LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-Malawi fuel crisis has resurfaced barely weeks after most filling stations had the commodity.

The Maravi Post snapshot survey in the capital Lilongwe on Monday evening through Tuesday, December 13, 2022 witnessed long queues of motorists.

Not only Lilongwe but also Limbe in Blantyre, motorists have been scrambling for fuel.

But Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) has trashed the development arguing that is just social media rumor.

This is despite motorists in Lilongwe last night were queuing up to fill their tanks in anticipation to the rumored fuel crisis.

MERA statement on Tuesday assured the public that the country is recovering from “fuel supply chain disruptions caused from forex exchange challenges.”

According to the statement, the country has 15 days combined internal stock cover of diesel and petrol available for distribution.

MERA pointed out that this is an improvement from the six days stock cover position on November 5, 2022.

“In addition, fuel stocks equivalent to fourteen days cover are in transit,” read the statement.

MERA has since asked the general public to stop panicking buy buying fuel for reserves saying that this may distort fuel consumption “and erode progress made so far towards stabilizing the flow of fuel supplies.”

Malawi has been struggling with forex despite President Lazarus Chakwera on global trotting.

Chakwera is currently in Washington for USA-Africa leaders Summit.