Wau State hits by fuel shortage
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January 13, 2017 (WAU) – A severe fuel crisis has hit Wau State in
Western Bahr el Ghazal province since the beginning of the New Year
2017 as many fuel stations have been forced to close down.
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Local residents wait in line to pay for fuel at Runway petrol station
in Western Bahr el Ghazal capital Wau on 12 September 2014 (ST)
On Thursday morning, Petro city station in Wau town was the only
remaining station with last than 200,000 litters of fuel. Following
its closure on Friday, Boda Boda raiders and transport companies
increased their charges.
Also, the fuel shortage has forced hotels to reduce their operation
power supply from 24 hours to less than eight hours per day.
The litter of petrol which was at 70 SSP has increased to 200 SSP in
the black market. A bottle of 1.5 litter amounted to 300 SSP, while
last December you had only to pay 100 SSP in the parallel market.
Many people in Wau accuse fuel dealers of creating an artificial fuel
scarcity in order to increase the prices.
Martin Khamis who is a black-market trader in Wau town since 2005 says
the petrol is sold to some traders who store it instead of delivering
it to fuel stations.
“We are getting this fuel we are selling now through difficulties. We
are getting it from some traders who do buy it from exporters in
barrels before to sell it to us,” said Khamis.
To explain the situation, another Somali trader ,Mohamed al-Sadiq,
spoke about highway robbery by armed gangs when they bring petrol from
Juba to Wau.
“We are experiencing a lots of insecurity along the way from Juba to
Wau particularly between Yirol to Rumbek where there are a lot of
robbers who attack trucks along the road," he said.
"This is why when we manage to reach Wau, we make the price of fuel a
bit high to recover our loses during the risky travel road,” al-Sadiq,
added as he was speaking to Sudan Tribune upon his arrival from Rumbek
on Friday.
This is not the first time that Wau experiences such fuel shortage,
last year in 2016, similar scarcity hit all the Bahr el-Ghazal region.
People generally blame the government for this chronic fuel shortage,
pointing to Juba failure to build oil refineries to cover local needs
from the oil produced in Unity and Upper Nile regions, since the
secession from Sudan in July 2011.
The import of fuel from Kenya and Uganda increases the prices of basic
commodities and leads to a rise in the inflation and deterioration of
the whole national economy, analysts say.
(ST)
Wau State hits by fuel shortage
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January 13, 2017 (WAU) – A severe fuel crisis has hit Wau State in
Western Bahr el Ghazal province since the beginning of the New Year
2017 as many fuel stations have been forced to close down.
JPEG - 43.9 kb
Local residents wait in line to pay for fuel at Runway petrol station
in Western Bahr el Ghazal capital Wau on 12 September 2014 (ST)
On Thursday morning, Petro city station in Wau town was the only
remaining station with last than 200,000 litters of fuel. Following
its closure on Friday, Boda Boda raiders and transport companies
increased their charges.
Also, the fuel shortage has forced hotels to reduce their operation
power supply from 24 hours to less than eight hours per day.
The litter of petrol which was at 70 SSP has increased to 200 SSP in
the black market. A bottle of 1.5 litter amounted to 300 SSP, while
last December you had only to pay 100 SSP in the parallel market.
Many people in Wau accuse fuel dealers of creating an artificial fuel
scarcity in order to increase the prices.
Martin Khamis who is a black-market trader in Wau town since 2005 says
the petrol is sold to some traders who store it instead of delivering
it to fuel stations.
“We are getting this fuel we are selling now through difficulties. We
are getting it from some traders who do buy it from exporters in
barrels before to sell it to us,” said Khamis.
To explain the situation, another Somali trader ,Mohamed al-Sadiq,
spoke about highway robbery by armed gangs when they bring petrol from
Juba to Wau.
“We are experiencing a lots of insecurity along the way from Juba to
Wau particularly between Yirol to Rumbek where there are a lot of
robbers who attack trucks along the road," he said.
