Gas bottlers hike LPG price by Rs 105.38 per cylinder citing higher transport costs
Summary
LPG bottlers have raised cooking gas prices by Rs 105.38 per cylinder in the Kathmandu Valley after a road collapse at Krishnabhir forced supplies onto longer and costlier routes. Nepal Oil Corporation has allowed the transport shift, while demand in the Valley has surged sharply after the Bhotekoshi floods.
Key Points
- LPG bottlers increased the price of cooking gas by Rs 105.38 per cylinder in the Kathmandu Valley.
- The price hike follows higher transport costs after cylinders began being filled outside the Valley and moved through alternative routes.
- Nepal Oil Corporation allowed the transport arrangement to ease supply after the Krishnabhir road collapse on the Prithvi Highway.
- Demand for LPG in the Kathmandu Valley has reportedly surged to as high as 100,000 cylinders a day after the Bhotekoshi floods.
