemical Company — were shut down Wednesday afternoon. BCIC Director , Engr Moniruzzaman, said, “Around 197 million cubic feet of gas per day are required to run all five factories at full capacity. We are unable to produce even a third of our capacity every year because of recurring gas shortages.” An official, speaking anonymously, said, “Although the target for fertiliser production in the 2025-26 fiscal year was one million tonnes, only 550,000 tonnes have been produced in the past eight months till February.”Uttam Chowdhury, CUFL’s chief chemist, said, “Production can resume once gas supply is restored,” noting the plant had remained closed for six consecutive months last year due to gas shortages. Privately managed Karnaphuli Fertiliser Company Limited , with a daily capacity of 1,725 tonnes of urea and about 1,500 tonnes of ammonia, has also halted operations.Officials from Karnaphuli Gas Distribution Company Limited confirmed gas supply to CUFL and Kafco was cut at 3:00pm Wednesday under government instructions. Engr Syed Abu Naser Md Saleh, KGDCL general manager, said the two plants previously received 70-80 million cubic feet of gas daily. CUFL, established in 1987 with Japanese assistance, has a capacity of 1,100 tonnes of urea and 800 tonnes of ammonia per day but has faced frequent shutdowns. Last fiscal year, it produced only 250,000 tonnes of urea, remaining operational for about two and a half months. Bangladesh requires roughly 2.6 million tonnes of urea annually for its agriculture sector. Factories under the BCIC produce about one to ten million tonnes, while the remaining 1.6 million tonnes have to be imported at higher costs. - The Daily Star/ANNOil set for steepest weekly gain since Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine
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