ENERGY Regulation Board (ERB) Director General Elijah Sichone has confirmed that the supply of fuel is constrained in the country. A spot check by News Diggers discovered 12 filling stations in Lusaka that are currently out of fuel. In an interview, Friday, Sichone disclosed that the shortage is because many Oil Marketing Companies and retailers tend to adjust their operations near the end of the month, anticipating a drop in fuel prices. “No it’s unusual and I think there are reasons for that, first and foremost what these Oil Marketing Companies and retailers do is that as we approach the end of the month, and when they know that prices are going to come down; because they are able to...

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