The representatives of 70% of the liquid fuel stations in the country went public with their request to the Ministry of Industry & Commerce to authorize the fitting of diesel and gasoline stations to be able to sell propane gas. At present, in the Dominican Republic the sale of propane gas is carried out at separate stations. The companies allege the present system is in violation of the freedom of enterprise principle in the Constitution.
The companies, Petronan, Eco Petroleo, United Gas, United Petroleum, Texaco, Isla, Shell, and TDC and Anadegas say that enough time has passed since the Ministry ruled to postpone the matter in November 2017 in order to better define the initiative that would allow for all stations to sell petrol, and propane gas at the same time.
Local statistics indicate that there are 2,978 retail fuel-expending businesses. Of these 51.2% sell diesel and gasoline, 24.9% sell propane and 1.3% sell natural gas. Of the businesses, 18.1% are located in the province of Santo Domingo, 11% in Santiago and 8.2% in the National District.
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El Dia
3 September 2018
