Panic booking triggers LPG refill backlog
COIMBATORE, OCTOBER 31, 2018 00:00 IST
With the backlog in refill supply increasing, the Indane LPG refilling plant in the city has started working overtime to meet the demand.S. Siva SaravananS. SIVA SARAVANAN
With Deepavali just a week away, panic booking of LPG refills by a section of consumers seems to be triggering a backlog for LPG distributors in Coimbatore.
Indane of Indian Oil Corporation, a major player in the LPG market in this region, has been witnessing a 10 % to 12 % surge in refill bookings.
This is because the LPG consumers want to have both their cylinders full at home for the festival. A surge in booking during festive season is common in the industry, say Indane official sources.
However, if the panic booking is not curtailed, the surge in booking could further go up, say LPG distributors. Indane has 60 distributors in Coimbatore catering to a little over 6 lakh LPG consumers. At present, the refill waiting period ranges from two to seven days.
If the panic booking continues, the waiting period can also go up and the Indane refilling plants and distributors will have to work overtime to clear the backlog. The situation will ease only three weeks after Deepavali, say a section of the distributors.
Meanwhile, Indane has asked its customers to book refills only when the second cylinder is about to run dry. Only then, the refill requests can be honoured within two to three days, say official sources.
The LPG refilling plant of Indane at Periya Kazhandhai near Negamam has been functioning overtime and is working on Sundays to increase the rolling out of cylinders.
At present, the plant is rolling out close to 120 loads of cylinders a day.
A lorry load translates into 306 cylinders.
Indane officials say that the pumping in of LPG refills into the market is getting stepped up and is eventually expected to bring down the backlogs over the next 10 to 15 days.
COIMBATORE, OCTOBER 31, 2018 00:00 IST
With the backlog in refill supply increasing, the Indane LPG refilling plant in the city has started working overtime to meet the demand.S. Siva SaravananS. SIVA SARAVANAN
With Deepavali just a week away, panic booking of LPG refills by a section of consumers seems to be triggering a backlog for LPG distributors in Coimbatore.
Indane of Indian Oil Corporation, a major player in the LPG market in this region, has been witnessing a 10 % to 12 % surge in refill bookings.
This is because the LPG consumers want to have both their cylinders full at home for the festival. A surge in booking during festive season is common in the industry, say Indane official sources.
However, if the panic booking is not curtailed, the surge in booking could further go up, say LPG distributors. Indane has 60 distributors in Coimbatore catering to a little over 6 lakh LPG consumers. At present, the refill waiting period ranges from two to seven days.
If the panic booking continues, the waiting period can also go up and the Indane refilling plants and distributors will have to work overtime to clear the backlog. The situation will ease only three weeks after Deepavali, say a section of the distributors.
Meanwhile, Indane has asked its customers to book refills only when the second cylinder is about to run dry. Only then, the refill requests can be honoured within two to three days, say official sources.
The LPG refilling plant of Indane at Periya Kazhandhai near Negamam has been functioning overtime and is working on Sundays to increase the rolling out of cylinders.
At present, the plant is rolling out close to 120 loads of cylinders a day.
A lorry load translates into 306 cylinders.
Indane officials say that the pumping in of LPG refills into the market is getting stepped up and is eventually expected to bring down the backlogs over the next 10 to 15 days.
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