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Tribune News Network
Doha
Qatar Fuel (Woqod) on Tuesday announced that it is fully prepared to meet the increased LPG demand for cooking during Ramadan with the provision of an additional 250,000 Shafaf LPG cylinders in stock now.
"We always see an increase in LPG demand during the Holy Month as families prepare for cooking Ramadan meals. We have done advanced planning to meet this additional demand by increasing the number of Shafaf LPG cylinders available for our customers to buy. With around 650,000 LPG cylinders in the market today, Woqod has an additional 250,000 new Shafaf LPG cylinders ready for our customers," Woqod CEO Engineer Ibrahim al Kuwari said.
Kuwari said,"It is our intention to have all steel cylinders replaced by Shafaf within a year from now. We are running at WOQOD service stations and select supermarkets a promotion scheme under which if customers bring their steel LPG cylinder, we will give a QR 100 discount on the price of a new Shafaf LPG cylinder."
Shafaf LPG cylinders weigh less than half a steel cylinder ” 6 kgs compared to 17 kgs.
They are easier to carry and cleaner as they do not rust over time, like steel cylinders.
"But the main advantage of Shafaf LPG cylinders is that they do not explode in a fire. A recent fire test carried out under the supervision of Civil Defense clearly demonstrates this," he said.
"Shafaf is available at all Woqod service stations over 230 supermarkets across Qatar and now can be obtained from the LPG private delivery trucks which deliver both steel and Shafaf LPG cylinders. During Ramadan, Woqod will arrange additional deliveries to make sure that Shafaf LPG cylinders are available in this busiest time of the year."
