
The government recently approved separate proposals for procuring some one cargo LNG and 72,897 SPC poles to meet the growing demand for energy and strengthening the power distribution system in the country.
The approvals came from the 11th meeting of the Advisers Council Committee on Government Purchase in this year held recently at the Cabinet Division Conference Room at Bangladesh Secretariat with Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed in the chair.
Following a proposal from the Energy and Mineral Resources Division, Petrobangla would procure one cargo LNG from M/S Excelerate Energy, LP, USA from the spot market through international quotation with around Taka 664.40 crore where per MMBtu LNG would cost US$14.30.