A harsh warning was issued by the Confederation of Hydrocarbons and Related Trade Entities (CECHA) about the possibility of missing fuels during the Easter season.
This, given that in the country there is already a shortage of fuelsespecially from gasoilwhich also affects the productive chain and the harvests between April and May.
Consequently, there is a general alert at service stations due to the lack of fuelsbecause for Easter the demand increases and there would be no way to supply it.
“There is a general backwardness in terms of prices for all fuels. This means that the supply is not normal to be able to satisfy the demand that exists today,” said Carlos Gold, secretary of Institutional Affairs of CECHA.
Gold also stated that the shortage of diesel has already become noticeable in the interior of the country, which is why some service stations have set a consumption limit per customer.
“There are stations that have been without diesel for 48 or 72 hours and it is a lot. What this causes is a very important annoyance in the consumer and in the carriers, who have to be stranded because they do not get products”, he indicated.
Given the lack of fuel, the sector asked the Government to take measures
To address the shortage of gasoline and gasoline in the country, the Government must implement a contingency plan, otherwise a large part of the productive sector will be at risk.
For this reason, the service stations have asked the State to intervene urgently, more in view of the Easter season, when the vehicular flow increases.
About, Gold explained that the stations lose “between 40 and 50 pesos per liter” by having to import; this, given that there is a general backlog that does not allow responding to current demands.
Meanwhile, given the shortage of diesel, in some localities in the country there are already increases in rates, which further complicates the situation.
