Filling stations will have enough fuel on Wednesday to meet demand when the petrol price drops by 50c a litre, the South African Petroleum Industry Association (Sapia) said.
”There is no need to panic,” Sapia director Colin McClelland said on Tuesday.
”Sapia assured the Minister of Minerals and Energy [Buyelwa Sonjica] that there will be enough petrol tomorrow [Wednesday].
”I don’t expect any particular problems. I am confident that there will be petrol. It makes good business sense for service stations to ensure that they will have fuel tomorrow.”
McClelland said the petrol price will remain the same for the whole month so there was no particular need for people to rush to petrol stations on Wednesday.
”They can fill up on Thursday or next week even. It’s not the same as when there is a price increase.”
He added that there was, in fact, ”too much” stock at Sapia’s fuel depots.
McClelland also assured motorists that there would be enough fuel to meet demand during the festive season. — Sapa