Diesel Prices Skyrocketing Across South Sudan As South Sudan awaits its independence due on the 9th of July 2011, the virtually independent nation has been hit again by high Diesel prices crisis that’s been realised overnight. Most States were hit since last week. 23 May 2011 Diesel Prices Skyrocketing Across South Sudan A motorcyclist refuelling at a Juba petrol station [File - Photo]
By Lucy Amunde JUBA, 23rd May, 2011 [Gurtong] - As South Sudan awaits its independence due on the 9th of July 2011, the virtually independent nation has been hit again by high Diesel prices crisis that’s been realised overnight. Most States were hit since last week. Most of the fuel Stations along the Ministry road in Juba, are out of Diesel stock but plenty of petrol supply. A 1 litre of Diesel that was selling at 2.7SDG early May is now selling at 5.0SDG and in some fuel Stations the commodity goes for 5.5SDG, which is highest mark in the regions’ recent history. This latest price wars has sparked fears among motorists since the price increment didn’t indicate a gradual rate but rather just skyrocketed overnight and may increase further if not controlled. Gurtong spoke to Mr. Mugambe, a Juba based commercial motorcyclist commonly known as ‘bodo boda’ this morning, Mugambe said, “I don’t know what to do because this sudden diesel price increase has really affected some of us badly, we feel like charging the customers higher fares but they won’t understand. Mugambe said that, “Am ready to park my motorcycle should the diesel prices continue to raise, I have nothing else to do.” Mr. Woja, an employee at the Queen petrol station in Juba stated that, “We have been suffering ever since the referendum in January, the trucks transporting fuel from North Sudan cut off their supply to South Sudan, we now have to rely on fuel from other East African countries." Posted in: Home, Business -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "JFD info" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/jfdinfo?hl=en.
