The whole province has 123 gas stations that do not meet business conditions.

(Baonghean.vn) – According to the report of the Department of Industry and Trade, in the province there are 675 petrol stations (including boats and diesel retail kiosks on rivers, at sea and along rivers and sea channels). Of these, 123 petrol stations and boats have not been granted a certificate of eligibility to operate.

An unsafe type of petroleum business. Photo: Ngo Gia Tinh.

Except for the stores of enterprises such as Nghe An Petroleum Company, Vietnam Petroleum Joint Stock Company, Nghe An branch (PV OIL), PTS Nghe Tinh Joint Stock Company which are built according to a unified model, similar to standard models, quite spacious, solid structure, with parking for vehicles to enter and exit, restrooms... the number of stores on roads with temporary structures accounts for 20% (130/648).

Some stores still operate spontaneously, some stores are built without planning, and are still operating without a license. There are still stores that do not meet the requirements of area, traffic safety corridor, power grid safety, fire prevention and fighting, environmental sanitation, etc.

The scale of businesses operating in the petroleum sector is still small and weak in terms of scale, system organization, capital, human resources, technology level, financial management...

Through actual survey, currently in the whole province there are 190/648 (29.3%) retail gasoline stores doing business together with houses on residential land and garden land (of which: there are 3 districts: Dien Chau, Quynh Luu, Yen Thanh, each district has up to 32 stores, Tan Ky has 21 stores, Anh Son has 12 stores, Nghi Loc has 11, Thanh Chuong has 09 stores, Do Luong has 09 stores, Nam Dan has 07 stores).

Petroleum business must ensure legal conditions. Photo by Thanh Tam

On National Highway 1, the 84km section through Nghe An province, there are 82 gas stations (of which 8 are in Vinh city's inner city).

Along the Hoang Mai River, along Lach Quen, Lach Thoi, Lach Con in Quynh Luu, Hoang Mai, Lach Van in Dien Chau, there are up to 59 diesel retail stores. The gas stations are built and distributed on the main traffic routes of National Highway 1, National Highway 7, National Highway 48; mainly concentrated on national highways, along rivers, and sea inlets to supply vehicles and fishing boats.

Currently, the People's Committees of the districts are taking action to handle the problems of these stores.

Lam Nhi