The Moux father and son presented, on the Mana Ito site in Hitiaa o Te Ra, the commercial offer of Mana Gaz, the cylinders of which have been available since this Friday on the island of Tahiti. With attractive introductory offers and cruise rates lower than those of Gaz de Tahiti.
This is the first time that competition has entered the gas sector. From the exuberant presentation made by Patrick Moux this Friday, we will first remember the difference of a little less than 17% for individuals in Tahiti, between 248 F/kg at Gaz de Tahiti and 206 F/kg at ManaGaz. A price that Patrick Moux undertakes to maintain throughout 2025. The deposit price is the same for both suppliers, 3,000 F. Mana Gaz users will also have to equip themselves with a new clip-on regulator. But for its launch, ManaGaz will offer the first cylinder at 2,000 F (2,476 F thereafter), and the clip at 500 F (2,500 F thereafter).
The offers for professionals, all in butane, will be available at the start of the year and they are sure to catch the eye: the tanks will be made available, delivered and installed free of charge. Large 50 kg cylinders will also be delivered free of charge and will benefit from free deposit. Finally, the other argument of ManaGaz is its composite bottle offered in several formats. It is lighter, easier to connect, does not rust or explode. 40,000 of them have already been filled, and 60,000 more are expected in the coming days.
“A revolution”
If Patrick Moux first praised Gaz de Tahiti for having been the pioneer of gas in Polynesia, he immediately changed his tone to accuse it of having “puts fat on the backs of the Polynesians” for decades, paralyzed deliveries or rationed cylinders, and pushed professional customers to buy propane whose price and margin are not regulated, unlike butane. Brief, ” we brought a revolution in the bottles, we brought a revolution in the operating system, and above all lower prices, and even lower for professionals who unfortunately paid a little too much for their gas, I find, compared to to what it’s really worth”, summarizes Patrick Moux.
Finally, ManaGaz will be distributed in Tahiti (Moorea will wait until the beginning of next year) in Total and Shell stations, which will also continue to sell Gaz de Tahiti cylinders. On the other hand, the Mobil network, which like Gaz de Tahiti is owned by the Siu family, did not respond to Patrick Moux and will therefore not distribute, at least in the near future, the new red canisters. Albert Moux and the Siu joined forces in Polygaz in the 1980s, an unfortunate experience – “20 years of operating at a loss”says the patriarch who has never hidden his desire for revenge. “It’s a 40-year dream come true,” he said this morning on the Hitiaa o Te Ra site, where around twenty jobs have been created.