People using liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in their homes are warned to stock up in time for winter as a two-month shutdown is soon scheduled for a large national refinery.
People using liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in their homes are warned to stock up in time for winter as a two-month shutdown is soon scheduled for a large national refinery.
On Friday the Department of Energy in partnership with the LPG industry released a statement encouraging all LPGas users to take the opportunity to refill or stock up on supplies.
Users were also reminded to avoid shortages caused by spikes in demand during the winter months.
Although LPG is currently readily available across the country, one of the biggest refineries in Africa, South African Petroleum Refineries co-owned by BP and Shell, plans to shut down from 26 April to 1 July.
However, unforeseen technical problems at the refineries might result in unplanned shutdowns and impact the production of LPG.
Users are urged to refill or stock up to cover their medium-term needs.
To best communicate information about LPG to its users, the energy department has formed an LPG Awareness Partnership with role players in the sector.
