New system introduced to contain theft, loss and fuel adulteration
By Correspondent
A private company, Net-Soft Consult has introduced a new and state-of-the art system, dubbed Fuel Management Automation System (FMAS) which is meant to curb theft, loss of fuel and gas adulteration in the private and public sectors in Tanzania.
Information communication technology specialists described the latest technology as a durable solution to a long time problem of theft and loss of fuel in public and private sectors across the country.
Speaking during the launch of FMOS in Dar es Salaam yesterday, Net Soft Consult Managing Director, Richard Shirima said the use of FMOS would reduce, to a considerable extent, operational costs in private companies and government institutions and boost Tanzania’s economic growth.
“This system goes hand in hand with the policy of President John Magufuli’s fifth government policy, which aims at reducing operational costs and increasing productivity in both public and private sectors and make Tanzania realise its dream of having a middle-income and industrial economy by 2025,” said Mr Shirima.
“Instead of employing many people to supervise the consumption of fuel in private companies or government institutions, this can be simplified through the use of this system,” added Mr Shirima.
According to the Net-Soft Consult chief, the new system would enable many private companies and government institutions to know the amount of fuel used or supposed to be used (in their activities) per day, week, month and year, thus help private companies and government institutions to put in place right plans on fuel consumption.
Mr Shirima said FMOS would enable owners of fuel companies to know the amount fuel, which was ordered, sold out and remaining at their petrol stations throughout the country and the amount supposed to be ordered for the petrol stations and at what time.
“By using this system, fuel transportation companies in or outside the country, can track vehicles carrying fuel and ensure they arrive safely where they are going without being emptied fraudulently on the way, thus to curb theft and loss of fuel,” he added.
In the public sector, Mr Shirima said the system would help government institutions and corporations, to monitor/check fuel used in vehicles and other various activities and what is remaining without losing even a drop of fuel.
“The number of supervisors of fuel consumption in various government institutions will drop drastically because the supervision and follow-up will be done automatically by this system,” said Mr Andrew Charles, one of the civil servants interviewed during the launch of the system.
“This system will enable the government to save a lot of money (spent on the control of fuel consumption) and allocate it to other development sectors of the economy,” he added.
One of the private sector stakeholders, Mr Salehe Mwango, said: “By using this system, private companies and public institutions can track the amount of fuel used in their vehicles, the amount of fuel remaining and which is supposed to be added and thus contain the theft of fuel by drivers.”
Besides controlling the theft and loss of fuel, this system can also monitor the quality of fuel used in both the public and private sectors, which will solve a long time problem of fuel adulteration.
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