A critical fuel shortage has hit Senanga district forcing motorists to drive long distances in search of the commodity.
A check by ZANIS at the only BP filling station in the district found
that both petrol and diesel were out of stock.
A highly placed source at the filling station told ZANIS that it is not known when the station will restock the fuel, but that efforts are being made in Lusaka to normalize the situation.
The shortage has lasted for more than a week,forcing many motorists to cover a distance of about 110 Kilometers to buy fuel in Mongu.
Operations of most government ministries that maintain fuel accounts
at the filling station, have been jeopardized.
A motorist Dr. Clive Simwanza said fuel was a strategic commodity, which should not be scarce in the district.
He said many economic activities depend on fuel and called for competition in the supply of the commodity to the district.
He said monopolistic tendencies have contributed to the laisser-faire
attitude being exhibited in attending to the fuel crisis in the
district.
Fuel prices in Senanga are pegged around K6,600 and K6,800 per liter for diesel and petrol respectively.
ZANIS
C’mon! What happened?
Fuel export wont create shortage.
March 2, 2009.
Energy Minister Kenneth Konga has assured Zambians that there will be no fuel shortage.
Mr. Konga says the country has enough fuel stocks at both Indeni Oil Refinery in Ndola and
Tazama pipeline in Dar-er-Salaam, Tanzania.
The Minister explained that the exportation of fuel will not affect the supply of the commodity in the country. Mr. Konga further explained that Indeni and Tazama Pipeline asked government if they could export fuel to create space since all tanks are full.
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Indeni stuck with oil due to mine closures.
April 20, 2009
Indeni Petroleum Refinery is stuck with about 20 million liters of excess oil as a result of reduced copper mining operations in the region. An official with the state-run Energy Regulation Board said that reduced mining operations in Zambia, caused by the global economic downturn, have reduced fuel demand by about 30%. Indeni is a joint venture between the Zambian government and France-based Total SA (TOT). “We are now looking at exporting excess fuel to neighboring countries like Congo, Malawi and Zimbabwe,” the official said, adding that reduced fuel sales could hurt Indeni’s 2009 revenues. The refinery urgently needs resources to maintain its infrastructure. ….
Please tell me what went wrong…
This is my home town . Can fuel be made available like any where else in The republic of Capital C . Where is the head of state ,if I may ask honestly ?
Kwalipa ati fuel shortage in one Area pali uleiba, Bakabwalala kupaka pa Zambia. Nil Ali baba and the Zambian thieves manje hahahahahahaha.
not gud
what are people going to be drinking? Or sorry it’s petrol and diesel which is in short supply and not water,oook.