The Ministry of Industry & Commerce announced it has decided that propane continue to be sold separately from natural gas, diesel and gasoline. Several fuel companies had requested authorization to combine the sale of propane, natural gas and other fuels.
The Ministry said that while technically this is feasible, it has decided to postpone the implementation until new norms meeting international standards are put into place.
The Ministry of Industry & Commerce argues that 56% of all vehicles in the Dominican Republic run on propane. But it also explained that a large number of vehicles that have been fitted to run on propane have not been done so meeting international standards. The Ministry says new norms regulating the use of propane need to be issued prior to authorizing the combined sale of fuels.
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Ministry of Industry & Commerce
7 November 2017
