Blockages and Smuggling Complicate the Distribution of Lpg; Anh Increases Dispatch and Warns Sanctions

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In the face of the threat of shortages due to roadblocks, the National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH) reinforced the distribution of LPG by 40%. Despite the increase in operations, the entity warned that social mobilizations have suffocated the logistic routes to several points of the country. Faced with the threat of shortages caused by roadblocks that paralyzed various parts of the country, the ANH activated a contingency plan, increasing by 40% th…

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La Paz, Jan 11, 2026 (ATB Digital).- Neighbors of different sectors of the city of La Paz installed on Sunday, January 12, blockades with gas claws in protest of the shortage in the distribution of LPG during the last days. The measures were recorded in the Cross of Villas and in the entrance to the Gorge of Bolognia and the urbanization San Alberto. At both points, the citizens arranged the claws along the roads to prevent vehicle circulation, …

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The demand for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in Bolivia has grown significantly, reaching up to 60,000 cylinders per day. This increase is due to several factors, including smuggling and road blockades, according to Silvia Claros, technical advisor for the National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH). This surge in demand has been observed in major cities such as La Paz, Santa Cruz, Cochabamba, and Oruro. Claros mentioned that daily LPG demand has risen f…

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The National Hydrocarbon Agency (ANH) warned this Sunday that roadblocks and smuggling are hindering the distribution of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) in several regions of the country, particularly in La Paz, where also neighbors from different areas started urban blockades in the face of fuel shortages.