A Zimbabwean fuel company received a US$350 penalty after magistrate Gamuchirai Gore convicted the business of distributing tainted petroleum products. Ibhalabhala Private Limited operates under the name Flo Petroleum and must settle the financial penalty by July 25. The company faces its second contamination conviction within twelve months.
Energy regulator ZERA discovered water mixed with gasoline at the firm's Donnybrook station during April inspections. Technician Shakespear Kunaka confirmed contamination through field testing and laboratory analysis that revealed substandard fuel quality. A separate July inspection at the company's Burnside location uncovered unleaded gasoline containing 23 percent ethanol content when regulations prohibit any ethanol presence. Tinotenda Machingura conducted this second quality assessment for the regulatory authority.
The Bulawayo courts previously imposed a US$400 fine against Flo Petroleum for identical violations last year. Authorities sealed the contaminated fuel tanks as evidence during both investigations.
Energy regulator ZERA discovered water mixed with gasoline at the firm's Donnybrook station during April inspections. Technician Shakespear Kunaka confirmed contamination through field testing and laboratory analysis that revealed substandard fuel quality. A separate July inspection at the company's Burnside location uncovered unleaded gasoline containing 23 percent ethanol content when regulations prohibit any ethanol presence. Tinotenda Machingura conducted this second quality assessment for the regulatory authority.
The Bulawayo courts previously imposed a US$400 fine against Flo Petroleum for identical violations last year. Authorities sealed the contaminated fuel tanks as evidence during both investigations.
