Sharara Oil Services company, one of the five main petrol station operators in Libya, reported that it activated its first phase of using Tadawul Technology’s Tajer (merchant) debit/prepayment card for its petrol station owners. Tadawul is one of the Libya’s leading electronic payments solutions provider.

Sharara said that, starting from next week, petrol station owners will be able to use the card to pay for their fuel allowances from supplier Sharara.

The fuel suppler also that they are preparing to launch the second phase of its e-payments plan which will allow consumers to pay their fuel using their debit/prepayment cards.

To mention that Sharara and Tadawul signed a ‘‘strategic partnership agreement’’ in the beginning of last December in order to activate electronic payment services at Sharara’s Petrol Stations.

Tadawul explained that the other stages of the project will be implemented in the coming months, until they reach the use of the ‘‘latest refuelling technology in the world and apply it to stations all over the country’’.