To purchase two spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes for November 3-4 and November 10-11, Rupantarita Prakritik Gas Company Ltd (RPGCL) has again floated tenders.
It floated these tenders for both the spot LNG cargoes on October 14, with the bid submission deadline ending on October 20, however, those were cancelled as the bidders failed to fulfill the minimum criteria to get the bidding evaluated under the Public Procurement Rules (PPR) 2008.
It has been said that the interim government has been struggling to purchase LNG from the spot market as it has decided to execute the competitive PPR 2008 instead of the Quick Enhancement of Electricity and Energy Supply (Special Provision) Act 2010 (Amended 2021.
"The RPGCL received only two bids in each of the initial two tenders, one short of the minimum requirement, turning those non-qualified for evaluation under the rule. RPGCL is a subsidiary company of state-run Bangladesh Oil, Gas, and Mineral Corporation," a senior official of the Energy Division has said.
On October 9, the Advisors Council Committee on Government Purchase (ACCGP) approved the spot LNG procurement proposals of state-run Petrobangla under the energy and mineral resources division (EMRD) of the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources (MPEMR).
According to the tender document, the volume of each of the spot LNG cargoes is around 3.36 million British thermal units (MMBtu).
The bid winners may deliver the LNG cargoes at Moheshkhali island, with options to discharge the cargo at either of the country's two floating storage re-gasification units (FSRUs) located on the island.
Bangladesh previously awarded one spot LNG cargo tender to Gunvor Singapore Pte, Ltd for the October 27-28 delivery window at US$13.93 per MMBtu.
