17/04/2026
ERB TRANSPARENCY QUESTIONED.
The Energy Regulations Board ( ERB) has been challenged to explain why only two Oil Marketing Companies ( OMC's) have been loading fuel from Tazama in Ndola for the past three days.
A source from Ministry of Energy has also wondered why fuel from Dalit is been allocated to OMC's who do not have filling stations
According to the source, Sematech which is owned by a Former General Manager for Rubis has no filling stations in Zambia.
" Is it because Dalbit is a Kenyan company and has chosen to offload to Sematech which is also owned by a Kenyan because Dalbit actually backed this company in Tazama tenders " the source said.
The source said even Britimu which is owned by an Ex Tazama employee fired last month is also been allocated fuel when it has no single filling station.
" Last month Britimu got 2, 649m3, and Sematech got 2,099m3 whilst Dalbit got 1,640m3. Something is not adding up here"
The source also alleges that ERB has only been allocating between 15 and 20 percent of fuel to OMC's with filling stations a situation that is likely to lead to job losses for many fuel attendants at various filling stations.
" If ERB does not handle this well, a number of people will lose jobs and some filling stations may even close down. Puma has already disclosed that it is making losses" the source lamented.
Source
Zambian Whistleblower
