The Energy Regulations Board (ERB) has termed the selling of fuel by Yexley Limited’s Luangwa Filling Station in Luangwa District to the neighbouring Districts of Zumbo and Guruve in Mozambique and Zimbabwe as smuggling and has called on the law enforcement wings to stop this trend.
ERB Head of Fossil Fuel, Himba Cheelo said this during a meeting with the Luangwa District Development Coordinating Committee (DDCC) held at Feira Council Rest house over the weekend when she was told that Yexley Limited’s Luangwa Filling station was selling fuel in bulk to Mozambiquean and Zimbabwean residents and investors.
Ms. Cheelo said there was a law in Zambia banning the exportation of fuel and what Yexley Limited Filling Station was doing was illegal.
She said no fuel should be sold to outsiders in bulk except putting in the vehicle tank and that is for vehicles on transit and not to carry in containers.
The Head of Fossil Fuel, Ms. Cheelo who was accompanied by Zambia Weight and Measures Agency (ZWMA) Metrologist, Taxwell Chisenga was in Luangwa District after the DDCC members in one of their meetings expressed concern and disappointment at the unnecessary fuel shortages that occur in the District because of the sale of the commodity to neigbouring towns of Zumbo and Guruwe in Mozambique and Zimbabwe respectively where it was resolved to seek advice from ERB.
Ms. Cheelo called on the District Commissioner’s Office and the law Enforcement wings to bring this trend to an end as the fuel bought by Government was meant to be used by the Zambian people and not anybody else.
And Luangwa District Commissioner, Eunie Mumba commended the ERB for enlightening the District Administration on what was happening in the
District.
Mr. Mumba said the people of Luangwa have been crying foe over the unnecessary fuel shortages especially petrol which is bought from Luangwa filling station in bulk by Mozambiaquean residents who operate boats and investors who have lodges inside that country.
Meanwhile Ms. Cheelo assured the District Administration that she was going to take it up with her Executive Director and the way forward will soon be known to the District.
She said this after members asked whether the District filling station met the standards of been called a service station and what will happen to the owner of the filling station.
ZANIS
Business is business.what is government talking about .Let the station sale to who ever and pay what is due to government in terms of tax full stop.
I as far as i know business can be done to any country within the SADC region.
Why is ZRA allowing this. BA LusakaTimes do some investigative journalism
Ba pa zed ,so what is wrong?what do you want ZRA to do?
There is fuel shortage in the country and all you can up with is this nonsense.
I dont see anything wrong with Yexley Limited selling fuel in bulk to foreign countries, Is there a law restricting private companies selling fuel in bulk outside the country?? These guys (PF) have caused a fuel crisis and now are implicating there miscalculations on other peoples business..When you buy fuel its yours no one should tell you what to do with it
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so if i drive from zim and buy fuel in my car and drive back is that a crime……please lets be real….people in livingstone go to buy fuel in zimbabwe where its cheaper……its not my fault the zambians in those areas cant afford to buy more oil
No need of revealing too much.You want the government to ban the buying of fuel from neighboring countries like Zimbabwe? The bulking or selling in bulk is prohibited.
Dollar
ERB is a sheet organisation which needs to shut down.
Fist its MMD corruption to blame, then soccer fans who travelled in seas of humanity to ndola, now its Yexley selling the commodity to foreigners. What and who is next? Kaaya.
So Zambians should be selling fuel by car registration ?
The owner of the station is just operating from his vision. What percentage of production is that compared to your donation to Malawi as an apology in kind to your differences ?
Yexley should infact be given incentives by ERB for exporting fuel than being reprimanded.Atleast they are not donating fuel to mozambique.Even if they donate, they are not using tax payers money.
Zambians in Livingstone buy fuel in Kasane, Botswana where it is cheap about K500/litre and there is Never a Fuel Shortage there. So what is the fuss about Luangwa. Atase.
I meat about K5000/litre in the above comment. Sorry.
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