THE Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) has issued a stern warning against service stations selling contaminated fuel following its intensified quality monitoring and testing campaign at retail sites countrywide.
In terms of the Petroleum Act [Chapter 13:22] and Petroleum (Fuel Quality) Regulations, ZERA are allowed to test and monitor fuel quality at every retail site in the country.
In a statement, ZERA said that they are closing in on operators that are involved in the supply and retail of fuels that do not meet fuel quality specifications and released the names of non-compliant suppliers brought to book in the first half of 2024.
“Selling fuel which does not meet the quality specifications is a crime” stated ZERA on their notice while urging motorists experiencing vehicle performance problems after fueling to reach out to them “to enable the Authority to take relevant samples from the concerned site for testing”.
