As of April 1, 2024, entities that are not majority citizen owned are prohibited from importing petroleum products into Botswana, in accordance with the BERA (Petroleum Products) Regulations 2024. BERA has allocated 90% of the fuel importation market to the state-owned Botswana Oil Limited and 10% to majority citizen owned companies (US ICS 2024 – Botswana).
"The Botswana Energy Regulatory Authority (BERA) would like to advise all relevant stakeholders that import licences previously issued by the Authority to majority citizen oil companies will remain valid from 1st April to 30th September 2024. This is in line with Regulation 56(2) of the BERA (Petroleum Products) Regulations of 2024 which provides for a transition period of six (6) months. During this period, majority citizen owned companies shall also apply to the Authority for new import licences. Any majority citizen owned company that has not made an application for a licence to import petroleum products within the transitional period shall be deemed to be unlicensed.[...]" (Press Release IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PETROLEUM PRODUCTS IMPORTATION QUOTA, 8 April 2024)
Press Release IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PETROLEUM PRODUCTS IMPORTATION QUOTA, 8 April 2024
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