12kg private LPG cylinder price lowered by Tk65 for January
The price of a 12kg Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) cylinder provided by private operators has been cut by Tk65 to Tk1,232 for January.
The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) lowered the price of a 12kg LPG cylinder by dragging the price to Tk102.70 per kg from Tk108.09.
The commission will also adjust the price of other sizes of LPG cylinders, considering the per kilogram rate, said BERC Chairman Md Abdul Jalil on Monday while announcing the January price.
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He added that the new prices would be effective from 6pm on Monday.
The BERC announces the price of LPG every month in coordination with the prices of propane and butane of Saudi Aramco Company to be consistent with the international market.
Considering the Saudi Contract price of propane and butane – raw materials of LPG – at $599.75 per tonne, the regulatory commission adjusted the price, the BERC chairman added.
However, the price of the government-owned LP Gas Limited's 12.5kg cylinder has not changed, so it remains at Tk591.
Meanwhile, the price of reticulated LPG was lowered to Tk99.46 per kg for January, down from Tk104.85 in December.
Besides, the auto gas price has also been set at Tk57.41 per litre, down from Tk60.41 last month.
BERC members Mohammad Abu Faruque, Md Maqbul-E-Chowdhury, Mohammad Bazlur Rahman and Md Kamruzzaman were in the virtual briefing.
