6.5m tons fuel worth Tk32,937 crore imported in 2018

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid yesterday said the government imported 6.5 million metric tons of fuel at a cost of about Tk32,937 crore in 2018.

The state minister revealed the information while responding to a starred question placed by lawmaker Didarul Alam of Chittagong 4 in the parliament with Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury in the chair.

Responding to another starred question placed by lawmaker Syed Abul Hossain of Dhaka 4, Nasrul said the government has taken an initiative to set up solar charging stations in six divisional cities as a huge amount of electricity is draining everyday due to charging batteries of vehicles across the country.

“The government has taken an initiative to check electricity wastage caused by charging batteries in vehicles,” he said.

Noting that a pilot project has already been taken to install solar charging stations in six divisional cities, Nasrul said the government, meanwhile, set up 20 solar charging stations across the country.