Operators of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) refilling plants in Nigeria have called for more investors to establish new processing plants to boost supply of the product, reduce importation, and help address frequent shortages and attendant hike in prices.
Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Association of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Marketers (NALPGAM), Bassey Essien, made the call in an exclusive chat with THISDAY, amid the country’s LPG consumption volume of about 1.8 million metric tons per annum (mtpa), which according to him, is still far short of the five million metric tons targeted by past governments.
Essien spoke against the backdrop of the current scarcity of cooking gas and the skyrocketing prices caused by the supply disruptions resulting from the strike action embarked by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN).
Some parts of the country, especially Lagos and Southwest states suffered acute LPG shortage as most suppliers halted loading of the product.