"This is why when we manage to reach Wau, we make the price of fuel a
bit high to recover our loses during the risky travel road,” al-Sadiq,
added as he was speaking to Sudan Tribune upon his arrival from Rumbek
on Friday.
This is not the first time that Wau experiences such fuel shortage,
last year in 2016, similar scarcity hit all the Bahr el-Ghazal region.
People generally blame the government for this chronic fuel shortage,
pointing to Juba failure to build oil refineries to cover local needs
from the oil produced in Unity and Upper Nile regions, since the
secession from Sudan in July 2011.
The import of fuel from Kenya and Uganda increases the prices of basic
commodities and leads to a rise in the inflation and deterioration of
the whole national economy, analysts say.
(ST)
Wau State hits by fuel shortage
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January 13, 2017 (WAU) – A severe fuel crisis has hit Wau State in
Western Bahr el Ghazal province since the beginning of the New Year
2017 as many fuel stations have been forced to close down.
JPEG - 43.9 kb
Local residents wait in line to pay for fuel at Runway petrol station
in Western Bahr el Ghazal capital Wau on 12 September 2014 (ST)
On Thursday morning, Petro city station in Wau town was the only
remaining station with last than 200,000 litters of fuel. Following
its closure on Friday, Boda Boda raiders and transport companies
increased their charges.
Also, the fuel shortage has forced hotels to reduce their operation
power supply from 24 hours to less than eight hours per day.
The litter of petrol which was at 70 SSP has increased to 200 SSP in
the black market. A bottle of 1.5 litter amounted to 300 SSP, while
last December you had only to pay 100 SSP in the parallel market.
Many people in Wau accuse fuel dealers of creating an artificial fuel
scarcity in order to increase the prices.
Martin Khamis who is a black-market trader in Wau town since 2005 says
the petrol is sold to some traders who store it instead of delivering
it to fuel stations.
“We are getting this fuel we are selling now through difficulties. We
are getting it from some traders who do buy it from exporters in
barrels before to sell it to us,” said Khamis.
To explain the situation, another Somali trader ,Mohamed al-Sadiq,
spoke about highway robbery by armed gangs when they bring petrol from
Juba to Wau.
“We are experiencing a lots of insecurity along the way from Juba to
Wau particularly between Yirol to Rumbek where there are a lot of
robbers who attack trucks along the road," he said.
"This is why when we manage to reach Wau, we make the price of fuel a
bit high to recover our loses during the risky travel road,” al-Sadiq,
added as he was speaking to Sudan Tribune upon his arrival from Rumbek
on Friday.
This is not the first time that Wau experiences such fuel shortage,
last year in 2016, similar scarcity hit all the Bahr el-Ghazal region.
People generally blame the government for this chronic fuel shortage,
pointing to Juba failure to build oil refineries to cover local needs
from the oil produced in Unity and Upper Nile regions, since the
secession from Sudan in July 2011.
The import of fuel from Kenya and Uganda increases the prices of basic
commodities and leads to a rise in the inflation and deterioration of
the whole national economy, analysts say.
(ST)
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14 January 09:20, by Mayom County Troops
this case will be sorted out as soon as possible
the people of Wau will resume their activities as well by tomorrow
morning ,at around 8:30AM
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14 January 09:35, by Fair Man
Mayom County Troops
What problem will be sorted out soon? I don’t understand why
people talk of fuel shortage in Wau, when there are no people in Wau.
How can you expect fuel to be supplied to an empty or deserted town?
No need of supplying fuel to a town where no peole reside. All
residents fled to UNMISS POCs or had gone to Darfur. Stop fooling
people that there are people in Wau, except Gov’t.
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January 13, 2017 (WAU) – A severe fuel crisis has hit Wau State in
Western Bahr el Ghazal province since the beginning of the New Year
2017 as many fuel stations have been forced to close down.
JPEG - 43.9 kb
Local residents wait in line to pay for fuel at Runway petrol station
in Western Bahr el Ghazal capital Wau on 12 September 2014 (ST)
On Thursday morning, Petro city station in Wau town was the only
remaining station with last than 200,000 litters of fuel. Following
its closure on Friday, Boda Boda raiders and transport companies
increased their charges.
