Kaya 959 Reporter
South Africa might be introducing new measures in the coming months to mitigate the rising fuel cost caused by the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
According to the Department of Energy South Africa might find itself with fuel supply problems and would have to consider fuel rationing.
The proposed measures could be in effect as soon as April.
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Deputy director-general Tseliso Maqubela spoke today, 15 March at a briefing to Parliament on the impact of the Russia-Ukraine conflict and said that in the coming months South Africa might have to limit the amount of fuel per motorist.
“We are part of the global energy supply chain and therefore we are affected by this international conflict,” he said.
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He added that part of the proposed measures included a restriction of 50 litres per visit, encouraging work from home, as well as encouraging motorists to drive at lower speeds.
“Possible mitigation measures to counter the impact of rising fuel prices would be strict enforcement of speed limits, encouraging working from home again, limits on diesel quotas exported, and even the possibility of limiting the amount of fuel per motorist should the situation deteriorate even further,” said Maqubela
Similar proposals have been made in countries like the UK, analysts there have concluded that fuel rationing is inevitable if the country wants to reduce their country’s energy dependency on Russia.
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