By
Jesse Mikofu
Mwandishi wa Habari
Mwananchi
Unguja. For the first time, an international fuel tanker from Saudi Arabia has offloaded petrol, diesel and aviation fuel at the Mangapwani Integrated Port in Zanzibar.
Zanzibar receives first direct fuel shipment of 36 million litres from Saudi Arabia
Zanzibar currently consumes about 30 million litres of fuel per month. Storage facilities with an 85-million-litre capacity would therefore enable the islands to maintain reserves sufficient for...
TL;DRAI
Zanzibar received its first direct fuel shipment of 36.27 million litres (petrol, diesel, aviation) from Saudi Arabia via One Petroleum, bypassing the previous single-supplier chain based in Tanga. The move signals a strategic supply-chain restructuring toward energy sovereignty, with 85M-litre storage capacity planned — a model relevant for any infrastructure operation dependent on regional commodity supply stability.
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