Also, the fuel shortage has forced hotels to reduce their operation
power supply from 24 hours to less than eight hours per day.
The litter of petrol which was at 70 SSP has increased to 200 SSP in
the black market. A bottle of 1.5 litter amounted to 300 SSP, while
last December you had only to pay 100 SSP in the parallel market.
Many people in Wau accuse fuel dealers of creating an artificial fuel
scarcity in order to increase the prices.
Martin Khamis who is a black-market trader in Wau town since 2005 says
the petrol is sold to some traders who store it instead of delivering
it to fuel stations.
“We are getting this fuel we are selling now through difficulties. We
are getting it from some traders who do buy it from exporters in
barrels before to sell it to us,” said Khamis.
To explain the situation, another Somali trader ,Mohamed al-Sadiq,
spoke about highway robbery by armed gangs when they bring petrol from
Juba to Wau.
“We are experiencing a lots of insecurity along the way from Juba to
Wau particularly between Yirol to Rumbek where there are a lot of
robbers who attack trucks along the road," he said.
"This is why when we manage to reach Wau, we make the price of fuel a
bit high to recover our loses during the risky travel road,” al-Sadiq,
added as he was speaking to Sudan Tribune upon his arrival from Rumbek
on Friday.
This is not the first time that Wau experiences such fuel shortage,
last year in 2016, similar scarcity hit all the Bahr el-Ghazal region.
People generally blame the government for this chronic fuel shortage,
pointing to Juba failure to build oil refineries to cover local needs
from the oil produced in Unity and Upper Nile regions, since the
secession from Sudan in July 2011.
The import of fuel from Kenya and Uganda increases the prices of basic
commodities and leads to a rise in the inflation and deterioration of
the whole national economy, analysts say.
(ST)
Wau State hits by fuel shortage
Article
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email Email
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separation
increase
decrease
separation
separation
January 13, 2017 (WAU) – A severe fuel crisis has hit Wau State in
Western Bahr el Ghazal province since the beginning of the New Year
2017 as many fuel stations have been forced to close down.
JPEG - 43.9 kb
Local residents wait in line to pay for fuel at Runway petrol station
in Western Bahr el Ghazal capital Wau on 12 September 2014 (ST)
On Thursday morning, Petro city station in Wau town was the only
remaining station with last than 200,000 litters of fuel. Following
its closure on Friday, Boda Boda raiders and transport companies
increased their charges.
Also, the fuel shortage has forced hotels to reduce their operation
power supply from 24 hours to less than eight hours per day.
The litter of petrol which was at 70 SSP has increased to 200 SSP in
the black market. A bottle of 1.5 litter amounted to 300 SSP, while
last December you had only to pay 100 SSP in the parallel market.
Many people in Wau accuse fuel dealers of creating an artificial fuel
scarcity in order to increase the prices.
Martin Khamis who is a black-market trader in Wau town since 2005 says
the petrol is sold to some traders who store it instead of delivering
it to fuel stations.
“We are getting this fuel we are selling now through difficulties. We
are getting it from some traders who do buy it from exporters in
barrels before to sell it to us,” said Khamis.
To explain the situation, another Somali trader ,Mohamed al-Sadiq,
spoke about highway robbery by armed gangs when they bring petrol from
Juba to Wau.
“We are experiencing a lots of insecurity along the way from Juba to
Wau particularly between Yirol to Rumbek where there are a lot of
robbers who attack trucks along the road," he said.
"This is why when we manage to reach Wau, we make the price of fuel a
bit high to recover our loses during the risky travel road,” al-Sadiq,
added as he was speaking to Sudan Tribune upon his arrival from Rumbek
on Friday.
This is not the first time that Wau experiences such fuel shortage,
last year in 2016, similar scarcity hit all the Bahr el-Ghazal region.
