Overview
- Industry associations confirmed a collective stoppage until around April 10–15, with roughly 430–450 of about 650–700 units already offline.
- Propane-fired plants have largely shut, while pipeline gas users run at reduced rates after Gujarat Gas invoked force majeure on March 4 and limited supply to regular customers.
- Public oil companies curtailed industrial propane deliveries after March 3 under a government order prioritising household LPG, and private supplier Aegis supplied only until March 10.
- The Morbi cluster, a Rs 70,000–75,000 crore hub that supports roughly 3.5–4 lakh jobs, is using the downtime for maintenance as many migrant workers return to home states.
- Crisil projects a 1–2% revenue decline for the tiles sector this fiscal with exports down 6–7%, warning of margin compression from higher fuel, freight and insurance costs as some firms introduce surcharges.