Overview
- Arequipa’s governor formally asked Osinergmin for a technical report on fuel supply and requested prosecutorial action over alleged price speculation.
- Indecopi said it has not detected evidence of concerted pricing, and its checks found some stations without fuel and others selling with quantity limits.
- The Public Prosecutor’s Office previously reported stations were dispensing normally despite some rationing, reflecting differing official assessments of scarcity.
- Service-station staff cite sales restrictions at the Matarani terminal that forced tankers to refuel in Pisco, while TGP targets a March 13 repair and March 14 restart of the damaged Camisea gas duct.
- Coordinated inspections by Indecopi, prosecutors, police and local governments continue in Arequipa and Ayacucho, as higher pump prices push up transport fares, including SIT’s move to 1.50 soles, and potential fines can exceed 1,000 UIT for anticompetitive conduct.