NOC rations LPG supply, asks commercial users in Kathmandu Valley to arrange own gas
Summary
Nepal Oil Corporation has temporarily stopped selling LPG to commercial users in Kathmandu Valley to prioritize household consumers amid supply disruptions caused by flood damage on the Prithvi Highway. Hotels, restaurants and industries must now arrange their own LPG purchases and transportation from outside the Valley.
Key Points
- Nepal Oil Corporation has halted LPG sales to hotels, restaurants, industries and other commercial users in Kathmandu Valley for now.
- The move is meant to protect household consumers from further shortages after floods damaged the Naubise-Malekhu section of the Prithvi Highway.
- Commercial users will need to buy LPG directly from plants outside the Valley and arrange their own transport.
- Households in Kathmandu Valley have already faced LPG shortages for months amid a policy shift to full 14.2-kilogram cylinders.
