Future Plans
The Company immediately after being granted the license commenced working on Storage developments and completed building of storage facility at Daulatpur in Sindh. Furthermore, the company has started developing Storage in Vehari, Punjab and Near competition storage facility at Taru Jabba, Kpk. These three facilities are expected to be completed within the coming 12 months. Once these storage facilities become functional; operations in the respective provinces will start at once as per conditions laid down in the license by OGRA. Meanwhile, the company has started receiving applications for petrol stations or retail sites which would enable the company to achieve its set targets which have been submitted to OGRA
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Kepler further plans to develop storage facilities in Punjab, Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Letter of Intent (LOI) has been sent to few of the influential Tribal Leaders and landlords of these provinces with whom the company expects to strike a deal. The strategies will supposedly ensure security and safety to the sites and staff. Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) is expected to be signed for storage at Keamari, Karachi, Kepler plans to lease tankage. Furthermore, Kepler plans to place Hospitality arrangements for storage and handling of products at Keamari, Shikarpur, Machike and Sihala.
In the medium –long term Kepler plans to start marketing of LPG as an automotive fuel through its retail outlets and for this a necessary license will be obtained from OGRA. In light of the expected shortage of natural gas for CNG Stations, this will prove to differentiate Kepler from its rivals.