Fuel shortages hit Nasan service stations
At least four service stations supplied by Nasan Energies have run dry over the past few days. Fuel and Franchise Association chairperson Michael Ludeke says he is aware of at least three association members whose stations have run dry. The Namibian visited additional sites around Windhoek yesterday, and confirmed at least one additional site ran […] The post Fuel shortages hit Nasan service stations appeared first on The Namibian .
At least four service stations supplied by Nasan Energies have run dry over the past few days. Fuel and Franchise Association chairperson Michael Ludeke says he is aware of at least three association members whose stations have run dry. The Namibian visited additional sites around Windhoek yesterday, and confirmed at least one additional site ran out of fuel, with more expected to run out throughout the day.
Ludeke says the association is concerned about more service stations running out of fuel as logistical issues plague Nasan Energies’s takeover of 52 new stations. “There are a couple of concerns currently – logistical, financial, supply – which hopefully will be resolved as soon as possible. Unfortunately, the people affected worst financially are the retailers,”
Ludeke says. One station owner tells The Namibian that while he understands Nasan’s logistical nightmares, he is concerned about the impact on his own business. “Now there’s a reputation that I don’t have the money to buy the fuel.
I can show you the proof of payment,” he said yesterday on condition of anonymity to protect his business. Each truckload of fuel costs about N$1 million, split between petrol and diesel. Retailers had agreements with Vivo Energy, the previous owner, that they would pay on a “load-over-load” model, meaning that they pay after the fuel is delivered.
