12kg LPG cylinder price jumps by Tk387 for April
The new rates will take effect from 6pm today
The price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) at the consumer level in the private sector has been increased by Tk32.30 per kg for April.
As a result, the price of the widely used 12kg LPG cylinder has been set at Tk1,728, up from Tk1,341 in March – marking an increase of Tk387.
The new prices were announced today (2 April) by the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) and will come into effect from 6pm.
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According to BERC, LPG cylinders are available in various sizes in the market. The new per kg price has been fixed at Tk144.04, and the prices of different-sized cylinders will be determined accordingly.
Earlier, at the beginning of February, the price of a 12kg LPG cylinder was set at Tk1,356. Following a reduction in import duty on LPG, the price was adjusted on 24 February and reduced by Tk15 to Tk1,341.
The price of a 12.5kg LPG cylinder supplied by state-owned companies has remained unchanged at Tk825.
Meanwhile, the price of LPG used as auto gas has been set at Tk79.77 per litre, up from Tk61.83 previously.
Since April 2021, the BERC has been determining LPG prices. The main components for producing LPG, propane and butane, are imported from different countries. Each month, the prices of these two components are published by the Saudi company Aramco, known as the Saudi Cargo Price (CP).
BERC uses this Saudi CP as the base price to adjust domestic LPG rates.
