Zera penalises 12 fuel dealers

THE Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) has prosecuted and withdrawn licences to errant petroleum dealers while some service stations were fined for mixing fuel with water, the regulator’s 2021 annual report shows.

Zera said it conducted nationwide fuel quality monitoring activities in 2021 covering 592 sites from which 860 fuel samples were collected and tested, with 12 failing to meet standards.

“Four blend samples and 8 diesel samples failed to meet specifications resulting in the prosecution of the retail sites in the year.

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