Jnb Secures Jet Fuel Supply - For Now

Acsa has confirmed that it has secured enough jet fuel supply for OR Tambo International Airport JNB for January following the fire at the National Petroleum Refiners of South Africa NATREF refinery earlier this month, which has impacted fuel production nationally, as reported by Travel News .

The industry is now collaborating to mitigate any disruption during February.

JNB has 27,1 million litres of jet fuel currently available. The airport presently uses about 3,6 million litres of jet fuel daily, meaning there are about 7,6 days of stock on hand until the week ending February 2.

Given the requirement for consumption of 3,6 million litres per day, with the opening of the refinery on February 27, this translates to a total of 97,2 million litres required for February, Acsa said in a press release.

The Fuels Industry Association of Southern Africa FIASA, NATREF industry partners and government agencies, including Acsa, are working with various fuel industry stakeholders to find jet fuel for February.