Overview
- Premier Alan Winde said the province has more than enough fuel in reserve and urged suppliers not to hoard stock.
- The provincial government has opened an investigation and warned that delaying deliveries for anticipated price hikes could trigger legal action.
- Farmers in the Garden Route and West Coast report receiving roughly 20% of normal diesel allocations during critical harvest and winter planting periods.
- The Provincial Disaster Management Centre is monitoring the situation with the Fuel Industry Association, Agri Western Cape, Eskom and emergency services, and industry partners are working to identify any companies restricting supply.
- A national joint statement from the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources and the Fuels Industry Association said the country’s fuel supply remains stable and motorists should avoid panic buying, with other sectors in the province reported as unaffected for now.