Dhaka, May 3 -- The government is eyeing importing a total of six spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes in May, the highest number in a single month, to meet mounting summer demand.

State-run Rupantarita Prakritik Gas Company Ltd (RPGCL) already bought five spot LNG cargoes for May delivery windows, a senior RPGCL official told The Financial Express on Saturday.

He said the RPGCL's tender to buy one more spot LNG cargo in the May 30-31 delivery window is also open, along with two more spot LNG cargo tenders for the June 26-27 and July 2-3 delivery windows.

The country's energy demand has gone up since early April with the advent of summer, which is expected to grow further with the rise of mercury.

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