https://malawi.npub.pro/tag/fuelcrisis/ https://malawi.npub.pro/tag/fuelcrisis/rss/ episodic Thu, 09 Jan 2025 18:56:44 GMT Thu, 09 Jan 2025 18:56:44 GMT Thu, 09 Jan 2025 18:56:44 GMT https://malawi.npub.pro/post/note14e9hhmshlw0445n4m88kz7qzd85g6ef82rrm5y9ktvnu8ej6mnvs9e77vf/ https://malawi.npub.pro/post/note14e9hhmshlw0445n4m88kz7qzd85g6ef82rrm5y9ktvnu8ej6mnvs9e77vf/ note14e9hhmshlw0445n4m88kz7qzd85g6ef82rrm5y9ktvnu8ej6mnvs9e77vf fuelcrisis note14e9hhmshlw0445n4m88kz7qzd85g6ef82rrm5y9ktvnu8ej6mnvs9e77vf npub1ls2af35r0u89n6tys2ngtypyy73sfmrtghna79cheavpn7ax99gqx874sl

WAITING FOR FUEL - Blanytre, Malawi
A scene from downtown Blantyre today - the CBD at a stand still with vehicles waiting for fuel at a filling station and well beyond.

When forex is in short supply, we cannot afford to pay for fuel imports. Without the price adjusting upwards, the demand remains mostly unchanged, resulting in a shortage, rationing and imperfect distribution.

#fuelcrisis
#forex
#malawi

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WAITING FOR FUEL - Blanytre, Malawi
A scene from downtown Blantyre today - the CBD at a stand still with vehicles waiting for fuel at a filling station and well beyond.

When forex is in short supply, we cannot afford to pay for fuel imports. Without the price adjusting upwards, the demand remains mostly unchanged, resulting in a shortage, rationing and imperfect distribution.

#fuelcrisis
#forex
#malawi

]]> Wed, 08 Jan 2025 08:14:03 GMT https://malawi.npub.pro/post/note1mqnf9yt80lw8d45w9nx2f5ahl2fje2qramhef7ejcuv64kzd3kgqkk8gft/ https://malawi.npub.pro/post/note1mqnf9yt80lw8d45w9nx2f5ahl2fje2qramhef7ejcuv64kzd3kgqkk8gft/ note1mqnf9yt80lw8d45w9nx2f5ahl2fje2qramhef7ejcuv64kzd3kgqkk8gft fuelcrisis note1mqnf9yt80lw8d45w9nx2f5ahl2fje2qramhef7ejcuv64kzd3kgqkk8gft npub1ls2af35r0u89n6tys2ngtypyy73sfmrtghna79cheavpn7ax99gqx874sl More fuel chaos in Malawi.

We don't have the forex to pay for imports including and especially fuel, but also other commodities. Fuel makes up a big chunk of the import costs and it is where we first see the problem on the streets.

Over the years, our agricultural exports shrunk and the difference has been covered in loans and donor funding, making us more dependent.

Where did we take the wrong turn? 😭

#fuelcrisis
#forex
#malawi

]]> More fuel chaos in Malawi.

We don't have the forex to pay for imports including and especially fuel, but also other commodities. Fuel makes up a big chunk of the import costs and it is where we first see the problem on the streets.

Over the years, our agricultural exports shrunk and the difference has been covered in loans and donor funding, making us more dependent.

Where did we take the wrong turn? 😭

#fuelcrisis
#forex
#malawi

]]> Sun, 05 Jan 2025 15:47:50 GMT https://malawi.npub.pro/post/note1c6xnq3rkgle55c2vp6r4j2rqy8rllfnr9j8gt96vq56n42ldfaasx8rz78/ https://malawi.npub.pro/post/note1c6xnq3rkgle55c2vp6r4j2rqy8rllfnr9j8gt96vq56n42ldfaasx8rz78/ note1c6xnq3rkgle55c2vp6r4j2rqy8rllfnr9j8gt96vq56n42ldfaasx8rz78 malawi note1c6xnq3rkgle55c2vp6r4j2rqy8rllfnr9j8gt96vq56n42ldfaasx8rz78 npub1ls2af35r0u89n6tys2ngtypyy73sfmrtghna79cheavpn7ax99gqx874sl FUEL SITUATION IN MALAWI

forwarded as seen on 5th January 2024 on WhatsApp. Where are we heading?

