After receiving multiple complaints from the Private Sector, ACCI objected the contract of (Petroleum Testing) signed between the Afghanistan National Standard Authority (ANSA) and TCRC Company and asked for its abolishment.
ACCI’s member of the board of directors and Afghan Petroleum Group’s head Mr. Muhammad Dawood Yousufzai said, “Government’s decision of giving (Petroleum Testing) contract to TCRC company causes unsound competition between petroleum importers.” He added that some companies import low-quality petroleum which not only causes damage to the economy of the country but also destroys the environment.
Director of Public Relations of the ACCI Mr. Amin Babak said, “Due to fraud and lack of the required facilities TCRC company was disqualified and referred to the Attorney General’s Office by H.E Muhammad Ashraf Ghani president of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan last year, but unfortunately, TCRC tests petroleum in all ports of the country nowadays which causes numerous problems for the private sector.”
He added that TCRC charges 3 US dollars for testing per ton of petroleum because of which TCRC receives 2 million US dollars every day. Meanwhile, it causes high petroleum prices and numerous troubles for the people.
Mr. Babak, furthermore, said that the income received from petroleum testing should be added to the national treasury. The best way of which is that the Afghanistan National Standard Authority (ANSA) takes the responsibility of petroleum testing. Moreover, people who have the responsibility of petroleum testing are the stakeholders of the TCRC company.
Traders and petroleum importers said that the employees of the TCRC company are unprofessional and works with a very low quality which causes not only many problems during the testing process but also makes the investors not to invest in the country.
Private Sector especially the (ACCI) condemned the contract of (Petroleum Testing) signed between the (ANSA) and (TCRC) company
