{"id":2469,"date":"2026-06-17T08:46:35","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T08:46:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.energy.gov.zw\/?page_id=2469"},"modified":"2026-06-17T08:48:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T08:48:13","slug":"petroleum-and-alternative-fuels","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.energy.gov.zw\/?page_id=2469","title":{"rendered":"Petroleum and Alternative Fuels"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2469\" class=\"elementor elementor-2469\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f1c7dbf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4f1c7dbf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13bc8e9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"13bc8e9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" style=\"list-style-type: lower-roman;\">\n<li>Formulate\u00a0and\u00a0review\u00a0national\u00a0petroleum\u00a0sector\u00a0policies,\u00a0strategies,\u00a0and legislation;<\/li>\n\n<li>Oversee\u00a0the\u00a0implementation\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0Petroleum\u00a0regulatory\u00a0framework;<\/li>\n\n<li>Advise\u00a0on\u00a0fuel\u00a0supply\u00a0security,\u00a0pricing,\u00a0subsidies,\u00a0and\u00a0taxation\u00a0regimes;<\/li>\n\n<li>Coordinate the implementation of bilateral and multilateral petroleum programmes;<\/li>\n\n<li>Monitor\u00a0and\u00a0coordinate\u00a0national\u00a0fuel\u00a0supply\u00a0chains\u00a0to\u00a0ensure\u00a0availability\u00a0and distribution of petroleum products across the country;<\/li>\n\n<li>Build\u00a0up\u00a0and\u00a0manage\u00a0strategic\u00a0fuel\u00a0reserves\u00a0and\u00a0storage\u00a0facilities\u00a0for\u00a0national emergencies and supply disruptions;<\/li>\n\n<li>Facilitate the licensing of petroleum products in collaboration with industry stakeholders and relevant authorities;<\/li>\n\n<li>Support planning and development of petroleum infrastructure such as pipelines, depots, service stations, and refineries;<\/li>\n\n<li>Monitor compliance with safety, environmental, and operational standards within the petroleum sector;<\/li>\n\n<li>Promote the safe and efficient use of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) as a clean energy alternative;<\/li>\n\n<li>Support the development of regulations and programs for the adoption of biodiesel, ethanol, and other alternative fuels;<\/li>\n\n<li>Collect, analyse, and maintain up-to-date data on petroleum imports, consumption, pricing, and storage levels to provide market intelligence, forecasts, and technical reports to support planning and decision-making;<\/li>\n\n<li>Promote\u00a0Zimbabwe\u00a0as\u00a0a\u00a0hub\u00a0for\u00a0fuel\u00a0trade\/distribution\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0region;<\/li>\n\n<li>Track\u00a0trends\u00a0in\u00a0regional\u00a0and\u00a0global\u00a0petroleum\u00a0markets\u00a0to\u00a0advice\u00a0on\u00a0strategic positioning;<\/li>\n\n<li>Coordinate fuel-related disaster risk management and emergency response planning.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2469","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.energy.gov.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2469","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.energy.gov.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.energy.gov.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.energy.gov.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.energy.gov.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2469"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.energy.gov.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2469\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2474,"href":"https:\/\/www.energy.gov.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2469\/revisions\/2474"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.energy.gov.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2469"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}