#malawi
#forex
#fuelcrisis

Yesterday Was a day I experienced that most Malawians are heartless and flourish in the midst of the suffering Masses. I spent the whole of my day at a filling Station right in Blantyre. One thing I noted at the filling station was that there were a lot of people without cars moving around doing nothing but deliberately trying to cause confusion.
The time the fuel tanker came and after dropping the product I saw drama developing. The whole process was hijacked by the so called Doba, Dobas, people without cars. They took control of controlling cars thereby deliberately causing confusion. They were using Minibuses, Motorcycles and some cars to fill their Jerry Cans, would connive with the fuel attendants, security personnel, pretend as they are filling cars but in the cars were Jerry Cans and big Zigubu. Police were just watching not acting, it seems some are part of the syndicate. The worst thing to happen was, of all the cars on the Que only a quarter of the cars got fuel from the pump, most of the fuel was sold to people without cars but had Zigubu concealed in Minibuses and some cars. I felt sorry, some people had slept at the filling Station expecting to get some fuel, some had their fuel finished while on Que. When the attendants declared that the pumps had no more fuel, I saw Ladies weeping and some got stranded with no fuel in their Vehicles. Immediately after that, Doba Dobas started selling the fuel they bought in Jerry Cans to stranded vehicle owners. A 5 Litres was being sold at K25000-30000 within the vicinity while the Police were just watching without making arrests. I had no option with others but to buy at an inflated price. In all this, I point a figure at MERA and Police. Why should people without cars be allowed to loiter in filling stations and overtake security formations to control proceedings at filling Stations. MERA officers in Blantyre need to be pro active, they must be present at every fuel station taking delivery of fuel, Reprimand filling station owners for allowing people without vehicles to be present at their premises. To supervise Police officers on site and allow them to make arrests.
Reprimand fuel attendants who connive with Dobadobas.
Enforce rationing of fuel to motorists by filling stations. To be honest almost all the filling Stations I have visited are doing this, so it's up to Mera to do their investigations as this practice is rampart in almost all Blantyre filling stations.

]]> FUEL SITUATION IN MALAWI

forwarded as seen on 5th January 2024 on WhatsApp. Where are we heading?

#malawi
#forex
#fuelcrisis

Yesterday Was a day I experienced that most Malawians are heartless and flourish in the midst of the suffering Masses. I spent the whole of my day at a filling Station right in Blantyre. One thing I noted at the filling station was that there were a lot of people without cars moving around doing nothing but deliberately trying to cause confusion.
The time the fuel tanker came and after dropping the product I saw drama developing. The whole process was hijacked by the so called Doba, Dobas, people without cars. They took control of controlling cars thereby deliberately causing confusion. They were using Minibuses, Motorcycles and some cars to fill their Jerry Cans, would connive with the fuel attendants, security personnel, pretend as they are filling cars but in the cars were Jerry Cans and big Zigubu. Police were just watching not acting, it seems some are part of the syndicate. The worst thing to happen was, of all the cars on the Que only a quarter of the cars got fuel from the pump, most of the fuel was sold to people without cars but had Zigubu concealed in Minibuses and some cars. I felt sorry, some people had slept at the filling Station expecting to get some fuel, some had their fuel finished while on Que. When the attendants declared that the pumps had no more fuel, I saw Ladies weeping and some got stranded with no fuel in their Vehicles. Immediately after that, Doba Dobas started selling the fuel they bought in Jerry Cans to stranded vehicle owners. A 5 Litres was being sold at K25000-30000 within the vicinity while the Police were just watching without making arrests. I had no option with others but to buy at an inflated price. In all this, I point a figure at MERA and Police. Why should people without cars be allowed to loiter in filling stations and overtake security formations to control proceedings at filling Stations. MERA officers in Blantyre need to be pro active, they must be present at every fuel station taking delivery of fuel, Reprimand filling station owners for allowing people without vehicles to be present at their premises. To supervise Police officers on site and allow them to make arrests.
Reprimand fuel attendants who connive with Dobadobas.
Enforce rationing of fuel to motorists by filling stations. To be honest almost all the filling Stations I have visited are doing this, so it's up to Mera to do their investigations as this practice is rampart in almost all Blantyre filling stations.

