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Iraq struggles to switch from use of imported fuel to national gas
The Iraqi government is trying to get people to switch from imported fuel to locally produced gas.
All new public transport vehicles must run on liquefied petroleum gas or LPG.
But despite awareness campaigns and government subsidy, users are reluctant to move away from traditional fuel.
Al Jazeera‘s Osama Bin Javaid reports from Baghdad:
Sir,
The GoI, have done almost nothing to promote locally produced Gas, They should run a proper campaign in TV, Newspapers, provide incentives etc. as an Iraqi I have seen none of these!!
The Ministry of Oil should exert more efforts to capture the flared Gas and fully utilize it ASAP. Pollutions are effecting the south badly.
Shouldn’t the vehicles’ engines be modified to run on LPG?
I know that medium-large cars in Iraq run exclusively on petrol.
So, the question, is how can the government ask people to switch to LPG?