Cameroon: Fuel Marking techniques lowered oil fraud by over 34% in 2011-18

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Cameroon: Fuel Marking techniques lowered oil fraud by over 34% in 2011-18

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- Tuesday, 13 November 2018 17:58

(Business in Cameroon) - Crooked managers of gas stations who mix kerosene with super gasoline or diesel to boost profit are now confronted with the fuel marking technique initiated by the government to control fraud. Thanks to this technique, oil fraud declined from 36% in 2011 to only 1.6% in 2018, a reduction by more than 34%.

Sources at the Ministry of Water and Energy said this anti-fraud technique consists of tinting kerosene to avoid any mixing with other colorless products. In addition to this measure, unannounced daily checks carried out at gas stations by public officials also contributed to reduction of this bad practice which generally caused significant damage to engines.

BRM

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