The government has received nine cargos of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) having around 2.88 crore MMBTu in October to meet the growing energy demand in the country, an official said. ‘We are importing LNG regularly under long-term, short-term agreements as well as from spot markets to meet the increasing energy demand,’ said General Manager (LNG) of Rupantarita Prakritik Gas Company Limited (RPGCL) Engineer Md Shah Alam. He said the government received 10 cargos of LNG having 3.20 crore MMBTu in September and 11 cargos with around 3.65 crore MMBTu in August to ensure the country’s energy security.
on average, each cargo contained around 32 lakh MMBTu of LNG, Alam added.