WLGA looks ahead to Liquid Gas Week 2025

In celebrating LPG Week 2024, the World Liquid Gas Association (WLGA) revealed its plans to host the inaugural Liquid Gas Week 2025 on Sept. 22-26 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
WLGA called the latest LPG Week, held for the second time in Cape Town, South Africa, “a celebration of progress.”
The November event, which included educational sessions, focus meetings and networking opportunities, drew over 1,500 participants (both on-site and online) from more than 75 countries as well as over 130 exhibiting companies. South Africa, India, Italy, China and the United States drew the highest number of attendees, respectively.
“LPG Week 2024 reaffirmed that LPG is a vital and just solution to sustainable energy transitions for all, regardless of geography or level of development,” says James Rockall, CEO and managing director of WLGA, in the post event report.
Gwede Mantashe, the South African minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources, and Daniel Wetzel, head of the Tracking Sustainable Transitions unit at the International Energy Agency, gave keynote addresses. They reaffirmed the vital role that liquid gas plays in sustainable energy transitions.
In a demonstration of how the industry is working to develop renewable solutions, DCC Energy and SHV Energy shared that they will collaborate to stimulate the production of renewable liquid gas and renewable and recycled carbon dimethyl ether.
Also among LPG Week highlights, two U.S. companies – Worthington Enterprises and Ferrellgas Partners – used the global stage to announce their support for clean cooking initiatives. Worthington committed $1 million to launch the West Africa Clean Cooking Fund, and Ferrellgas donated $25,000 to South Africa’s Peninsula School Feeding Association.
The Women in LPG Global Network held a panel discussion about the challenges faced by women in the industry and the energy and optimism they have to break barriers and pave the way for the next generation of leaders. Similarly, the WLGA Youth Council held a forum to discuss its role in attracting and retaining young talent.
A “good industry practices” workshop focused on consistent safety standards and codes of practice, especially in many African countries where LPG is being introduced for the first time.
Because LPG Week was held in a hybrid format, content is available online for three months for all delegates, the WLGA says.