CPD official asks govt to form urgent response team amid energy crisis

Khondaker Golam Moazzem, research director of private research organization the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), has advised the government to urgently form an “emergency response team” to address the ongoing energy crisis in the country.

He said the energy crisis has now reached such a critical stage that there is no longer enough time to move gradually toward solutions through normal processes. The problems in the energy sector must be addressed through swift decision-making, he added.

He made the remarks at a CPD dialogue titled “Reducing Industrial Carbon Emissions in the RMG Sector: How Can We Move Forward?” held at BRAC Centre Inn in the capital’s Mohakhali on Sunday morning.

Khondaker Golam Moazzem said the country is currently facing a severe energy crisis. Every day, shortages of gas are being experienced in industrial production, agricultural production and the residential sector. A major reason for this is that most of the country’s energy infrastructure is gas-dependent. In addition, there is also heavy dependence on diesel.