THE Energy and Water Regulatory Authority (Ewura) says fuel adulteration has been reduced from 78 per cent in 2007 to four per cent this year.
This was revealed yesterday by the
Acting Director of Ewura, Eng. Godwin Samweli, at the opening ceremony
of the Ewura Southern Highland zone office which will serve Mbeya,
Iringa, Njombe, Ruvuma, Rukwa,Katavi and Songwe regions.
He said since 2006, Ewura had registered
various achievements, including reduction of fuel adulteration by that
rate, and were determined to ensure that all imported oils were clean
and safe by 100 per cent.
Eng. Samweli said the only sector that
still posed challenges was fuel trade, asking fuel traders to comply
with rules and regulations, to avoid the repercussions of defiance.
Towards improving their performance, he
said the Authority had developed a system of information, technology and
communication to enable stakeholders to request, overlay licences,
control prices, to monitor practices of the controlled sectors, listen
and to solve disputes.
The Mbeya Regional Commissioner, Mr Amos
Makalla, said global economic changes were emphasizing on promoting
good governance and there was a division of responsibility between the
government, the Authority and service providers.
He said currently, the government had
retained responsibility for organizing policies, managing their
implementation, capacity building for the people and attracting
investors to participate in business, as well as construction of
infrastructure.
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