Kerala govt. increases non-domestic LPG allocation to 66% of total demand

The State government has announced a revised allocation for non-domestic LPG cylinders by enhancing the overall supply to 66% of the total demand. The revised order, issued by the State Emergency Response Cell under the Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs department, comes in the wake of directives from the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, which allowed increased allotments to States subject to conditions.

The revised framework ensures that essential services continue to receive full LPG supply. Hospitals, educational institutions, crematoriums, hostels, IT parks, community kitchens and welfare institutions such as old-age homes and orphanages will receive 100% of their required demand. These sectors collectively account for 70.05 tonnes per day, translating to approximately 3,687 cylinders daily, with no supply restrictions imposed.

Semi-essential sectors, including restaurants, hotels, catering establishments, food processing units and pharmaceutical industry, will receive only about 63% of their demand, amounting to 419.81 tonnes per day or 22,097 cylinders per day.

PNG connection

Industrial-based services like the steel, automobile, chemical and forge industries, hitherto denied any allocation, will now receive LPG at 62% of demand, but with specific conditions. In regions where a City Gas Distribution (CGD) network is active, industrial units will be required to apply for a Piped Natural Gas (PNG) connection to remain eligible for the LPG quota. Such consumers may receive LPG on a provisional basis only until their PNG connection is commissioned. However, units in areas without CGD coverage can continue to access LPG without such restrictions.

496.99 tonnes a day

Following the revision, Kerala’s total non-domestic LPG allocation stands at 496.99 tonnes per day, meeting 66% of the State’s total demand of 753.01 tonnes. This corresponds to approximately 26,160 cylinders of 19 kg each per day.

The distribution will be managed according to the demand share of each district. Ernakulam holds the largest share of the State’s demand at 19.39%, followed by Thiruvananthapuram at 17.16% and Thrissur at 10.36%. Oil marketing companies have been instructed to strictly adhere to the district-level quotas.