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The people of Niger are living through a liquefied petroleum gas shortage. The government has banned all exports. A statement issued recently read that the export of liquefied petroleum gas will only be possible in case of surplus and following a special authorization
The people of Niger are living through a liquefied petroleum gas shortage. The government has banned all exports. A statement issued recently read that the export of liquefied petroleum gas will only be possible in case of surplus and following a special authorization.
Niger produces around 6 tankers of butane gas a day. Generally, this production is distributed through the operators. Half of this production is sold to external operators or frequently sold to national operators which then export gas to neighboring Nigeria. Securing the production of liquefied petroleum gas is a challenge amid a backdrop of antiterrorism fights, sanctions, and intense power cuts.
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According to a report by the Petroleum minister, LPG exports peaked in 2013 and 2014, before becoming almost nil in 2019 and 2020 with increasing domestic demand. The government had subsidized LPG as an incentive to stop using wood and support the fight against desertification.
