Congo weighs fuel-market reforms as import costs test price controls
Prime Minister Anatole Collinet Makosso cited CORAF’s shutdown, fewer crude allocations and import costs as structural pressures behind recurring fuel shortages.
- Publish date: 2026-10-05
- Category: Oil & Gas
- Original source: Les Dépêches de Brazzaville (ADIAC)
- Reading time: 1 min
Refinery and import constraints
Les Dépêches de Brazzaville reported on 5 October that Makosso discussed the fuel crisis at a 3–4 October meeting of the ruling Congolese Labour Party. CORAF had been in technical shutdown since 8 September, with activity expected to resume on 8 October; crude oil lots allocated to the refinery had reportedly fallen from four before 2025 to three.
Les Dépêches de Brazzaville (ADIAC)
Policy options under review
The prime minister said premium petrol sold for 775 FCFA per litre could cost as much as 2,000 FCFA per litre after import costs. The government said it was covering part of the extra costs and granting tax and customs relief while examining stabilization-fund financing, price-structure changes and limited liberalization. FinancialCongo separately corroborated the same meeting and figures.