Govt Lifts Restrictions on Non-Domestic LPG Cylinders in Big Relief for Commercial Consumers

The government has removed all sectoral restrictions on the supply of Non-Domestic Packed LPG and restored supplies to the levels prevailing prior to the West Asia crisis, in a major relief to industrial and commercial LPG consumers. The Ministry of Petroleum said that the supply of bulk LPG, which had been suspended at the onset of the crisis, has been relaxed by 50 per cent of the pre-crisis consumption levels, providing significant relief to commercial and industrial consumers. The restoration follows the recent improvement in the LPG supply situation, the ministry said.During the West-Asia crisis, to augment domestic LPG production, the government had issued orders under the Essential Commodities Act requiring C3-C4 streams to be utilised

exclusively for LPG production, diverting them from petrochemical and other downstream uses.However, taking a note of the improved indigenous LPG production and the projected availability of imported LPG cargoes, the government decided to reduce the diversion of C3/C4 streams to LPG pool. The enhanced allocation of C3-C4 streams for non-LPG uses will be implemented while ensuring that the domestic LPG availability remains unaffected and aggregate indigenous LPG production is maintained at not less than 40 TMT per day, the Petroleum Ministry informed.