December 21, 2022 - BY Admin

Uzbekistan suspends LPG exports to year end to meet domestic demand

Uzbekistan has suspended LPG exports until end of the year to meet rising domestic demand as country faces serious energy shortages. Ministry didn’t name countries to which exports have been suspended.

 

It mainly exports LPG to Tajikistan. It supplied around 20,000MT of LPG to neighbouring country in first 10 months of year. Uzbekistan, which produces around 52 bcm of natural gas per year has already halted  exports to China and has been importing it from neighbouring Turkmenistan.

 

Cold snaps in early December forced government to shut most natural gas filling stations at night for vehicles, except for public transport to direct it to households. Read More