{"id":186536,"date":"2013-11-21T18:22:00","date_gmt":"2013-11-21T18:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dabangasudan.preview.websight.nl\/fuel-shortage-causes-east-darfur-transport-prices-increase-three-fold\/"},"modified":"2013-11-21T18:22:00","modified_gmt":"2013-11-21T18:22:00","slug":"fuel-shortage-causes-east-darfur-transport-prices-increase-three-fold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/fuel-shortage-causes-east-darfur-transport-prices-increase-three-fold","title":{"rendered":"Fuel shortage causes East Darfur transport prices increase three-fold"},"content":{"rendered":"

The population of Ed Daein, the capital of East Darfur, are complaining about a fuel shortage in the state as well as the high transportation tariffs.<\/p>\n

An owner of a lorry told Radio Dabanga that the price of a gallon of petrol increased to SDG80 ($14) on the black market, while its price at the pumps is SDG29 ($5). The price of a gallon of diesel has amounted to SDG60 ($10.50) on the black market. Consequently the transportation tariffs have increased from SDG1 ($0.17) to SDG3 ($0.52) within Ed Daein, the capital of East Darfur, and from SDG40 ($7) to SDG80 ($14) between the localities.<\/p>\n

The lorry owner added that the security forces have restricted the use of fuel to two gallons per vehicle a day. \u201cThere are only two filling stations operating, out of the total of 18 pumps in the city. One of them belongs to the security forces and the other is a commercial one, belonging to the Matthew Company. Both of them operate for two hours a day, from 5am until 7am.\u201d<\/p>\n

He noted that everyone in the state is complaining about the \u201cfuel crisis\u201d, harming the income of many. \u201cSome lorry and bus owners even stopped their businesses.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Related: <\/em>Shortages as security forces levy fees for sorghum transports in West Darfur<\/a> (20 November 2013)<\/p>\n