Karnaphuli Gas Distribution Company Limited

Karnaphuli Gas Distribution Company Limited (Bengali: কর্ণফুলী গ্যাস বিতরণ সংস্থা সীমিত) is a Bangladesh government owned major gas distribution company that is responsible for distributing gas in Chittagong District and the Chittagong Hill Tracts.[1][2]

Karnaphuli Gas Distribution Company Limited
Formation2010
Location
Region served
Bangladesh
Official language
Bengali
WebsiteKarnaphuli Gas Distribution Company Limited

History

Karnaphuli Gas Distribution Company Limited was established in February 2010 by the Government of Bangladesh as a Joint Stock company. Its starting authorized capital was 30 million taka.[1][3] Power production was stopped in Raozan Power Station and Shikalbaha Peaking Power Plant in 2012 due to Karnaphuli company not being able to supply adequate gas.[4] In 2018, the company bought in the first Liquefied Natural Gas shipment in Bangladesh from Qatar and planned to distribute it in Chittagong City.[5] In February 2019, a rupture of the company line led to three days of gas outage in Chittagong City,[6][7] the second largest city of Bangladesh.[8]

References
  1. "Historical Background". Karnaphuli Gas Distribution Company Limited. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  2. "Chattogram gas supplies resume after three days". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  3. "Karnaphuli Gas Distribution Company Limited (KGDCL)". mpemr.gov.bd. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  4. "Gas crisis stops power generation". The Daily Star. 26 January 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  5. "LNG Carrying Ship Hits The Country". Energy Bangla. 24 April 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  6. "Chattogram gas outage enters second day". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  7. "Restoration of Chattogram gas supply to be delayed". The Daily Star. 18 February 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  8. "Cities". worldpopulationreview.com. Retrieved 15 August 2019.


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