Eastern Equatoria State Runs Out Of Fuel A spot check by Gurtong at several stations in Torit attested total absence of fuel in both petrol and diesel unlike weeks ago. The situation is worsening now as many motorists are disappointed since they can’t move as commodity prizes sore each day.11 June 2011 Motorists queue in large numbers at a petrol station in CES [©Gurtong]By Peter Lokale Nakimangole TORIT, 11th June 2011 [Gurtong] – A spot check by Gurtong at several stations in Torit attested total absence of fuel in both petrol and diesel unlike weeks ago. The situation is worsening now as many motorists are disappointed since they can’t move as commodity prizes sore each day.
This followed a short supply from Kenya of 20,000 litres of diesel on Monday 23 of the May, by HASS petroleum community after the State ran out of diesel for nearly more than a week, revealed Abdirahman Mohamed, the HASS manager in Torit. Eastern Equatoria State has come to a standstill again due to cut off of fuel supply. Although Mohamed is hopeful of receiving more supply from Kenya, he told Gurtong this morning at his station that until now there was no progress after the fuel stock ran out three weeks ago. Meanwhile, boda bodas (motorcycle taxi operators) have a different issue as they have a little being sold in the black market at a soaring price; for instance, one litre of petrol which used to be sold at SDG 3 has now gone up to SDG 20, several dealers have revealed to Gurtong. Meanwhile serious shortages of valuable commodities like foods are on the rise with prices oddly shooting high. The State Governor Loius Lobong Lojore Spoke to Gurtong about an underway arrangement with HASS Petroleum Company to have fuel availed from Kenya. He said they have agreed to supply each bigger petroleum tanker to the State’s major towns of Torit and Kapoeta respectively. They mutually consented to have petrol be brought to assist boda boda motorcyclists who assist in the public transport. Critics blame this to Khartoum’s change of policies of the high fuel and commodity prices that have been experienced in the State for weeks now following border obstruction where transit of goods have been blocked. HASS petroleum Company supplies its fuel from Mombasa port of Kenyan town via Eldoret pipeline and then all the way through Uganda and enroute small linking town roads of South Sudan’s Kaya, Yei, Jebel, Kujur-Juba and Bridge-Torit. HASS officials revealed that this happened shortly after the South Sudan region voted overwhelmingly for secession, and then Khartoum Government decided to impose some restrictions on oil importation and stopped any importation either from Kenya or Uganda. So HASS was forced to buy fuel from North Sudan for South Sudan’s consumption. Posted in: Home -- 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.
