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DHAKA, Sept 16, 2025 (BSS) - The government today approved separate proposals for procuring some 1 cargo LNG and 75,000 metric tons of fertilizer to meet the growing demand.

The approvals came from the 36th meeting of the Advisers Council Committee on Government Purchase in this year held today at the Cabinet Division Conference Room at Bangladesh Secretariat with Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed in the chair.

Briefing reporters after the meeting, the Adviser said that they have decided to import LNG as well as importing MoP fertilizer considering the growing demand.

Besides, he said that they have recommended proposals for constructing a good number of power substations. 

The day's meeting approved two separate proposals for the import of a total 75,000 metric tons of Muriate of Potash (MOP) fertilizer under state-level agreements with Russia and Canada.

According to the proposals, some 35,000 (ñ10%) metric tons of MOP fertilizer will be imported from Russia's JSC "Foreign Economic Corporation (Prodintorg)" under the third lot of an existing agreement with the Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC). The procurement will cost Taka 154.90 crore, with each metric ton priced at $361.

Similarly, another 40,000 (ñ10%) metric tons of MOP fertilizer will be imported from Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC) under the seventh lot of a state-level contract with BADC. The total cost has been estimated at Taka 177.03 crore, with the same unit price of $361 per metric ton.

Both proposals, placed by the Ministry of Agriculture with BADC as the implementing agency, were recommended for approval by the committee.

The meeting also approved a proposal to import one cargo of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) from the spot market under the Public Procurement Rules, 2008.

According to the Energy and Mineral Resources Division, the LNG cargo-scheduled for delivery between November 25 and 26, 2025 (47th cargo) will be procured from M/S Aramco Trading Singapore Pte Ltd. at a cost of Taka 499.16 crore.

The unit price has been set at $11.88 per MMBtu.

The government purchase committee meeting also recommended approval of a proposal for repair works at the Bibiyana South 400 MW Combined Cycle Power Plant under the Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB).

According to the Power Division's proposal, the repair works will cost Taka 901.85 crore.

The contract will be implemented by the consortium of Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG, Germany, and Siemens Energy Bangladesh Limited.

The Power Division is the sponsoring ministry while BPDB will execute the project.

The committee reviewed the proposal today and recommended it for final approval.

The purchase committee also approved two separate proposals for the construction of nine new power substations under the project titled "Modernization and Capacity Enhancement of BPDB's Power Distribution System (Khulna Division) (Special Revised)".

Under package no. MCEP/BREB/KD-W-11, four new 33/11 kV (10/14 MVA) GIS-type substations will be built at a cost of Taka 104.67 crore. The work has been awarded to TSTL-EEL Consortium (TS Transformers Limited - Energypac Engineering Ltd.).

Similarly, under package no. MCEP/BREB/KD-W-3, five new 33/11 kV (10/14 MVA) GIS-type substations will be constructed at a cost of Taka 151.04 crore. The contract has been awarded to Reverie Power & Automation Engineering Ltd.

Both proposals, placed by the Power Division with Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) as the implementing agency, were recommended by the committee for final approval.

Besides, the meeting approved the cancellation of the tender for the appointment of an Operations and Maintenance Contractor for the Single Point Mooring (SPM) project.