The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) and the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) have signed an agreement to conduct a study on gas consumption by unmetered residential consumers. Under the study, BUET will install 2,000 prepaid gas meters on a random basis to assess actual gas usage by residential customers.
the agreement was signed on 6 January at the BERC conference room. The signing ceremony was attended by BERC Chairman Jalal Ahmed, Commission Members Md.
abdur Razzak, Md. Mizanur Rahman, Dr. Syeda Sultana Razia, and Brigadier General (Retd.) Mohammad Shahid Sarwar, along with senior of?cials from both BERC and BUET.
the ?ndings of the BUET study are expected to play a decisive role in resolving the long-standing debate over gas consumption by unmetered residential users.