Guinea-Bissau expects four types of fuel within 24 hours
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Rstp
Guinea-Bissau’s Finance Minister Gareth Guadalupe says shipments of petrol, diesel, paraffin and aviation fuel will arrive within 24 hours. The deliveries are expected to ease shortages that have disrupted travel and pushed up transport costs for about two weeks, the minister said at a press conference.
Guinea-Bissau is expected to receive shipments of petrol, diesel, paraffin and aviation fuel within 24 hours, Finance Minister Gareth Guadalupe announced at a press conference reported by RSTP. The ship, already under way, was expected to arrive on Wednesday at around 10 am, according to the minister.
The country has been experiencing shortages of petrol and paraffin for about two weeks. They have limited the work of motorbike drivers and contributed to higher transport fares. Guadalupe said the imported volumes should enable the country to weather the international market crisis until next year.
The minister said diesel accounts for more than half the cost of the import, which is particularly expensive. To ease the crisis, he also mentioned reducing domestic paraffin consumption and promoting gas as an alternative.
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