No change to Angola's fuel rules

Diesel prices in Angola remain
well below SA prices, a benefit
for truckers passing through
this oil-rich country on their
overborder travels.
But, according to Eben Pieters,
director of the Cape Town-based
road transport and forwarding
specialists, Orion Logistics, the
comparative price differential
isn’t what it used to be. “The price
of diesel in Angola is around R5
a litre and in SA R9.45/l (taking
it at the SA coastal wholesale
price). In early 2014 it was a 225%
difference but is now only about
47%.”
But, he added, it still allows SA
truckers to fill their tanks on their
way back to SA from or through
Angola, and cover quite a bit of
their return journey fuel spend.
And the restrictive rules on
foreign truckers buying diesel in
Angola are now quite clear and
have remained stable for a year.
This, according to Pieters, is a
great relief to truckers because
the first year they were imposed
(2014) they changed day by day
and from one fuel station to the
next. “Now,” he said, “it’s quite
clear. You are allowed to fill only
the manufacturer’s specified
number of tanks (two on most
long-haul truck brands). But no
extra fuel is allowed.”