Fuel Supply: Judith Suminwa Urges the Government to Accelerate Pipeline Construction and Increase Distribution Capacity

In response to recent long queues at fuel stations in Kinshasa, Prime Minister Judith Suminwa Tuluka emphasized the need to strengthen fuel distribution and combat abusive transport fare increases. She instructed the Minister of Hydrocarbons and relevant services to intensify efforts to improve short-term distribution and to accelerate the construction of a new pipeline to ensure long-term supply security in western Congo. She also called for increasing storage and distribution capacities in other regions and ensuring strict adherence to transportation tariffs.