Tag: cylinder recirculation model
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NPA to commence Cylinder Recirculation Model in September
The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) will, from September, begin the implementation of the revised cylinder re-circulation policy. This first phase is being rolled out six years after the approval of the model. According to the NPA, four bottling plants are ready for takeoff hoping to increase capacity by 50 percent by 2030. The NPA adds…
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NPA to receive technical support from India to implement new gas distribution policy
The National Petroleum Authority, NPA, is to be assisted by the Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL), to implement the Cylinder Recirculation Model of the new LPG policy. This follows a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the two companies in India. Officials from both the NPA and Ministry of Energy are in India to discuss…
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Gov’t intervenes; LPG operators call off strike
The LPG Marketers Association has called off its 48-hour strike, following government’s intervention. Members of the Association had embarked on a strike to protest government’s planned implementation of the cylinder re-circulation policy which they say will collapse their business. The Association’s strike caused a lot of discomfort to many consumers across the country, as they…
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NPA to recall all cylinders under recirculation model
The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has told Citi Business News it would recall all cylinders currently in use with the full implementation of the cylinder recirculation model. The CEO of the NPA, Hassan Tampuli explains that the plan is to regulate the program and improve standards. “There is a stage in the implementation regime; the…