DHAKA, Dec 27, 2023 (BSS) - The government today approved separate proposals
for procuring some 33.60 lakh MMBtu LNG, 18.50 lakh metric tons of fuel oil,
1 lakh metric tons of wheat and 1.10 crore liters of edible oil to meet the
growing demand of the country.

The government also approved different proposals for purchasing 14,000
metrics tons of lentil and 60,000 tonnes of fertilizer.

The approvals came from the 43rd meeting of the Cabinet Committee on
Government Purchase (CCGP) in this year held today virtually with Finance
Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal in the chair.

Briefing reporters after the meeting, Cabinet Division additional secretary
Sayeed Mahbub Khan said that the day's meeting approved a total of 20
proposals.

He informed that the day's meeting also approved power tariff for four
proposed power plants.

Mahbub said following a proposal from the Energy and Mineral Resources
Division, Petrobangla would procure 33.60 lakh MMBtu LNG from M/S Excelerate
Energy LP, USA with around Taka 542.27 crore while in another proposal,
Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) would procure some 18.50 lakh metric
tons of refined fuel oil with around Taka 15,082.86 crore for January to June
period of 2024 on G to G basis.

He said that following two separate proposals from the Ministry of Food, the
Directorate General of Food would procure some 50,000 metric tons of wheat
from M/S Cereal Crops Trading LLC, UAE under international open tender method
under package 5 with around Taka 175.05 crore where per kg wheat would cost
Taka 35.01.

The Directorate General of Food would procure another consignment of 50,000
metric tons of wheat from M/S Agrocorp International Pte Ltd., Singapore also
under international open tender method under package six with around Taka
173.41 crore where per kg wheat would cost Taka 34.68.

Mahbub said following two separate proposals from the Ministry of Commerce,
the state-run Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) would procure 6,000
metric tons of lentil from Islam Trading, Chattogram under local open tender
method for the current fiscal year (FY24) with around Taka 62.28 crore where
per kg lentil would cost Taka 103.08.

In another proposal, the TCB would procure 8,000 metric tons of lentil under
international open tender method from Green National Builders and Developers,
Bangalore with around Taka 77.88 crore where per kg lentil would cost Taka
102.36.

The Cabinet Division additional secretary said in two other proposals, the
TCB would procure 60 lakh liters of rice bran oil from Majumdar Products Ltd
and MRT Agro Products BD Ltd under local direct procurement method with
around Taka 94.50 crore where per liter oil would cost Taka 157.5 while the
TCB would purchase 50 lakh liters of soybean oil from Bashundhara Multi Food
Products Ltd under local open tender method with around Taka 78.61 crore
where per liter oil would cost Taka 157.22.

He said following two separate proposals from the Ministry of Industries, the
Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC) would procure 30,000 metric
tons of bulk granular urea fertilizer under the 8th lot from Muntajat, Qatar,
under state-level agreement with around Taka 105.01 crore while the BCIC
would procure another consignment of 30,000 metric tons of bagged granular
urea fertilizer under the 11th lot from KAFCO, Bangladesh with around Taka
104.93 crore

Mahbub said that the day's CCGP meeting approved the power tariff for the
240MW (AC) Solar Power Plant to be set up at Trishal upazila in Mymensingh
district. Under the proposal, the government would have to provide Taka
8,553.60 crore to the joint venture of Energon Renewables BD Ltd; and PWR
Energy Trading LLC for a 20-year period where per kilowatt our electricity
would cost Taka 10.995.

The meeting also approved the power tariff for the 100 MW (AC) solar power
plant to be set up at Mongla upazila in Bagerhat district where the
government would have to provide Taka 3,564 crore for a 20-year period to the
Consortium of Asian Entech Power Corporation Ltd and Axia Power Holdings B.V
where per kilowatt hour electricity would cost Taka 10.99.

The CCGP meeting also okayed the power tariff for the 30MW (AC) solar power
plant at Chakaria upazila in Cox's Bazar district and 50MW (AC) solar power
plant at Cox's Bazar Sadar Upazila.

Apart from these, the day's meeting approved two proposals from the Local
Government Division and one proposal each from the Road Transport and
Highways Division, Ministry of Shipping and the Ministry of Civil Aviation
and Tourism.