Compressed natural gas (CNG)

To overcome air pollution and environment issues, Bangladesh’s government promotes compressed natural gas (CNG) as a replacement for conventional gasoline in major cities. In addition, natural gas is the country’s primary energy source, accounting for 49% of total commercial energy share.

A national CNG quality specification is published by the Bangladesh Standard and Testing Institute (BSTI). It was drafted by the Mineral, Fuels and Petroleum Products Sectional Committee and approved by the Chemical Divisional Committee.

The latest CNG specification for the automotive industry, BDS 1985:2019, was implemented in October 2019. It was adopted from IS 15958:2012, India’s CNG specification for automotive purposes. This specification regulates eight properties for CNG