From the Colombian Association of Gas Marketers (Agremgas) they propose an innovative alternative to help in the energy transition: cars that run on Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG).
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The proposal, which will be analyzed by different leaders in the area at the second International LPG Summit organized by Agremgas, seeks to the use of vehicles with liquefied petroleum gas is promoted, which generate fewer emissions than gasoline and diesel.
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The measure not only contemplates environmental impacts, but also economic ones. According to the union, LPG Auto is cheaper than its competitors, even electric ones, and its entry into the Fuel Price Stabilization Fund (FEPC) would generate tax savingsbecause the conditions between the different fuels could be equalized.
Liquefied Petroleum Gas Pump.
Currently the country has 122 registered companies that serve 1,069 municipalities in Colombia, which means that close to 95 percent of the national territory has coverage and could cover the massification of this technology.
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Stop the use of firewood and charcoal in Colombia
Another factor included in the Agremgas proposal is the importance of this resource to stop the use of firewood and charcoal.
According to the union, in Colombia about 1,164,421 households cook only with firewood. This, in addition to causing diseases, It represents a great environmental impact that goes against the plan to consolidate the energy transition in the country and it is precisely in this scenario that LPG enters as an efficient energy source.
«LPG has great potential in the energy transition and has been classified by the Mining and Energy Planning Unit (Upme) as an optimal energy source to promote different projects due to its great social impact, benefiting the most vulnerable population and contributing to overcoming energy poverty indicators, providing a clean and low-cost option to avoid the use of firewood and coal»They explain from Agremgas.
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JUAN DAVID CANO LOPERA
School of Multimedia Journalism EL TIEMPO
ECONOMY WRITING
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