The Union government on Saturday said that it has barred consumers with piped natural gas connections from retaining, obtaining or refilling domestic liquefied petroleum gas cylinders under an amended supply order.
The amendment also prohibits government oil companies from providing LPG connections or refills to consumers who already have PNG connections, the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas said in a notification.
This came amid disruptions to LPG supplies in India due to the West Asia conflict.
Iran has effectively blocked the Strait of Hormuz for most international commercial vessels. About 20% of global petroleum supply passes through the maritime chokepoint.
India imports about 60% of its LPG demand, most of it from Gulf countries. The disruption has led to several eateries being temporarily shut, and long queues outside LPG godowns and agencies.
On Friday, the Union government acknowledged that the supply of LPG in the country was a “matter of concern”, but added that no distributor had run out of stocks.
“LPG is a matter of concern for us as most of our imports travel through the Strait of Hormuz,” Sujata Sharma, joint secretary (marketing and oil refinery) in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, had said. “But despite this, no dry out has been reported at any of our 25,000 distributors.”
The official urged citizens not to believe in rumours...
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