Madagascar: Fuel Supply Difficulties in Remote Areas

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In Nosy Be, Majunga or Ambanja, the population is experiencing difficult days of fuel supply in northwestern Madagascar. However, despite the context of the Middle East war, the Petroleum Group and the Hydrocarbon Office are tempering: "It is not a shortage, only a rationing". The arrival of the two petrol-loaded coasters should allow a return to normal in these areas.

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Despite the relative stabilization of fuel supply in the capital, the northern regions of the country, especially Nosy Be, face persistent restrictions. On the ground, service stations impose strict quotas, limiting motorcycles to a maximum of 7 litres and cans, intended for fast boats, to 280 litres on the condition of proof of professional use. This rationing, coupled with a failing logistics, forces users to expectations sometimes exceed seve…