PACKWORKS, a Filipino startup revolutionizing the sari-sari store industry, has signed a partnership with clean-fuel provider Pascal Resources Energy Inc. (PREI), which will bring the “tingi” version of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cooking fuel to selected sari-sari stores across the Philippines.
With the partnership, Packworks’ wide dealer network of megastore partners in Cebu, Batangas, Quezon, and other parts of Visayas, will serve as the distribution and refilling hubs for Gaz Lite, a 330-gram refillable canister of LPG for the initial rollout aimed at providing safer and more affordable clean cooking fuel to more Filipino families.
Gaz Lite produces clean, smoke-and-sulfur-free burning fuel. Compared to solid fuel, Gaz Lite saves each household up to 60 hours of cooking time per month and reduces their fuel expenses by 33 percent.
The canister is priced at P145 each, inclusive of deposit, or P65 for every refill. Each canister can last up to five days.
Gaz Lite, which was initially established as a corporate social responsibility activity of top LPG company PR Gaz, branched out in 2018 with a mission to provide safer, more affordable clean cooking fuel to a million Filipino households over the next five years.
Approximately 57 percent of Filipino households still rely on solid fuels such as charcoal, wood, and traditional resources for their daily cooking needs. This dependence, largely driven by the high costs of LPG and cleaner alternatives, poses significant health risks due to household air pollution.
