Ghana’s petroleum downstream regulator, National Petroleum Authority has commenced investigations into the sale of fuel laced with water by Shell’s Service Station at Atimpoku in the Eastern Region.
According to the regulator, a sample of the fuel from the station has been sent to its head office laboratory for investigations while other segments are going to the Ghana Standards Authority.
This is contained in a statement issued by the NPA after a video shared by a customer of the station on social media went viral.
The Customer is heard saying that he filled his car tank with fuel from the station and tried to turn on the engine, but the ignition failed to start.
Curious to find out the cause of the problem, the customer brought an empty bottle and asked the attendant to fill the bottle only for them to discover that the petrol is laced with water.
In the video, the man claimed that while he was there and wondering about the issue a lady also came to the station to lodge a complaint that her car has stopped after buying fuel from the same station few minutes ago.
Shell on Sunday shut down the station after the incident came to the attention of Management.
In a statement on Monday, Shell said it has commenced investigations into the incident adding that all necessary remedial steps will be taken before the station is reopen.
“We remain committed to providing best quality fuels to our customers,” it said.
Meanwhile, NPA is demanding that Shell fixes the affected vehicles and compensate customers.
Source: https://energynewsafrica.com