The Energy Regulation Board (ERB) would like to update the nation on the interventions to normalise the fuel situation in the country. On Friday, 10th January, 2025, the ERB held a closed door meeting with Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) and petroleum transporters, in the presence of Ministry of Energy officials, in a bid to find lasting solutions to sporadic fuel stock-outs, particularly petrol, being experienced at some filling stations around the country.
The meeting which was chaired by ERB Board Chairperson Mr. James Banda, noted that the on-going logistical challenges were responsible for the fuel stock-outs. The parties in the supply chain committed to address logistical challenges being faced in order to ease the flow of supply to filling stations.
The ERB Board Chairperson reiterated the Regulator’s desire to see the smooth flow of fuel in all parts of the country and urged the stakeholders to constantly engage to ensure that the petroleum sub-sector does not experience any disruptions leading to frequent fuel stock-outs.
During the same meeting, some OMCs stated that all their sites were stocked with both diesel and petrol and that more stock was in transit.
Meanwhile, the ERB has noted a steady upward increase in the flow of both petrol and diesel in the week. However, in the daily monitoring exercise, out of 619 filling station monitored around the country as at of Friday, 10th January, 2025, a total of 487 filling stations were selling both diesel and petrol while 119 filling stations had no petrol. Only 19 service stations did not stock both products.
The ERB is monitoring the fuel situation on a daily basis and will next week update the nation on Board directives aimed at easing the stock-outs.
If in need of further information on the current supply situation, please contact the ERB through its offices in Lusaka, Kitwe, Livingstone and Kasama, on the various social media platforms or the
ERB Toll-Free Line 8484.
Chibulu Musonda
ACTING MANAGER – PUBLIC RELATIONS