State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid has instructed to implement use of modern technology in all fuel/gas filling stations.
He also instructed to strengthen network of all filling stations through use of digital tehology.
Nasrul Hamid on Tuesday said these while speaking as the chief guest at the review meeting regarding the layout, design and model prepared for the new filling station according to GPS location-based filling station management system and existing policies at the Secretariat.
The state minister said, “Filling station activities should be monitored to prevent adulteration of fuel oil. The initiative to update the overall status of filling stations with GPS location is good. Arrangements can be made to link it to the ERP map of BPC.”
It was informed in the meeting that BPC has taken an initiative to set up seven world class model filling stations or petrol pumps in different parts of the country with financial support by private entrepreneurs on the occasion of ‘Mujib Barsha. Of these, only three model filling stations have been set up.
Among others, Mohammad Mahbub Hossain, Senior Secretary of Energy and Mineral Resources Division, A B M Azad, Chairman of BPC, Abu Saleh Iqbal, Managing Director of Padma Oil Company were also present in the meeting.
The issue of fuel oil monitoring by the government was discussed for a long time. To this end, the government has taken and initiatives to make GPS (Global Positioning System) maps of fuel filling stations across the country. Recently BPC prepared a list and submitted it to the energy and mineral resources division.
There are a total of 2,297 filling stations in the country. Such initiatives have been taken to prevent unfair competition among traders, prevent adulteration of oil and control its quantity and quality, energy and mineral resources division officials said.
Approval for new filling stations in the country remains stopped since 2016. However, a new fuel station was approved last year on special consideration. Applications for construction of many filling stations have been submitted to the Ministry and Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC).
