LP Gas strategy approved for implementation

• Published date: 12 May 2022
• Publication title: South African Official News

Cabinet has given the go ahead for the implementation of South Africa's Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LP Gas) Strategy to be implemented.

This was announced on Thursday by Minister in the Presidency, Mondli Gungubele, during a briefing on the outcomes of Wednesday's Cabinet meeting.

The strategy - when implemented - is expected to bring some relief to the country's constrained energy supplies.

'The strategy seeks to expand the LPG industry in the country. LPG will contribute meaningfully to the diversification of sources of energy.

'The strategy will amongst other interventions to regulate the pricing in the value chain, and support the manufacturing of LPG cylinders in the country. It will also educate the public about the benefits of using LPG as an alternative form of energy,' Gungubele said.

Earlier this year, Gungubele said the strategy would also deal with 'the...