Gov�t slashes aviation fuel prices :: Mmegi Online

Government has reduced the price of aviation fuel by an average 20% as the state starts regulating prices in an industry that has been blamed for Botswana’s relatively high Jet A1 and aviation gas costs.

According to the latest Government Gazette, the price of Jet A1 has been reduced to P7 in Gaborone from P9.20 while prices in Francistown and Maun have also been reduced by 20% to P7.37 per litre and P7. 76 respectively.

The government says the regulation of aviation fuel is part of efforts to lure more airlines to operate in Botswana where the price of fuel per litre is considered to be amongst the highest in the world due to low economies of scale and logistical challenges. International oil company, Puma Energy Botswana which is 20% owned by the Botswana Public Officers Pension Fund (BPOPF), is the only supplier of aviation fuel.

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