Govt mulls subsidy to popularise LPG
The Energy Ministry has been studying different possible options to provide subsidy to the LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) sector to popularise it and make it more accessible to the people living in the areas having no pipeline-gas network.
According to official sources, the new move came against the backdrop of the government’s plans to limit the use of pipelined gas by replacing it with any other alternative.
The idea has captured policymakers’ minds following the recent hearing of the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) on the state-ow...