Maldive Gas to resume normal cooking gas supply from Saturday

Maldive Gas has announced that normal cooking gas sales will resume from Saturday after the company resolved supply problems that led to restrictions on cylinder refills over the past week.

The company said on Friday that the difficulties affecting its gas supply had been addressed and that customers would once again be able to purchase cooking gas under the previous arrangements.

Maldive Gas introduced temporary restrictions on cylinder refills last Saturday following difficulties in obtaining sufficient supplies.

The company previously attributed the disruption to rising gas prices in the international market and challenges in importing cooking gas to the Maldives.

To maintain the availability of gas during the shortage, Maldive Gas reduced the quantity supplied in cylinders of different capacities.

Under the temporary arrangements, customers with 10-kilogram cylinders received seven kilograms of gas, while 22-kilogram cylinders were filled with 14 kilograms.

Customers using 45-kilogram cylinders were supplied with 31 kilograms of gas.

The restrictions were introduced to prevent interruptions to cooking gas distribution while the company addressed its supply difficulties.

Maldive Gas said the previous refill quantities would be restored from Saturday, one week after the restrictions were introduced.

The company has also announced plans to increase cooking gas storage capacity in the Maldives.

According to Maldive Gas, the expansion project is intended to provide sufficient storage capacity to maintain approximately three months of cooking gas supplies at a time.

The company expects the additional storage capacity to provide a long-term solution to supply disruptions.

Maldive Gas previously restricted cooking gas sales in March following the outbreak of conflict in the Middle East, which affected supply availability.

The company also increased the price of cooking gas sold to businesses earlier this year.