After the merger, Gas and Tropigás Z, are thinking about expanding a franchise system to provide better service to customers in residential areas over a period of 5 years.
Franchises are businesses that operate as intermediaries between the supplier and user, and will be in charge of distribution in different areas, reports ElFinancierocr.com.
Rivals Tomza and Petrogás say they have no fear of the merger and will therefore, not change their strategies, but instead will try to improve their market share.
Source: elfinancierocr.com
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January 2010
LNG Group Panama will develop a gas-fired generating plant and a terminal to store Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) in Colon.
Panama will spend $300 million on a liquid natural gas, or LNG, terminal and $ 130 million on a gas-fired generating plant, the country's ministry of finance said in a statement Wednesday.
September 2011
The company Alba Petróleos is preparing to enter the Salvadoran propane market in December.
At the beginning of its operations, the company may cover only 3% of the domestic market which is currently served by four companies, Tropigas, Z-Gas, and Total Gas and Tomza.
An article in Elsalvador.com by Luz Estrella Rodríguez contains quotes by the vice president of Alba Petróleos: "The gas will be stocked by a company in Honduras and will be unloaded to the 5,000 barrel capacity tank that has already been built in its plant located in Puerto de Acajutla, Sonsonate , as well as to other locations that are available in the port of La Union and that Alba Petróleos plan to rent. "
July 2009
Salvadoran propane gas companies expect to double their sales by investing in distribution centers and upgrading their customer service.
Tropigas will invest $4 million in expanding its storage terminal in La Unión, while Tomza, of Mexican capital, projects to open 100 stores in the mid term, in addition to the 200 it currently operates in El Salvador.
May 2010
The natural gas and combined cycle facility under construction at Port La Unión could be supplied with gas shipped from Camisea, Peru.
In early 2011, Peru will start outputting and distributing gas from its giant fields in Camisea, 500 kilometers west from Lima. This could trigger a change in the energy mix of El Salvador, moving towards cleaner, more efficient and cheaper energy.
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