Staff Reporter :
The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) announced to keep the price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) unchanged for January.
According to BERC, the LPG will be sold at Tk 121.25 per kg for January as it was in November and December. The decision will be effective from 6pm today (Friday).
Prices of other sizes of LPG cylinders – from 5.5 kg to 45 kg – will remain the same, BERC said at a press briefing at its Dhaka office on Thursday.
BERC officials said LPG prices remained unaffected in the local market as Bangladeshi LPG operators normally import their products from the Middle Eastern market on the basis of Saudi CP, which did not change.
As per the BERC decision, the price of “autogas” (LPG used for motor vehicles) also remained at Tk 66.78 per litre (including VAT).
The price of LPG, marketed by state-owned LP Gas Company, will also remain the same as it is locally produced with a market share of less than 5%.
LPG witnessed the highest price at Tk1,498 (per 12 kg cylinder) in the local market in February last year.
