Port Vila, 25th May,2022. The Department of Energy wishes to advise all vehicle owners and the public at large that there will be an increase to diesel fuel price as of tomorrow, Thursday 26th May.
Port Vila, 29 April 2022. The Department of Energy through the Ministry of Climate change (MoCC) launched on Friday 29th April the development of its National Energy Efficiency Strategy and Action Plan (NEESAP). The inception workshop which brings together over 25 participants from across key stakeholders from the government departments, development partners, the power utilities, the Vanuatu Chamber of Commerce, and Industry (VCCI) and the importers, wholesalers and retailers of electrical equipment and appliances.
Port Vila, 19th April,2022. Prices of petrol at the pumps will rise further on Wednesday 20th April and next month.
With the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February of 2022 the demand for oil cause prices to hike. The crude oil price hikes are therefore reflected in the downstream side that shows in the imports of petrol and diesel in February 2022 into Vanuatu by the petroleum product supplier. The petrol imported in February is now to be released into the retail markets on 20th April with the price of 195 Vatu per Liter. This is an increase of 22 Vatu per Liter from the previous retail price of 173 Vatu per Liter.
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