NEWLY-appointed Energy and Power Development Minister Fortune Chasi yesterday took his oath of office before President Mnangagwa at State House and vowed to end fuel hoarding and other corrupt practices.

The minister said he would also keep an eye on critical parastastals in the fuel and power generation industry to ensure high standards of corporate governance.

The minister said he will empower the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) to take full charge of the sector and tightly monitor activities to restore order in the energy sector.

This follows the recent unearthing of a hoarding case in which a service station in Chinhoyi reportedly sold 10 000 litres of fuel to an individual despite a long winding queue of desperate motorists.

Minister Chasi replaced Cde Joram Gumbo, who is now Presidential Affairs Minister responsible for Implementation and Monitoring.

Minister Chasi said his first meeting with the fuel industry will discuss acts of misconduct by some fuel attendants and find ways of rectifying the problem.

“This afternoon I am meeting the fuel industry and get feedback from them on the fuel price adjustment.

“I would also like to speak to them about the misconduct that is going on at service stations, some of them going beyond the conditions of their licences regarding how much they can sell to a single customer.

-State Media