The Department of Petroleum Resources would continue to clamp down on such illegal plants
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) says it shut down 86 Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) plants in Lagos State in 2020 for operating illegally.
The petroleum sector regulator said this in a statement it issued on Wednesday in Lagos.
According to Paul Osu, its spokesperson, the LPG (cooking gas) plants were shut down for non-compliance with international safety standards.
According to him, the plants were also operating without prerequisite approval or licence from the regulatory agency.
Osu said some of the sealed plants were operating under high tension electrical installations and other unapproved locations.
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He noted that the move was aimed at reducing the occurrence of gas explosion and fire incidents in Lagos State.
Osu said the DPR would continue to clamp down on such illegal plants while at the same time sensitising the public on the need for safe usage and distribution of gas.
Isaac Anyaogu
Isaac Anyaogu is an Assistant editor and head of the energy and environment desk. He is an award-winning journalist who has written hundreds of reports on Nigeria’s oil and gas industry, energy and environmental policies, regulation and climate change impacts in Africa. He was part of a journalist team that investigated lead acid pollution by an Indian recycler in Nigeria and won the international prize - Fetisov Journalism award in 2020.
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He has covered the Niger Delta crises, and corruption in NIgeria’s petroleum product imports.
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