Énergie : les distributeurs de gaz sont fâchés, ils écrivent à deux ministres
Butane gas distribution operators in Senegal are angry. United within the National Union of Gas Wholesalers (UNAGAZ), they denounce the "recurring roadside checks," deeming them excessive and likely to "seriously disrupt the supply to households" and industries, with a risk of market tensions, reports Vox Populi.
For about three months, the newspaper reports, police and gendarmerie have been increasingly impounding delivery trucks in Dakar, Thiès, and Mbour. The reason: the requirement for a Dangerous Goods Transport (DGT) permit, based on 1998 regulations. Wholesalers point to confusion between the transport of hydrocarbons—which concerns fuel tanker trucks—and the distribution of butane gas in cylinders.
For UNAGAZ, the imposed requirements are "at odds with the reality of their business." Its president, Maniang Diop, quoted by the daily newspaper, emphasizes that no wholesaler has the resources to meet the conditions for transporting hydrocarbons (in bulk), which notably require a fleet of 100,000 liters.
These road blockages are already causing "unnecessary tensions in the market" and disrupting the daily lives of consumers.
Faced with this situation, the organization officially contacted the Ministers of the Interior, Bamba Cissé, and of Energy, Birame Soulèye Diop, on March 31, hoping for "arbitration to clarify the application of these regulations." It wants "a clear distinction to be established" between the transport of gas cylinders and that of fuels or lubricants.
The sector fears that, in the absence of a quick solution, there will be lasting disruptions in the supply of domestic gas across the entire territory.
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