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Johannesburg - Energy Minister Dipuo Peters will on Thursday meet airports
company Acsa and oil companies over reduced fuel reserves at OR
Tambo Airport.
The aim of the meeting was to understand from both Transnet,
responsible for the country's railroads, and Acsa what led to the
shortage at Africa's biggest airport, Dipuo's spokesperson Bheki
Khumalo said on Tuesday.
"The minister will express her concerns about the disruption of
jet fuel supply in the country. There's only three days or less of
jet fuel and the minister is not happy."
Reserves were usually kept at a five-day level.
Khumalo said Peters wanted the companies to make sure the same
thing did not happen during the 2010 Soccer World Cup.
The meeting would take place at the minister's offices in
Centurion, Pretoria.
Airports Company SA spokesperson Solomon Makgale said airlines at
the continent's busiest airport had been asked to voluntarily cut
back fuel use by 30%.
About 18 million passengers and 300 000 tons of cargo passed
through the Johannesburg airport's terminals annually.
CEO of the Airlines Association of SA Chris Zweigenthal said
earlier the shortfall was caused by rail tankers not arriving at an
expected rate.
Following a meeting with affected parties on Tuesday, he said
the problem had been mostly resolved, with the airport's stockpile
likely to return to normal by next week.
- Sapa