Energy Policy & Regulation

If you want to name a list of companies that have been at the forefront of managing internal content policy, then there is no way the Asam Oil company will be missing.

Asam Oil, owned by a local businessman, represents a few fast-growing oil companies that contribute significantly to GDP and economic growth. The company is the leading supplier of oil based on quality, safety, health and direct time.

This company sells diesel or petrol directly to our friends' cars at home, at work and while traveling. Asam Oil is well committed to carrying out the orders of its customers and delivering oil to their doors. The company was established in 2014, engaged in the transportation of fuel using vehicles and petrol stations in 8 regions which include Engine fuel stations and the installation of fuel depots.

The company's first petrol station was Vikindu in the Coast region and has hired enough staff who can only achieve the company's goals. The company, which has established itself well in terms of oil sales in the country, has continued to differentiate itself from its competitors in the market. And one of those measures is to ensure that all its fuel stations and fuel trucks operate 24 hours a day apart from others that close business at 22:00 pm or less.

Another strategy is to improve the services of supermarkets available at the company's petrol stations, where there is a plan to integrate with the electronic payment system to facilitate payment for water and electricity costs.

Managing safety regulations

In the security zone, it is divided into two groups; safety in oil transportation and fuel stations. In terms of security at petrol stations, it only starts when the customer arrives at the station. Its policy dictates that bodaboda riders must first disembark in their motorcycles before putting fuel in their containers for safety. There is another strategy to expand petrol stations by establishing safer meeting places when they feel the danger.

However, the company intends to place the device in a special underground pipeline that will be working to closely monitor the activities of the fuel station including fuel supply. The company also adheres to safety rules during the loading of fuel at stations for a minimum of 15 minutes. By showing concern for the safety of its employees, the company does not allow its employees to provide customer service in plain, transparent, or non-slip shoes, as it is against policy. For workers to be able to work they must be in protective clothing against accidents.

The role of the woman

Asam Oil is one of the few Tanzanian companies that recognizes and respects the role of women in economic development. And this is confirmed by Scolastica who is one of the company's truck drivers. Scolastica, a daughter who grew up in an elite family, says that truck driving was not the career she had dreamed of doing in her life. "After I failed the Form Four exam, I found myself going to study beauty at VETA College, fortunately I saw a sister at the college taking a course on driving machinery and she was being cheered on by other people while she was practically practicing, something. which gave me great motivation and later to apply for a course change so that I could study dumper operation. ” He says after the course he got a job at the mine and there he became even more excited after seeing some of his male colleagues driving small taps.

He learned to drive a small tip through one of his co-workers who also learned to drive a dumper from him. He did not get tired of Scolastica, after which he developed himself VETA academically in Morogoro region and after graduation he applied for a job in various companies. Scolastica admits that the job of truck driver has its challenges despite the fact that it does not prevent him from continuing to commit. "Women truck drivers are few because many companies do not have a good capacity building system for women, and women themselves are not confident," she explains. Currently, Scolastica is a fuel truck driver at Asam Oil boasting 6 years of work experience.

He admits that he has never seen a company give priority to women like Asam Oil. For her part, the Manager of Asam Oil Station, Mwembeyanga, Temeke, Dar es Salaam, Ms. Hellen in an interview says that it was not easy for her to believe in her ability when she was appointed station manager. "It is not easy because many people in their minds already find it difficult at the top management level of a woman company to get a chance.