Call for stricter compliance, preventive upkeep
Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja
The Nigerian Association of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Marketers (NALPGAM) has known as for stricter security requirements, stronger regulatory compliance and wider adoption of digital applied sciences to cut back operational dangers and enhance effectivity in Nigeria’s Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) trade.
The affiliation stated the sector’s development should transcend elevated consumption and provide volumes to tackle unsafe practices, product losses, poorly maintained services and gaps in regulatory compliance.
Speaking at NALPGAM’s 2026 webinar on: “Downstream LPG Operational Excellence and Compliance”, the affiliation’s National President, Edu Inyang, stated security should turn out to be a everlasting function of trade operations quite than an occasional marketing campaign.
“The future of Nigeria’s LPG industry cannot be achieved by increasing volumes alone. We must grow safely, responsibly, efficiently and sustainably. Safety is not an occasional campaign; it must become a continuous industry culture,” Inyang stated.
The webinar introduced collectively trade operators, regulators and different stakeholders to study security dangers, market volatility, operational inefficiencies and regulatory necessities within the downstream LPG market.
One of its key outcomes was the adoption of a proposed “NALPGAM Standard of Operational Excellence”, anchored on 4 ideas: secure and well-maintained services, competent and adequately educated operators, compliant processes and buyer safety.
Participants urged LPG operators to make security an integral a part of their every day actions, strengthen preventive upkeep, adjust to licensing and incident-reporting necessities, and eradicate harmful practices reminiscent of unauthorised propane mixing and unlawful decanting.
Inyang stated compliance must be seen as an funding in enterprise sustainability quite than an extra regulatory price, arguing that adherence to requirements would scale back accidents, defend investments and enhance public confidence within the trade.
“Compliance is not merely a regulatory burden; it is a business advantage. Well-managed LPG operations reduce accidents, improve efficiency, protect investments and strengthen public confidence in our industry,” he stated.
The affiliation additionally highlighted the function of digital applied sciences in tackling product losses and bettering accountability throughout LPG operations.
Smart filling programs, automated tank gauges, load cells, move meters and vehicle-tracking applied sciences had been recognized as sensible instruments for monitoring product actions, bettering measurement accuracy and strengthening operational effectivity.
The push for safer and extra environment friendly operations comes as Nigeria targets annual LPG consumption of roughly 5 million tonnes by 2030, a purpose that stakeholders stated would require broader trade participation and stronger coordination amongst operators, regulators and authorities companies.
They known as for elevated participation within the Decade of Gas LPG penetration programme, alongside measures to broaden entry, enhance cylinder traceability and promote licensed native manufacturing.
NALPGAM additionally urged regulators and programme coordinators to contain its members extra actively within the implementation of LPG penetration and cylinder recirculation initiatives, citing their nationwide presence and proximity to customers as vital benefits in increasing entry to the gas.
Inyang stated the affiliation’s imaginative and prescient was to set up clear operational expectations throughout the market, with security, technical competence, compliance and shopper safety forming the premise of trade follow.
“Our aspiration is clear: every LPG facility must be safe and properly maintained, every operator competent and adequately trained, every process compliant, and every customer protected. This is the standard of operational excellence we must collectively pursue,” he stated.
NALPGAM reaffirmed its dedication to working with the federal authorities, regulators and different trade stakeholders to develop a safer, extra environment friendly and aggressive LPG market.
It pressured that sustained development would rely on operators embracing larger requirements and deploying expertise to enhance efficiency.
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