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LPG & gas
In Chad, cooking is still done on wood and charcoal: shrinking forests, hours lost, damaged lungs. LPG — butane and propane in cylinders — is the fastest alternative to deploy. It is a segment of volume, logistics and trust, and the most visible of all our products in daily life.
What LPG is, and where it comes from
Liquefied petroleum gas — butane, propane, or their blend — is a gas at ambient pressure stored as a liquid under a few bar. It comes from crude refining, of which it is a light fraction, and from natural gas processing. A mini-refinery produces little of it; most Chadian LPG will stay imported until Sédigui gas or associated gas is valorised. The chain runs from bulk storage to the filling plant, then to the distributor and the household cylinder.
The chain, in order
- Supply — import by road tanker or local production; storage in spheres or bullets.
- Filling — regional filling plants, weighing, leak test, seal.
- Deposit and cylinder fleet — the cylinder is the real asset: periodically requalified, tracked, swapped full for empty.
- Distribution — neighbourhood outlets, stations, shops, Mobile Stations™ in rural areas.
- Safety — regulators, hoses, household training: LPG is safe if the chain is.
Industrial gas
Beyond the home, gas feeds industry’s and agribusiness’s boilers, dryers, kilns and generators. Delivered in bulk, it replaces diesel and fuel oil where the grid does not reach. It is also the natural outlet for our fields’ associated gas and, in time, the Sédigui field.
What we put in place
Every cylinder identified, requalified, swapped — safety starts with the deposit.
Close to consumption basins, to shorten the last mile.
A stable price and an available cylinder: that is what moves a household from wood to gas.
Valorise associated gas and, tomorrow, Sédigui, to cut the imported share.
Benchmarks
| Use | Packaging | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| Households | 6 and 12 kg cylinders | outlets, stations, Mobile Stations™ |
| Catering, crafts | 12 to 35 kg cylinders | distributors |
| Industry | bulk, fixed tanks | on-site delivery |
Segments targeted at commercial opening; the company is being incorporated.
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From the depot to the pump: the journey in six steps
Every litre sold follows the same controlled path — and every step has its indicator: service rate, cost per kilometre-litre, batch compliance. The modular mini-refinery is a dated target, not a day-one capability: at launch the molecule enters through regional import into three storage hubs — N’Djamena, Moundou, Abéché — and is produced in-country as local refining ramps up.
Sourcing to specification
Controlled import today, local production targeted tomorrow: every batch comes in with its certificate of conformity.
Depot & storage
Reception, custody metering, regional buffer stock: the depot absorbs the shocks of the supply corridor.
Planned transport
Optimised rounds, a dedicated tanker fleet, telematics and road-safety rules: deliver the right volume, on time, without incident.
Point of sale
Tchadium stations, Mobile Stations™, approved resellers and business delivery: six routes to the customer, one standard.
Quality & traceability
Batches tracked to the pump, unannounced checks, specifications on display: trust is measured, not declared.
Service & loyalty
Shop, local services, business offers and a loyalty programme (target): the station becomes a place of life, not just a stop.
Quality · Proof
A fair litre is not declared: it is proven.
The chain of proof built from field to depot — numbered seals, weighbridge checks and contradictory dipping (logistics), certificate of analysis for every batch (refining) — ends at the station. Here is the last link.
At every station delivery, a sealed, numbered sample is kept. If a litre is ever questioned, we compare against the depot batch — not against memories. It extends the corridor custody chain all the way to the pump.
Pumps gauged and calibrated at a set frequency, with a dated metrology certificate displayed in the station. Customers do not take our word for it: they check. The fair litre is a commitment of scales, not of communication.
Every batch enters with its certificate of analysis; molecular fuel marking targeted, in support of national anti-adulteration programmes, as run by East African regulators. Adulteration and the parallel market are fought in the laboratory.
Target protocols · company in formation — the custody chain and per-batch CoAs are described on the logistics and refining pages.
LPG · Safety
The bottle against the axe — safely.
Gas only replaces wood fuel if every cylinder inspires trust. The Tchadium deposit system comes with a controlled life cycle and simple habits at home.
Periodic pressure testing and requalification targeted for the deposit fleet, valve check at every pass through the centre, withdrawal of aged or corroded cylinders. A cylinder that circulates is a cylinder that is inspected.
Cylinder weighed in front of the customer (tare and fill legible), new seal, leak check before hand-over. A Tchadium exchange point is not a swap: it is a controlled act.
Compliant 28-30 mbar regulator, soapy-water test at the slightest doubt, cylinder upright and ventilated — and never a flame to look for a leak. Simple habits, repeated at every point of sale.
Target protocols · company in formation — NF EN 589 targeted; 6 and 12.5 kg formats detailed in the shop.