The Energy and Mineral
Resources Division placed the proposal on behalf of the BPC while Finance
Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal presided over the virtually held meeting.The BPC will need to spend Tk 15,082.86
crore to import the entire bulk petroleum.
As per another
proposal, approved by the committee, the state-owned Petrobangla will import
33.60 lakh MMBtu of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Excelerate Energy LP, USA
at a cost of Tk 542.26 crore under the Speedy Increasing of Power and Energy
Supply Act (special provision) 2021.
Some four proposals,
placed by the Power Division, also received approval of the CCGP.