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Indeni To shut For Repairs
INDENI Petroleum Refinery will be shut down next month to pave way for annual maintenance, Ministry of Energy and Water Development permanent secretary Brigadier General Emeldah Chola has said.
Gen Chola said in a statement on Tuesday that Indeni Petroleum Refinery will be shut from November 15 to December 15, 2015, to facilitate annual maintenance works.
She said measures have been put in place to sustain the flow of fuel in the country during period of the closure.
“The Ministry of Energy is building sufficient fuel stocks to cover the period Indeni Petroleum Refinery will be shut for maintenance,” she said.
Gen Chola warned that Government will not take kindly to any entity that will neglect to do its part in ensuring that fuel supply continues to run smoothly and that local fuel suppliers must put measures in place to counter disruption in supply.
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New Educated Zambia©❤√
October 29, 2015 at 10:11 am
In other words in addition to load shedding pf is now saying they have failed to manage refinery of oil. It also means that prices of fuel will go up. Only a fool will vote pf in 2016. Vote upnd bane
OG
October 29, 2015 at 2:39 pm
Ba NEZ boss a refinery just like a motor vehicle needs a routine check or maintenance. Petroleum products are refined in most instances at high severity hence the need to maintain the columns, furnaces, compressors and other pieces of equipment used in refining petroleum products.
Hooter
October 29, 2015 at 5:30 pm
Have they imported and processed enough fuel to continue supplying till January as once Indeni opens it will need time to process crude. Stock till January 30 requirement.
Lamba boy
October 29, 2015 at 10:32 am
ba NEZ tata imwe katwishi nga nimayo imwe, maintenance of this refinery has nothing to du wit failing to manage! see it is also called catalyst regeneration at the reforming unit, it is da removal of sulphur or mecarptans that could have been deposited to the unit. This is not the only activity that takes place there many more! on fuel am sure u er aware that three fuel depots have been opened en full operational
BANTU STAN
October 29, 2015 at 10:49 am
leave this fool alone
spiner87
October 29, 2015 at 1:43 pm
ba NEZ, I wonder if you really are educated.
If you have no knowledge about anything please keep your silly comments to yourself.
“Periodically, refineries need to have preventive maintenance, renovations, or upgrades. These periodic circumstances allow the refineries to ensure safe operations, stay competitive, and meet government regulations. Often, these periodic activities require the refinery to shutdown all or part of the refining production. Planned shutdowns are known as turnarounds.”
“Some turnarounds take a few weeks to complete. Others may need a few months. Turnarounds depend entirely on the extent of the project and any problems that occur or are found along the way. Most refineries go through an extensive inspection and testing process during a turnaround. If the inspection or testing identifies a problem, the time may be extended.”
jobo
October 29, 2015 at 2:42 pm
only a fool can not understand that during this period the country will,have fuel shortages
observer
October 29, 2015 at 3:34 pm
Fuel shortages will still be experienced. storage tanks are insufficient and fuel tankers that bring fuel take long to come in the country and cannot sustain the current consumption with the ever escalating number of vehicles on our roads esp used cars still being imported from Japan.
Hello Haters
October 29, 2015 at 4:27 pm
Hope no one will call for player and feasting when fuel shortages hit, BE PREPARED!.
mulas
October 29, 2015 at 6:51 pm
@Hellohaters at I hope no one will call for prayers kikikikikikikikikikiki
Mayibuye
October 29, 2015 at 7:23 pm
Here we go with fuel shortage again and againa and again!
hibajene
October 29, 2015 at 9:35 pm
with these intellectuals pa tumfweko, very soon we will here that, “rains have delayed to come because of Pf” kikikikikikiki
New Educated Zambia©❤√
October 29, 2015 at 9:39 pm
We will hear that we need to pray for rains by lungu
christabel
October 30, 2015 at 10:35 pm
It’s gud to pray always than to keep on oppossing everything u hear or read u ar a selfish politician ba nez .by the way do u work? Because u ar always on tumfweko attract me n I will join yoparty yo comments dnt give appetite mwe!