E19.2M FILLING STATION OPENS TUESDAY

MATSAPHA – Nozitha Investments, trading TotalEnergies Filling Station is expected to open its new fuel station at Ludzeludze corner, opposite IDM in Matsapha.

The E19.2million filling station has been viewed as a relief for the Matsapha traffic after the closure of one of the biggest filling stations opposite Eswatini Beverages. The increased number of vehicles filling their tanks at Mahhala in Matsapha, will be significantly cut as the location of the new fuel station allows Manzini bound traffic to by-pass at Lozitha and cross through Kwaluseni to Manzini and avoid the usual jam at the traffic circle. Group Administrator at Nolitha Investment, Sanele Dlamini confirmed that the filling station was now ready to start operating. He said they were targeting Tuesday June 6, 2023 as its first operation date. Dlamini said they were excited at the prospect of serving the nation with the best energy services. He stated that the multimillion worth filling station was positioned to serve different kinds of motorists including those from areas in the outskirts of Manzini such as Zombodze.

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He said they could not have chosen a better brand to take over their filling station than TotalEnergies Eswatini. He said they were particular about what the brand represents hence they chose to trade under the name. The multinational integrated energy and petroleum company Total Eswatini (Pty) Ltd officially rebranded its identity to Total Energies Eswatini (Pty) Ltd in 2022. The name change followed suit to other countries where the energy and petroleum company is situated. Shifting from Total Eswatini to Total Energies Eswatini enforced the company to change its logo and rebrand in all its filling stations locally. It was stated during the new logo launch that the fuel company embarked on a name change and rebranding quest because of global warming, its contribution to the climate and how they could make a change.

Dlamini said the Ludzeludze corner filling station would embrace all the identities of the TotalEnergies brand and trade in the same corporate name. “We are excited that finally, what began as a dream became a concept and is now a reality. We saw a gap and decided to bring a solution for motorists by giving them the much needed alternative. We are aware of the amount of traffic within the vicinity and we understand that one of the causes for such was the lack of a filling station to allow the traffic to breath. Most motorists from Mbabane to Manzini find themselves trapped in traffic at Mahhala because they are looking for a filling station, so we now present to them an alternative. There is also a large amount of cars driving towards Ludzeludze to areas such as Mbekelweni, Zombodze and others; this one will also service such motorists,” he said.

Dlamini stated that the project was worth E19.2million and the investment was based on a need that the company saw along the Matsapha corridor. “We hope to fill-up the first car on Tuesday and we are excited and looking ahead to the new venture. We saw an opportunity, especially considering the amount of traffic congestion in and around the Matsapha-Mahhala area during peak time. Another reason for taking up the project was to diversify and spread our investment across platforms as compared to putting them in one basket,” he said.

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Nolitha Investment is part of a group of companies which ventures in different fields. The most prominent venture for the group includes OK Stores and other shopping complexes around the country. Information gathered from Total Energies website indicates that, their ambition was to reach carbon neutrality by reducing their direct emissions to Net Zero by 2050. The transition from Total to TotalEnergies was a major development to the company as they were currently working on moving towards the use of renewable energy. TotalEnergies Eswatini has a storage capacity of 800 000 litres, which is comprised of the following products: Unleaded 95, Eco Premium 95 (LRP), Eco Diesel Plus (500ppm) and Eco Diesel Premium Plus (50ppm). Their gantry is automated, two loading bays, one offloading point and a flow rate of ± 1 200 litres per minute and one rail siding with three decanting pumps for each product.
The rail siding can accommodate four rail tank cars (72 000 litres) or six small rail tank cars (36 000 litres). The new filling station joins other fuel stations built by Mitra Energy Eswatini. Mitra Energy opened new filling stations in Manzini and Buhleni among others that are still under construction. Mitra Energy Eswatini, being a new energy brand, has set social media and the petroleum industry abuzz, with its marketing strategies which include short videos.

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