The Malagasy Hydrocarbons Office (OMH) and the Ministry of Energy and Hydrocarbons have jointly affirmed that there is no cause for concern regarding fuel shortages.
“As we speak, a vessel carrying diesel and gasoline is docking at the port of Toamasina. Therefore, it is absolutely not a supply issue that prompted us to limit the volumes of fuel authorized for sale in mobile containers,” explained Odilon Rivonjaka, acting Director General of OMH, during a press conference yesterday. On the ground, the reality confirms these statements.
“We have sufficient quantities of fuel. For the moment, no order cancellations or delivery disruptions have been reported,” confided a source within a distributor in the capital.
Dr. Adolphe Rakotonandrasana, Secretary General of the Ministry of Energy and Hydrocarbons, emphasized that direct refueling of vehicles is not subject to any restrictions. “There is no limit on the amount of fuel you can purchase if it is poured directly into a vehicle’s tank,” he assured.
According to the authorities, the restriction is based on technical, security, and economic imperatives. “Service stations are intended for retail sales. However, a drift has been observed recently: some operators are arriving at stations with mobile tanks with capacities of up to 25,000 liters to refuel at the pump,” they explained.
The rates applied at service stations are subsidized and reserved for individuals. According to the legal framework and industry practices, professionals and large consumers (B2B) must obtain their supplies through specific wholesale contracts concluded directly with oil companies. By refueling directly at the pump, these large consumers bypass the legal wholesale distribution circuit. This behavior unduly increases the financial burden on the State, which subsidizes the price at the pump, and diverts a social mechanism originally designed to protect the purchasing power of ordinary citizens.
Captured & Published at: 2026-07-14 06:27:13 (Madagascar Local Time EAT)
Original Source: https://www.lexpress.mg/2026/07/approvisionnement-lomh-rassure-sur-la.html
