Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (Mera) has shut down a Total service station in Lilongwe City Centre along the Independence Drive for alleged supply of contaminated diesel.

The above was confirmed by Mera Spokesperson, Fitina Khonje, who said samples of diesel have been sent to Malawi Bureau of Standards (MBS) for tests. Last year, Mera warned that Filling Stations risk closure if they do not comply with minimum standards and regulations. Mera chief executive officer, Dr Collins Magalasi, issued the warning in an interview on the sidelines of the fuel retailers’ sensitisation workshop in Lilongwe. “As you will recall that it was in 2017 that Mera released new standards and minimum requirements for filling stations. And we have been looking at the market and we felt that it is important that we bring all the stakeholders that are running filling stations so that we take them through what is required and hear their side of the story on why some of them are still having challenges to comply,” he said.

Also citing For non-compliance with rules and regulations, the Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (Mera) announced that it shut down more than 32 filling stations.