CHEAPER FUEL MAKES NO IMPACT ON WAU TRANSPORT FARES Saturday, 20 April 2013 14:18 | The reopening of borders to trade has brought down the price of fuel in Western Bahr El Ghazal but transport charges remains high.
Retailers sell 1.5 litter bottles of petrol for 11 Pounds, four pounds cheaper, while prices at the petrol stations remain at eight pounds per litter. Fuel dealer Jabior Omda Adam explained to Voice of Hope that the re-opening of the border between Sudan and South Sudan brought prices down. He added as the supply from Khartoum increases prices will keep on falling. Passengers complained that the fuel price reduction did no affect transport charges. Driver Deng Manut Akot said fares remained high because the roads were very bad and they needed to replace spare parts frequently. He added that there are too many blocks along the roads and drivers have to pay 30 pounds at each one. Transport fees from Wau to Juba stand at 350 pounds, to Yirol at 250, to Rumbek at 200 and to Tonj at 150. A flight from Wau to Juba ranges from 450 to 570 pounds. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
