Cooking gas consumption slows on tighter supply and high prices

Traders arrange cooking gas cylinders at a depot in Nyeri Town. Sweeping changes in the LPG industry have helped lock out illegal dealers, but also tightened supply. [File, Standard]

The Government’s decision to block the entry of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) through the Namanga border point has weeded out unscrupulous suppliers, leading to tight supply and higher prices.

The latest Petroleum Products Consumption Report covering three months to March shows consumption of cooking gas grew by just two per cent to 17,393 metric tonnes, as more consumers fell back on kerosene.