Dhaka, April 20 -- The government has decided to import a total of 23 spot LNG cargoes during the January-June 2024 instead of the previously set 13 to reap the benefits of lower prices in the international market.

The Energy and Mineral Resources Division (EMRD) under the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources (MPEMR) has instructed the state-run Petrobangla to import 10 more cargoes, a senior Petrobangla official told the FE on Saturday.

To augment spot LNG imports, the state-backed Rupantarita Prakritik Gas Company Ltd (RPGCL) has already floated tenders to import two more spot cargoes in May to meet the mounting gas demand during summer.

Both cargoes would be supplied to Moheshkhali island, with an option to discharge them...