]]> Sat, 28 Dec 2024 20:57:02 GMT https://malawi.npub.pro/post/note1cxqt9cy35rrlxca0mlguwa539hapahat7esxsedehv60zjy4h0mq8fa35d/ https://malawi.npub.pro/post/note1cxqt9cy35rrlxca0mlguwa539hapahat7esxsedehv60zjy4h0mq8fa35d/ note1cxqt9cy35rrlxca0mlguwa539hapahat7esxsedehv60zjy4h0mq8fa35d fuelcrisis note1cxqt9cy35rrlxca0mlguwa539hapahat7esxsedehv60zjy4h0mq8fa35d npub1ls2af35r0u89n6tys2ngtypyy73sfmrtghna79cheavpn7ax99gqx874sl Recent Fuel Shortages in Mzuzu are witness to the dire Forex shortage in Malawi.

When we consistently consume more than we produce, ultimately the chickens come home to roost. Short term "bail out" loans can only do so much and they are... well, temporary measures. We need to solve the root cause problem sooner or later - increase exports and the can afford our imports. Alternatively sooner or later we will be forced to severely cut our imports, which will be a hard pill to swallow for sure.

#fuelcrisis
#forex
#malawi

]]> Recent Fuel Shortages in Mzuzu are witness to the dire Forex shortage in Malawi.

When we consistently consume more than we produce, ultimately the chickens come home to roost. Short term "bail out" loans can only do so much and they are... well, temporary measures. We need to solve the root cause problem sooner or later - increase exports and the can afford our imports. Alternatively sooner or later we will be forced to severely cut our imports, which will be a hard pill to swallow for sure.

#fuelcrisis
#forex
#malawi

]]> Sat, 28 Dec 2024 20:54:20 GMT https://malawi.npub.pro/post/note10mn770094wnfsmzgyz7reygz7xdxkhx282fss2nzuukgmgtgxz6qw633qn/ https://malawi.npub.pro/post/note10mn770094wnfsmzgyz7reygz7xdxkhx282fss2nzuukgmgtgxz6qw633qn/ note10mn770094wnfsmzgyz7reygz7xdxkhx282fss2nzuukgmgtgxz6qw633qn fuelcrisis note10mn770094wnfsmzgyz7reygz7xdxkhx282fss2nzuukgmgtgxz6qw633qn npub1ls2af35r0u89n6tys2ngtypyy73sfmrtghna79cheavpn7ax99gqx874sl Recent Fuel Shortages in Mzuzu are witness to the dire Forex shortage in Malawi.

When we consistently consume more than we produce, ultimately the chickens come home to roost. Short term "bail out" loans can only do so much and they are... well, temporary measures. We need to solve the root cause problem sooner or later - increase exports and the can afford our imports. Alternatively sooner or later we will be forced to severely cut our imports, which will be a hard pill to swallow for sure.

#fuelcrisis
#forex
#malawi

]]> Recent Fuel Shortages in Mzuzu are witness to the dire Forex shortage in Malawi.

When we consistently consume more than we produce, ultimately the chickens come home to roost. Short term "bail out" loans can only do so much and they are... well, temporary measures. We need to solve the root cause problem sooner or later - increase exports and the can afford our imports. Alternatively sooner or later we will be forced to severely cut our imports, which will be a hard pill to swallow for sure.

#fuelcrisis
#forex
#malawi

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