Nigeria’s domestic supply of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), popularly known as cooking gas, increased by 17.78 per cent year-on-year to 4.5 million litres per day in September 2026, raising expectations of improved availability even as consumers continue to face rising prices.
Data obtained from the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) showed that domestic supply rose from 3.7 million litres per day in September 2025 to 4.5 million litres per day in the corresponding period of 2026.
The increase also reflected an improvement in monthly supply, which rose from 3.375 million litres per day in August to 4.5 million litres per day in September, representing a 33.33 per cent increase.
Despite the growth in supply, the price of cooking gas continued to rise, climbing by 7.14 per cent to N1,400 per kilogramme in October 2026, from N1,300 per kilogramme in September.
The contrasting trends have renewed calls for sustained investment in domestic production and distribution, with industry stakeholders insisting that increased supply must translate into better access and more affordable prices for households and businesses.
Former National President of the Nigerian Association of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Marketers (NALPGAM), Mr. Oladapo Olatunbosun, attributed the improvement in supply to increased local production but said more needed to be done to harness the country’s potential in the LPG market.
“Local production has increased, which is the reason for the result. However, there is much to be done by both the government and stakeholders to drive the development required to harness the potential of LPG,” he said.
Olatunbosun urged the government to sustain its support for indigenous operators and major domestic producers, including Dangote Petroleum Refinery, to strengthen local output and promote stability in the energy market.
“The government should continue to encourage indigenous operators, and they should see it as being a partner in bringing stability to energy,” he said.
He also stressed the importance of making LPG available at affordable prices to communities surrounding production facilities, noting that wider participation in the sector would help improve supply and distribution.
“The market is wide and large, and the more we get people investing in the production and distribution of LPG, the more available the product will be,” he said.
Similarly, National President of the Oil and Gas Services Providers Association of Nigeria (OGSPAN), Mazi Colman Obasi, described the increase in domestic supply as a positive development but emphasised that the benefits must extend to consumers.
“The growth in supply is a positive development because availability is fundamental to the expansion of LPG consumption. However, the real test is whether consumers are seeing improved access and more affordable prices,” he said.
Obasi cautioned that higher supply volumes would not automatically lead to lower retail prices, explaining that transportation, logistics, exchange-rate movements and other operating expenses continued to influence the final cost of cooking gas.
He noted that efficient distribution systems were essential to ensure that additional volumes reached consumers at competitive prices, adding that improved availability and affordability could encourage more households to adopt LPG as a cleaner cooking fuel.
The latest figures highlight the importance of aligning increased domestic production with improvements in distribution and pricing. While rising output offers an opportunity to strengthen supply security, industry stakeholders say sustained investment and effective government support will be critical to ensuring that consumers benefit from the growth.
As Nigeria seeks to expand LPG consumption and reduce reliance on less efficient cooking fuels, the challenge remains to ensure that increased production translates into dependable supply and prices that households can afford.