NOCMA IMPRESSES MINISTER OF ENERGY

NOCMA IMPRESSES MINISTER OF ENERGY

Minister of Energy Newton Kambala says he is impressed with what Government owned company NOCMA is doing in the country.

Among other things, the Minister commended NOCMA for ensuring continous fuel supply in the country in the past few years which he said helped the national economy.

The Minister made the remarks at the end of his tour of Blantyre Strategic Fuel Reserves on Friday, July 17.

Speaking to NOCMA management and staff after the tour, the Minister also pledged his support towards the company’s operations.

“As Minister of Energy, I will give you the necessary support to make your work easier because NOCMA is very strategic in the management of the country’s economy,” .said the Minister

Meanwhile, the Minister called for a robust communication process between NOCMA and the Ministry to ensure that he is always kept updated on developments in the company.

Additional 60 million litres

Additional 60 million litres

The country’s fuel consumption has increased by more than 50% in the last 3 years with daily consumption now at 1.7 million liters per day.

NOCMA plans to double its storage capacity with an additional 60 million litres through the construction of storage in Blantyre, Lilongwe and Mzuzu by 2025.

Rail connectivity

Rail connectivity

NOCMA has invested MK4.6Billion into the state-of-the-art Rail connectivity project connecting both its Lilongwe and Blantyre Strategic Fuel Reserves Depot as one way of contributing to reduced landed cost of fuel.

The Lilongwe Strategic Fuel Reserves (SFRs) with a capacity of 25Million litres is fully connected to receive product via rail and was to receive product from Nacala but is currently awaiting completion of the ongoing rehabilitation of the Salima -Mchinji line to resume lifting product form Nacala.

The Blantyre Strategic Fuel Reserve, also with a capacity of 25million litres will be commissioned in September 2022 to receive fuel via rail as final rail connectivity works are being finalized.


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