UPDATE: Fuel shortage hits Boksburg
Numerous fuel stations in Boksburg have been affected by the shortage of fuel which in turn has left customers desperate.
Ishmael Salim, the manager at BP garage at the corner of Cason and Rietfontein roads, said: “We are short of diesel but I have been told that they will deliver today (August 11), so we are still waiting.”
“Before, they used to deliver 10 000 litres but lately we have been receiving 5000 litres of diesel.”
At another BP garage also in Rieftonfein Road, the owner said that they are experiencing dryness and he is confused on how exactly can they be short.
He declined to comment further.
Sasol garage is not affected by the shortages thus far.
On Monday, the Fuel Retailers Association (FRA) CEO Reggie Sibiya said the shortage of fuel was the result of a shutdown of a refinery in Durban due to unplanned maintenance, and disruptions at Sapref, a joint venture between Shell SA Refining and BP Southern Africa, also in Durban.
“We hope the disruptions do not last more than a week; everything is being done to return the situation to normality,” Sibiya said, adding that more than a 100 filling stations were affected.
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