The Department of Minerals and Energy and the South African Petroleum Industry Association (SAPIA) gave an assurance on Thursday that there will be adequate fuel supplies for the holiday season.
However, SAPIA cautioned that peaks in demand on certain days could result in localised shortages at particular service stations. It said such shortages should be reported to the brands concerned.
The Minister of Minerals and Energy, Buyelwa Sonjica, said that she has had several meetings with the oil industry aimed at ensuring that there will be no repetition of the fuel shortages that occurred at the end of last year.
“I have been assured by the industry leaders that they put plans in place aimed at ensuring that there will be no fuel crises this year,” she said.
SAPIA chairperson advocate Rams Ramashia, said that “the plans made by the industry include the importation of very large quantities of petrol and diesel to supplement local refinery production”. — I-Net Bridge