The Association of Fuel Transporters (ATC) communicated a measure of force from this Monday to Wednesday of this week; Faced with this, the president of the National Fuel, Alcohol and Portland Administration (Ancap), Alejandro Stipanicic He assured that the company did not influence the decision by which the union decided to stop.
ATC carries out the affectation of the supply as a rejection of a resolution by the Energy and Water Services Regulatory Unit (Ursea) which establishes the separation of private companies from Ancap.
Faced with that, the president of Ancap He published on his social networks that “Regarding the announcement of the stoppage of fuel transportation activities, it is necessary to remember that they are unrelated to Ancap’s decision and their participation in issues related to the regulation of distribution does not correspond.”
Furthermore, he specified that Ancap “deliver fuel to the country’s distribution plants and its arrival at the stations is the responsibility of the distribution chain (distributors Ducsa, Axion, Disa and stations with their own freight).
The ATC claim
On Saturday ATC published a statement explaining the reasons why it is carrying out forceful measures that compromise the fuel supply in Uruguay, specifically to the agricultural sector.
“Given the decision of the national government, materialized in the resolution of the URSEA No. 517/2023, to finalize on December 31st the linking of ANCAP with the transport companies that – with their drivers and tanker trucks – have been carrying out secondary distribution for more than 20 years, the Board of Directors of the Association of Fuel Transporters (ATC) in consultation with the transport companies resolved to carry out a stoppage of activities “, states the statement.
A moment that compromises the harvest
This could cause fuel shortages for the country and would affect the agricultural sector in particular. In that sense, the senator Sebastian Da Silva He made his defense in this regard on his social networks and assured that the government spoke with the parties to try to find a solution.
“The country can never run out of fuel. But LESS in the harvest harvest and sowing. We have spoken to the parties so that they can urgently find a solution. I don’t know what it will be, but we can NOT afford to lose a day of work in the field with a year Child on the way back,” he posted on his X account.
Source: Ambito
