The government has instructed all public institutions and state-owned enterprises to put non-essential employees on annual leave in an attempt to mitigate the fuel shortage suffocating transportation across the country.
Fuel, particularly diesel, has all but disappeared at pumping stations in Addis Ababa and elsewhere over the past couple of weeks as the effects of the Iran war’s energy crisis make themselves felt in Ethiopia. Massive queues visible at fuel stations all over the country, sometimes consisting of hundreds of trucks, buses, and ordinary cars, underscore the gravity of the problem.
This week, the government ordered all non-essential public servants and state enterprise employees to take annual leave as a way to ease demand for transportation and fuel.
Public institutions are in the process of deciding which of their employees are essential, while some have already enforced leave for some of their staff. Among the latter is the Ethio Engineering Group.
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