Investor Presentaiton
DIAGNOSIS OF THE GAS SECTOR
Inadequate LPG Infrastructure
Shipping
Berthing issues at
receiving depots
■ At NLNG Min.
ships are 20KT
while at
■
depots max.
ships are 4-
8KT
Significant
turn around
time for ship
Same facilities
used for petroleum
products leading to
de-prioritisation of
LPG in off-loading
Resulting in
high
demurrage &
terminaling
costs
Primary Storage
☐ Poor infrastructure
and obsolete
equipment
■Inadequate storage
both in size and
integrity
■
☐
Storage typically
far from potential
markets
High demurrage
costs
Transportation
Significant under-
investment in the
LPG trucking
sector
■ Over 2500
needed
☐
170 dedicated
LPG trucks in
Nigeria of
which only
about 100 are
operational
☐ Investment
has always
focused on
primary
storage
throughput
only
■ Unsafe LPG
transportation
Secondary
Storage
■ Of 80 distribution
companies only
20% are still
operational
■Low secondary
storage investment
due to dependency
on other parts of
the value chain i.e.
no signal from
supply
Cylinder
Bottling
■ Most of existing
LPG cylinders
unsafe
▪ Few large scale
cylinders and
bottling plants
☐
Only 120
bottling plants
of which 50%
are in Lagos
■Limited size ranges
of LPG cylinders
■ Reduces LPG
penetration to
low income
users who
typically
require smaller
sized cyliners
☐
Retail
▪ High retail price
N3500/12 kg bottle
■ Market largely
supplied by
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