Botswana: Energy Officials Meet Over Fuel Shortage

Energy authorities are holding crisis talks with petroleum providers to try and resolve the fuel shortage situation. Principal Energy Officer in the Ministry of Minerals, Energy and Water Resources, Kesetsenao Molosiwa said government had to intervene following a countrywide fuel shortage that hit Botswana this week. “Oil industries have been rationalising amongst themselves,” said Molosiwa revealing that since last December, government had made different interventions in the oil industry business.

This follows a critical shortage of fuel, which began in South Africa at the weekend and spread across the region. In Botswana, most petrol stations were running dry, especially in greater Gaborone where the demand is high, but the shortage also spread to other areas. The shortage stems from a change to cleaner fuels, which led to problems at South African refineries.
allAfrica.com