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Filling station boom raises market saturation alarms

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Studies due: BERA wants to check the density of filling stations around the country PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

The Botswana Energy Regulatory Authority (BERA) has initiated a study into the location and concentration of filling stations, as the country experiences a surge in numbers, despite the declining count of newly registered vehicles quarterly since 2023.

The study comes as the country’s retail fuel sector faces growing concerns of overcapacity, with instances where some filling stations receive licences and open a few metres away from each other.

Statistics Botswana data on transport and infrastructure shows that since the third quarter of 2023, the number of first-time registrations in the country have gone up on a quarterly basis. The trend means the traditionally accelerated growth in the country’s vehicle population, has slowed down.

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Filling station boom raises market saturation alarms

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