Travelling both by air and road in South Africa could become a lot more challenging because of the country’s overreliance on international fuel.
that the knock-on effects of not having enough local refinery capacity paired with global supply chain issues and an overreliance on importing fuels could lead to further trouble for motorists.at Cape Town International Airport that has put pressure on seat capacity for popular routes. The airport is currently awaiting a shipment of jet fuel that has been caught in bad weather – stalling its travel.
“Local refineries that produce around 100,000 barrels in South Africa, such as the Natref refinery in Durban, are no longer viable – they don’t make enough money.”, South Africa’s biggest fuel producer Sasol restarted its refinery after a shutdown of operations as it awaited a shipment of products. The shutdown meant that the whole of South Africa’s oil-refinery fleet was offline.
This leads to using imported petrol as well as other fuel products, Latham added. South Africa only produces very small amounts of some products. “This has become an issue because we are at the bottom end of Africa, and as supply chain issues evolve, we can not secure our own fuel supplies locally at the levels we need,” he said.Latham said that with supply chain issues around the world and being so far away from major refineries in Europe, South Africa is the “last to chew on the bone.”
Airports Company South Africa said on Monday that it had managed to increase the number of jet fuel reserves at Cape Town International Airport, with management engaging airlines and requesting a reduction in uplift of fuel.
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