DHAKA - Bangladesh faced its worst power cuts in over seven months as a deadly storm forced the closure of both its floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals, less than a month after a scorching heatwave caused widespread outages in the south Asian country. Cyclone Mocha, one of the strongest storms to hit the region in years, made landfall in...
People move fallen trees from a road at Shah Porir Dwip after the landfall of cyclone Mocha in Teknaf, Bangladesh on May 14.DHAKA - Bangladesh faced its worst power cuts in over seven months as a deadly storm forced the closure of both its floating liquefied natural gas terminals, less than a month after a scorching heatwave caused widespread outages in the south Asian country.
"We are experiencing power cuts every other hour and there is hardly any gas to cook. Life has become painful," said Sumi Akhter, who lives on the outskirts of the capital Dhaka. Natural gas accounts for over half of Bangladesh's annual power output, and the energy-hungry nation is increasingly exposed to price and supply-related shocks, as its domestic gas reserves have dwindled rapidly over the past few years.
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