Puma flooded with complaints on fuel after vehicles in Lilongwe developed faults
Motorists who fuelled their cars at Puma Energy Limited service stations in Lilongwe have flooded the company with complaints that their vehicles developed faults.
Three Puma Service Stations in Lilongwe Area 23, Gemini and Area 18 are alleged to have received a consignment of contaminated petrol over the weekend.
Puma Energy managing director Davies Lanjesi and Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (Mera) consumer affairs and public relations manager Fitina Khonje confirmed about the development.
Lanjesi said Puma has instituted investigations to establish what might have caused the problem.
“We take issues of quality seriously and we are doing whatever it takes to ensure that we address the matter with urgency,” he said.
Fuel samples were taken to Malawi Bureau of Standards (MBS).
Communications officer for MBS Moses Gwaza could not give details of the test results.
Mera’s Khonje also said they were yer to get the results but not not say whether fuel was contaminated or not.
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Compensate the victims ,magalimoto akudulatu.
Malawians ! They don’t have a system of Fuel Inspection on delivery thus including water contamination, lead content for petrol, sulphur content for diesel and any other contamination. One does not even need to take samples to the lab as equipment for such should always be handy. I believe Chidaya of Times reprimanded Kasakula for not shelving this news under the carpet for fear of jeopardizing his business interests. Were told he owns Puma and thinks we stupid that we could not have heard. I will never buy fuel from Puma again and never again and never, never again!!!