By RFIPosted on 10-28-2019Modified on 28-10-2019 at 23:46
This shortage, which hit the capital Antananarivo and other cities of the country last week, has brutally impacted users and the economy. If the situation is almost back to normal with the arrival Friday of a supply ship, a meeting between all stakeholders in the sector was held Monday, October 28 to avoid further shortages.
Two oil companies, Total and Shell, were fined 60 million Ariary, or 15,000 euros. The Petroleum Logistics Company must pay twice as much. These three members of the Groupement des pétroliers de Madagascar have failed in their obligations according to investigations conducted by the authorities explains Vonjy Andriamanga, the Minister of Energy, Water and Hydrocarbons.
" As far as oil logistics is concerned, the main cause of the penalty has been mismanagement of Madagascar's fuel supply . They have already been the subject of a warning and therefore, we went to the penalty. Concerning the two distributors the reasons reside in their strategy of supplying their service stations ", justifies the minister.
For several weeks, relations have been strained between tankers and the state. The minister mentions " problems that are resolved as and when measure " The authorities have plans to no longer depend solely on oil companies .
" In order to simplify the logistics of supplying Madagascar with petroleum products, we decided to make a direct importation managed by the State. The goal is to implement it as soon as possible and in any case it will be done before the end of the year. "
The ministry also plans to increase fuel storage capacity to avoid a further shortage.
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