MINISTRY of Energy Permanent Secretary Peter Mumba says about five oil marketing companies out of 18 that applied to use the TAZAMA pipeline have failed to supply diesel. And Mumba says the prices of fuel in Zambia are cheaper compared to other countries in the region. Speaking during a press briefing, Friday, Mumba said it was disappointing that some OMCs had failed to deliver diesel. He said the country would have plunged into a crisis if the Minister of Energy, Peter Kapala, did not step in to guide TAZAMA. “As an interim measure, as we wait for the full implementation of what we are calling open access regime, the nominations to supply diesel using the pipeline have been done in...

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