Dhaka, Feb. 16 -- State-run Rupantarita Prakritik Gas Company Ltd (RPGCL) has re-issued tenders to purchase three spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes for March 05-06 and March 10-11 delivery windows.

State-run Petrobangla will buy one LNG cargo for March 05-06 and two LNG cargoes for March 10-11 delivery windows, a senior RPGCL official said.

The RPGCL initially floated these tenders separately over the past couple of weeks and cancelled them due to inadequate number of bidders for one and higher price quotes exceeding US$15.5 per million British thermal units for the remaining, the official said.

The government has planned to buy a total of four spot LNG cargoes for March to meet the mounting energy demand especially during the m...