People generally blame the government for this chronic fuel shortage,
pointing to Juba failure to build oil refineries to cover local needs
from the oil produced in Unity and Upper Nile regions, since the
secession from Sudan in July 2011.
The import of fuel from Kenya and Uganda increases the prices of basic
commodities and leads to a rise in the inflation and deterioration of
the whole national economy, analysts say.
(ST)
Wau State hits by fuel shortage
Article
Comments (2)
email Email
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separation
increase
decrease
separation
separation
January 13, 2017 (WAU) – A severe fuel crisis has hit Wau State in
Western Bahr el Ghazal province since the beginning of the New Year
2017 as many fuel stations have been forced to close down.
JPEG - 43.9 kb
Local residents wait in line to pay for fuel at Runway petrol station
in Western Bahr el Ghazal capital Wau on 12 September 2014 (ST)
On Thursday morning, Petro city station in Wau town was the only
remaining station with last than 200,000 litters of fuel. Following
its closure on Friday, Boda Boda raiders and transport companies
increased their charges.
Also, the fuel shortage has forced hotels to reduce their operation
power supply from 24 hours to less than eight hours per day.
The litter of petrol which was at 70 SSP has increased to 200 SSP in
the black market. A bottle of 1.5 litter amounted to 300 SSP, while
last December you had only to pay 100 SSP in the parallel market.
Many people in Wau accuse fuel dealers of creating an artificial fuel
scarcity in order to increase the prices.
Martin Khamis who is a black-market trader in Wau town since 2005 says
the petrol is sold to some traders who store it instead of delivering
it to fuel stations.
“We are getting this fuel we are selling now through difficulties. We
are getting it from some traders who do buy it from exporters in
barrels before to sell it to us,” said Khamis.
To explain the situation, another Somali trader ,Mohamed al-Sadiq,
spoke about highway robbery by armed gangs when they bring petrol from
Juba to Wau.
“We are experiencing a lots of insecurity along the way from Juba to
Wau particularly between Yirol to Rumbek where there are a lot of
robbers who attack trucks along the road," he said.
"This is why when we manage to reach Wau, we make the price of fuel a
bit high to recover our loses during the risky travel road,” al-Sadiq,
added as he was speaking to Sudan Tribune upon his arrival from Rumbek
on Friday.
This is not the first time that Wau experiences such fuel shortage,
last year in 2016, similar scarcity hit all the Bahr el-Ghazal region.
People generally blame the government for this chronic fuel shortage,
pointing to Juba failure to build oil refineries to cover local needs
from the oil produced in Unity and Upper Nile regions, since the
secession from Sudan in July 2011.
The import of fuel from Kenya and Uganda increases the prices of basic
commodities and leads to a rise in the inflation and deterioration of
the whole national economy, analysts say.
(ST)
Comments on the Sudan Tribune website must abide by the following
rules. Contravention of these rules will lead to the user losing their
Sudan Tribune account with immediate effect.
- No inciting violence
- No inappropriate or offensive language
- No racism, tribalism or sectarianism
- No inappropriate or derogatory remarks
- No deviation from the topic of the article
- No advertising, spamming or links
- No incomprehensible comments
Due to the unprecedented amount of racist and offensive language on
the site, Sudan Tribune tries to vet all comments on the site.
There is now also a limit of 400 words per comment. If you want to
express yourself in more detail than this allows, please e-mail your
comment as an article to com...@sudantribune.com
Kind regards,
The Sudan Tribune editorial team.
14 January 09:20, by Mayom County Troops
this case will be sorted out as soon as possible
the people of Wau will resume their activities as well by tomorrow
morning ,at around 8:30AM
repondre message
14 January 09:35, by Fair Man
Mayom County Troops
What problem will be sorted out soon? I don’t understand why
people talk of fuel shortage in Wau, when there are no people in Wau.
How can you expect fuel to be supplied to an empty or deserted town?
No need of supplying fuel to a town where no peole reside. All
residents fled to UNMISS POCs or had gone to Darfur. Stop fooling
people that there are people in Wau, except Gov’t.
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