Government to lift moratorium on wholesale petroleum licences

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2024-08-14

WINDHOEK, 29 March 2023 - Minister of Mines and Energy, Tom Alweendo. (Photo by: Linea Dishena) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 14 AUG (NAMPA) - The Ministry of Mines and Energy has announced that the moratorium on issuing wholesale petroleum licences will be lifted on Friday.
The moratorium was put in place on 15 August 2022 to allow the ministry to improve its licensing system and process, the ministry said in a statement on Wednesday.
At that time, the ministry expressed concern that both the wholesale and retail markets were highly saturated with licences....

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