CONSUMERS BLAME BLACK MARKET FOR TORIT PETROL SHORTAGE
Saturday, 21 July 2012 14:46 Most fuel stations in Torit are without petrol for weeks and the shortage hit HASS station for the last four days with consumers blaming black market dealers for the scarcity of the commodity. Kenyi Emmanuel, a boda-boda rider, told Radio Emmanuel that black market dealers buy fuel in large quantities so that it gets over at the filling station for them to retail at higher prices. He said a one and half-litre bottle of petrol costs 30 Pound He suggests that government imposed restrictions on fuel purchase to avoid shortages. Mr Kenyi, like any other consumer in Torit, is not sure when the next consignment of fuel will arrive. He said most filling stations in town have become unreliable except HASS. The motorbike rider said he was worried about rumours that HASS has to bury its deposits bringing chaos to petrol supplies. Abdirahman Mohammed, the resident manager of HASS filling station in Torit, said fuel shortages started in Kenya and Juba and lack of dollars is also to blame. He added that petrol tankers are on the way from Kampala and may take two to three days to arrive. Mr Abdirahman refuted claims that traders are buying fuel in large quantity for resale saying the company do not allow that to happen. He says government ministries and NGOs are the only institutions that buy fuel in bulk. A litre of petrol sold at seven Pounds in the filling stations now goes at 20 Pounds in the black market. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" 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 https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
