In recent days there has been an increase in the price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and in various taps in the country there are long lines of vehicles to obtain this product that is scarce. According to Osinergmin’s Facilito application, a gallon of LPG can cost up to S/12.99 in various districts of Lima and this situation has generated the inconvenience of carriers and citizens. Below, we will tell you what are the measures that the Ministry of Energy and Mines is taking in response to this situation and what are the reasons that limit the supply of LPG.
Why is there a shortage of LPG?
In the regions of La Libertad, Arequipa, Lambayeque, Lima and others, it has been reported that there is a shortage of this product and its price rises to S/13 in several of them. For example, a team from La República was able to verify that the price of LPG in Arequipa ranges between S/8.55 and S/8.89 and in the province of Chiclayo (Lambayeque), the cost per gallon is between S/ 7.60 and S/11.99.
Let us remember that last weekend, the Navy ordered the closure of 84 ports due to abnormal waves and this prevented the normal supply of the taps. Given this, the Ministry of Energy and Mines reported that the pertinent measures were being taken to guarantee the supply of this hydrocarbon.
According to statements by Felipe Cantuarias, president of the Hydrocarbons Society, on channel N, there are various factors that explain this problem, which have to do with the planned stoppage due to the maintenance of Pluspetrol, Petroperú’s decision to import less LPG due to the start of operations of the Talara refinery, delays in transit in the Panama Canal due to the lack of rain and abnormal waves that limit the entry of ships to the port.
What measures are being taken to guarantee the supply of LPG?
The Ministry of Energy and Mines (Minem) assured that there is a sufficient supply of LPG in the country to guarantee its sale and supply “for more than 6 days”, since it has storage in various tanks and ships.
“There are inventories of LPG stored in the Callao and Pisco Supply Plants and ships (domestic and imported) located in Callao Bay, which includes an autonomy of more than 6 days for market supply, a situation that guarantees the supply of this hydrocarbon,” he said in a statement.
In the same way, he stressed that he was notified by the Maritime Authority that the ports of Callao Bay will be reopened as of September 3, “with which the transport that supplies the hydrocarbon in the terminals is carrying out the respective unloading.”
When will the LPG supply be normalized?
According to a statement from the Ministry of Energy and Mines, “it is expected that normal dispatch conditions will be restored throughout the supply chain in the coming days.”
Likewise, the Supervisory Agency for Investment in Energy and Mining (Osinergmin) reported that the supply of LPG is gradually resuming in the country and that permanent monitoring of this situation is maintained throughout the marketing chain. Along these lines, he indicated that the Multiboyas Zeta Gas, Solgas and Pier 7 terminals, located in Callao, are operational after the situation of abnormal waves was overcome.
Source: Larepublica
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