Tuesday, September 02, 2008 Gov't officials, dealers to discuss auto-LPG industry
THE Department of Energy (DOE) has called for a meeting with auto-LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) suppliers to update the public of its current status.
The meeting to be presided by DOE Undersecretary Roy Kyamco and Bureau of Product Standards Director Jesus Motoomul seeks to address the current problems being encountered by the LPG industry as well as how the public reacts to the industry.
Aside from the energy, trade and local government departments, private sectors that are expected to attend the consultation includes Ambient Energy Enterprises Ltd.; Black Prince Communication, Inc.; Durales, Inc.; Ferrotech Steel Corp.; Gasumi Marketing; Greengas, Inc.; Lovely Home, Inc.; Macro Liquid Petroleum Gas; Naiades Corp.; Thermaline LPG Conversion; and Liquefied Petroleum Gas Industry Association (LPGIA).
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo had directed the DOE to exhaust other possible alternatives on fuel after the international prices of crude went up to as high as US$140 per barrel during the month of July.
Energy Secretary Angelo Reyes has been pushing for the passage of the renewable energy bill since this is one way wherein the country could be less dependent on imported fossil fuels.
Last week, Israel-based Energtek offered a technology on compressed natural gas (CNG), which aims to convert half a million tricycles in the country into CNG.
Lev Zaidenberg, Energtek chief operating officer, said CNG is safer to use and more efficient than auto-LPG.
However, he admitted that the unavailability of the pipeline from the Malampaya natural gas would make it more costly to convert the tricycle using fuel into CNG. (MSN/Sunnex)
