TDS Desk:

Jalalabad Gas Transmission and Distribution System (JGTDS) and LafargeHolcim Bangladesh (LHB) have agreed to extend gas sale agreement (GSA) in principle, effective from January 17 next.

The decision was taken at a meeting held at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources here on Wednesday, said a press release.

Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Adviser Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan chaired the meeting.

The extension of the GSA signified a continued partnership aimed at supporting sustainable industrial growth and enhancing investor confidence in Bangladesh’s economic landscape.

Besides, it also reflected the mutual commitment of both the government of Bangladesh and LafargeHolcim Bangladesh to continue their collaboration.

The gas supplied under the GSA is crucial for LafargeHolcim’s Surma Plant in Chhatak, the only integrated cement plant in Bangladesh that produces clinker, cement and aggregates.

The plant sources limestone from its own quarry in Meghalaya, India, transported via a 17 kilometer-long cross-border conveyor belt.