Fuel shortages persist in Chad despite its oil production
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Lepaystchad
Since the Doba-Kribi pipeline entered service in 2003, Chad has faced recurring shortages despite oil production and the Djermaya refinery, inaugurated in 2011. Prices reached 730 CFA francs per litre of premium petrol in February 2024, then fell to 700 CFA francs four months later, according to the data and media cited in the article.
Chad continues to experience fuel shortages, queues and price rises despite launching oil exports in 2003, Lepaystchad reports. The Djermaya refinery, inaugurated in June 2011, closed in January 2012 after a disagreement over fuel prices, before reopening following negotiations.
The price of a litre of premium petrol ranged from 300 to 490 CFA francs, before being reduced to 380 francs. These crises were accompanied by black-market sales and sharp increases at the pump, according to Lepaystchad. The outlet also refers to episodes of price rises between 2018 and 2024.
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