Lokaci mai wahala yana gaban masu amfani da iskar gas, kamar yadda ‘yan kasuwa suka nuna cewa farashin zai tashi a mako mai zuwa.
Shugaban kungiyar masu sayar da iskar gas ta Najeriya, Olatunbosun Oladapo, ya ce ya kamata masu amfani da iskar gas su yi shiri don karin farashin daga mako mai zuwa.
Ya kara da cewa daga cikin dalilan da ya sa aka yi bitar farashin da aka yi niyya a kasuwannin duniya, hauhawar haraji da tsadar jiragen ruwa, karancin kudin musaya, da faduwar darajar Naira.
“Za a fara karin a mako mai zuwa saboda farashin kasashen duniya ya tashi. Farashin jiragen ruwa ya hauhawa kuma haraji ya yi yawa, amma masu sayayya ba sa samun karin kudin.
“Karfin sayan su ya ragu. Kowa yana kuka. Masu cin kasuwa, masu tsaka-tsaki, da dillalai suna jin tasirin saboda kasuwancin yanzu ya ragu, ”in ji shi.
Olatunbosun ya bayyana karin farashin da ake shirin yi a matsayin abin takaici.
“Halin da ake ciki abin takaici ne matuka saboda farashin yana karuwa. Masu amfani da shi a Najeriya na shiga cikin mawuyacin hali saboda ba za su iya siyen iskar gas ba,” in ji shi.
A cewarsa, yanzu masu amfani da kayan abinci suna komawa ga itacen wuta, gawayi, don girki.
“Ya kamata gwamnati ta shigo ta rage radadin da talakawa ke fama da su ta hanyar samar da ababen more rayuwa, rage haraji da haraji.
“Kuna iya tunanin cewa kowane kilo 1 na iskar gas da aka saya akan N700, haraji zai dauki N3.50. Nawa ne ya rage a irin wannan sana’ar?” Ya ci gaba.
Ya roki gwamnati da ta rage harajin kayayyaki saboda masu amfani da iskar gas ba sa sayen iskar gas kuma.
“Haraji na gida yana kara tsananta matsalar,” in ji shi, yana kira ga ‘yan kasuwa da suka sami damar siyan kayayyaki a cikin gida don daidaita farashin tare da “tausayin masu amfani” a zuciya.
Martanin nasa ya biyo bayan binciken da jaridar PUNCH ta yi cewa karancin jiragen ruwa a kasuwannin duniya zai kara hauhawar farashin iskar Gas na cikin gida a watanni masu zuwa.
Karancin jiragen ruwa a kasuwannin duniya ya haifar da hauhawar farashin kaya, gabanin lokacin hunturu na 2023, lokacin da bukatar dumama man fetur ta yi yawa.
Tun daga ranar 1 ga Agusta, 2023, farashin haya ya haura zuwa $284,750 a kowace rana na Nuwamba da $206,750/rana na Oktoba, wanda ya ninka farashin yanzu na $70,500 a rana, bisa ga bayanai daga Kayayyakin Spark da Bloomberg ya nakalto.
“Kayan tanka na dada matsewa saboda ‘yan kasuwa suna amfani da jiragen a matsayin ajiyar kaya a ciki saboda rahoton cewa farashin LNG zai tashi yayin da yanayi ya koma sanyi.
“Matsalar jigilar kayayyaki na iya cinye ragi ga ɗan kasuwa na LNG da ke neman samun kuɗi a kan mafi girman farashin hunturu, kuma hauhawar farashin sufuri a ƙarshe na iya haifar da hauhawar farashin masu siye a Turai da Asiya.”
Yawan jiragen ruwa na LNG da ke shawagi a kan ruwa na akalla kwanaki 20, su ma sun karu a karshen watan Yuli, tare da bin diddigin jiragen ruwa 42, wanda ya kai kusan kashi 27 cikin 100 idan aka kwatanta da na shekarar da ta gabata.
Farashin LPG na Najeriya an daidaita shi a duk duniya dangane da farashin kwangilolin iskar Gas na Najeriya kuma farashin kasashen duniya koyaushe yana tasiri.
Kuma kamar sauran kayayyaki da aka yi ciniki da su a duniya waɗanda ke fuskantar hauhawar farashin kayayyaki saboda yanayin kasuwa, NLNG CP yana fuskantar canje-canje kuma ana iya duba shi ko sama ko ƙasa aƙalla sau ɗaya zuwa sau uku.
Rage darajar kuɗin gida kuma zai yi tasiri ga farashin gida na LPG.
A ranar Larabar da ta gabata ne dai Dalar ta tashi a kan N749.62 kamar yadda babban bankin Najeriya ya bayyana.
Hukumar LNG ta Najeriya ta kan sayar da iskar gas da take hakowa a cikin gida ga ‘yan kasuwa bisa la’akari da farashin canji.
Binciken da PUNCH ya yi ya nuna cewa farashin metric ton 20 na LPG a manyan depots na Apapa, Legas, tsakanin 28 ga Yuli zuwa 7 ga Agusta ya kasance tsakanin N10.7m zuwa 11m.
Masu amfani da iskar gas na cikin gida sun shafe wasu watanni suna jin daɗin farashi mai sauƙi saboda raguwar farashin ƙasashen duniya.
Farashin LPG ya ragu daga matsakaita na N730 ko wacce kilogiram a watan Yuni zuwa kusan N600/kg a watan Yuli kuma ya karu zuwa N750/kg a watan Agusta sakamakon faduwar darajar Naira.
Ya zuwa watan Yuni, farashin ya ragu da kashi 76.1 bisa 100 zuwa kashi 2.10 a cikin rukunin Thermal na Biritaniya miliyan daya a ranar 31 ga watan Mayu daga kashi 8.78 cikin miliyan daya na BTU, a cewar Hukumar Kula da Makamashi ta Amurka.
Wani rahoto da hukumar kididdiga ta kasa ta fitar kan farashin iskar gas ya ce matsakaicin farashin dillalan mai na silinda mai nauyin kilo 5 na iskar gas ya ragu da kashi 6.71 cikin 100 a duk wata daga N4,360.69 da aka samu a watan Mayu zuwa N4,068.26 a watan Yuni.
A duk shekara, ya ragu da kashi 3.56 daga N4,218.38 a watan Yunin 2022.
A nazarin bayanan jihar, Kwara ta sami matsakaicin farashin mafi girma na cika silinda mai nauyin kilogiram 5 da N4,750.00, sai Neja da N4,691.16, sai Zamfara da N4,683.33.
A daya bangaren kuma, Ondo ta samu mafi karanci da N3,287.86, sai Ekiti da Nasarawa da N3,288.46 da kuma N3,364.62.
