{"id":57209,"date":"2024-10-18T18:00:51","date_gmt":"2024-10-18T18:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/botswana-halts-unleaded-93-petrol"},"modified":"2024-10-18T18:47:56","modified_gmt":"2024-10-18T18:47:56","slug":"botswana-halts-unleaded-93-petrol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/botswana-halts-unleaded-93-petrol","title":{"rendered":"Botswana Halts Unleaded 93 Petrol"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Botswana. <\/strong><\/span><b>The Botswana Energy Regulatory Authority (BERA) has announced discontinuation of the sale and use of unleaded petrol 93 (ULP 93) in Botswana with effect from 1st February 2025.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The popular petrol grade has been in short supply this year and BERA says it will persist because most refineries that supply Botswana with it have shut down in recent months.<\/p>\n<p>Botswana relies on supply of petroleum products from South Africa where several refineries have shut down.<\/p>\n<p>Upgrading and repairing<\/p>\n<p>According to BERA, the decline in South Africa\u2019s refining capacity is due to the state of the refineries that require upgrading and repairing in order to produce cleaner fuel supply.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, Botswana\u2019s main supplier of ULP 93, NATREF Refinery in Sasolburg, South Africa was closed down for planned maintenance.<\/p>\n<p>It was scheduled to reopen at the end of June but it remains closed. This had an effect on the Botswana market as filling stations experienced little to no supply of ULP 93.<\/p>\n<p>Limited quantities<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRegionally ULP 93 is produced in limited quantities only in South Africa at the NATREF Refinery,\u201d BERA explained in a statement recently. \u201cThis refinery is the main source for the ULP 93 imported into Botswana and other countries in the region.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlthough there may be ULP 93 through some sporadic imports from other regions of the world and possibly into South Africa, there are currently challenges with such products being re-exported owing to the South African Revenue Services (SARS) rules.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>ULP 93 is the most consumed petrol grade in Botswana, according to information provided by Botswana Oil Limited (BOL). The petrol grade has been a popular choice, given its lower pricing compared to Unleaded 95 (ULP 95).<\/p>\n<p>More mileage<\/p>\n<p>ULP 93 is widely believed to give vehicles more mileage than ULP 95. However, BERA has dismissed this notion and is encouraging the public to embrace the readily available ULP 95.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Authority would like to assure the public that the discontinuation of ULP 93 will not adversely affect them since all petrol engines can run on unleaded petrol 95 (ULP 95), which is in abundance and readily available both regionally and internationally.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInfact, ULP 95 is a better-quality product compared to ULP 93 which is an older grade,\u201d BERA said in the statement signed by its Acting CEO, Pelaelo Kgomotso.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About Botswana Follow Africa-Press<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Botswana. The Botswana Energy Regulatory Authority (BERA) has announced discontinuation of the sale and use of unleaded petrol 93 (ULP 93) in Botswana with effect from 1st February 2025. The popular petrol grade has been in short supply this year and BERA says it will persist because most refineries that supply Botswana with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":57208,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,12],"tags":[234],"class_list":["post-57209","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-botswana"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Botswana Halts Unleaded 93 Petrol - Botswana<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Botswana Energy Regulatory Authority (BERA) has announced discontinuation of the sale and use of unleaded petrol ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/botswana-halts-unleaded-93-petrol\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Botswana Halts Unleaded 93 Petrol\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Botswana Energy Regulatory Authority (BERA) has announced discontinuation of the sale and use of unleaded petrol ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/botswana-halts-unleaded-93-petrol\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Botswana\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-10-18T18:00:51+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-10-18T18:47:56+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2024\/10\/sm_1729264647.295503.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"630\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/botswana-halts-unleaded-93-petrol#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/botswana-halts-unleaded-93-petrol\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Botswana Halts Unleaded 93 Petrol\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-10-18T18:00:51+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-10-18T18:47:56+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/botswana-halts-unleaded-93-petrol\"},\"wordCount\":383,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/botswana-halts-unleaded-93-petrol#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/botswana\/sites\/38\/2024\/10\/sm_1729264647.295503.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Botswana\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/botswana-halts-unleaded-93-petrol#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/botswana-halts-unleaded-93-petrol\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/botswana-halts-unleaded-93-petrol\",\"name\":\"Botswana Halts Unleaded 93 Petrol - 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