20/10/2022
This administration does not give any further explanation on the nature of these difficulties. A few months ago, the authorities in charge of the distribution of petroleum products explained this shortage “by a logistics problem“. They spoke then of a “delay in the unloading of the importer’s ship Confex Oil“.
Since August, Cameroon has been facing a shortage of gas of several brands (Tradex, SCTM, Total, Afriquia Gas …) in several localities of Cameroon (Centre, Littoral, East …). “The situation should return to normal with the arrival of the first tanker on 26 October. A second mothership is also expected this week,” the Ministry of Commerce tries to reassure. In July, the government confessed that the fuel shortage was due to the growing weight of the state subsidy dedicated to maintaining the prices of these petroleum products. It is not excluded that this problem also affects domestic gas.
