Nepal has cooking gas, but no cylinders as half-fill keeps them at homes

Producers warn of idle gas stock and safety risks as consumers hoard cylinders and illegal refilling rises amid ongoing supply uncertainty.

Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) producers say they are unable to unload cooking gas from storage bullets as a shortage of cylinders has disrupted the normal supply cycle, with a majority of cylinders now held by consumers following the introduction of half-filled gas sales.