Dhaka, May 11 -- To address the gas crisis in factories, the government has decided to supply an additional 250 million cubic feet per day (mmcfd) of gas to industries.

As part of this plan, four additional LNG cargoes will be imported between May and August at an estimated cost of Tk2,800 crore, said Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan, Adviser to the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources.

He disclosed this information to reporters on Wednesday, following a meeting with industrialists at the secretariat regarding the ongoing gas crisis in the industrial sector.

Adviser Fouzul Kabir Khan said that 150 million cubic feet per day (mmcfd) of gas, which was previously allocated for electricity generation during Ramadan, will now be redire...