A jet fuel shortfall at Africa s busiest airport will be investigated to ensure no shortages during the 2010 football World Cup, South Africa s energy minister said Thursday.
Minister Dipuo Peters announced a multi-sector team to probe the dropping of fuel stocks at OR Tambo International airport to a two-day stockpile which the airport said was due to interruptions in the country s supply network.
The minister wants to ensure that we are ready for 2010. She has asked all of them to work together and ensure that there is sufficient supply of jet fuel at the airport, said spokesman Bheki Khumalo.
It is a serious concern about the the period leading to and after 2010, we need to insist and make sure that we don t have a repeat of this.
A five-day stockp…