DHAKA, Dec 21, 2024 (BSS) - 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, 2026. 

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

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.