Bangladesh’s energy future clouded by LNG risks

Low prices through the end of this decade may make liquefied natural gas (LNG) temporarily more attractive, but they could obscure the long-term risks for developing economies like Bangladesh, according to the latest briefing by the Global Energy Monitor (GEM).

In the immediate term, however, the fallout from the recent US–Israel war on Iran has highlighted the “fragile assumption” that LNG imports will remain affordable and reliably delivered to Asia, it said.