Ghana’s fuel touted as the cleanest in the West Africa sub-region
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Dr. Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, has touted Ghana’s petroleum products as the cleanest in the West Africa sub-region.
According to him, this is per Ghana’s fuel specifications which are set at Sulphur content of 50 parts per million (ppm) in fuel.
The NPA Chief Executive made the assertion speaking as a panelist on the topic “Downstream Decarbonisation and Circularity – Going Full Circle” at the Egypt Energy Show in Cairo, Egypt.
Dr Abdul-Hamid stated that calls on government by civil society organizations and the public to adhere to the decarbonisation objectives and the protection of the environment, caused the policy change in Ghana to reduce the Sulphur content in fuel to 50 ppm.
The NPA Chief Executive, who is also the President of the African Refiners and Distributors Association (ARDA), said Ghana is changing the LPG distribution model to improve clean cooking across the country.
He said series of accidents at LPG refilling stations in the past, the need to improve upon the environment, prevent deforestation and improve upon the lives of rural women especially, have made the new LPG distribution model called the Cylinder Recirculation Model (CRM) more imperative.
Dr Abdul-Hamid emphasized that the CRM will enhance access to LPG, as exchange points are being constructed across the country.
Speaking further, he noted that the government’s LPG for Development Programme aims at achieving a 50 percent penetration of LPG in households across the country by 2030, disclosing that government provides free LPG cylinders to poor households in rural areas under the programme.
The NPA boss also posited that, the government, as a way of showing its commitment to the energy transition agenda, has ordered 100 electric-powered buses for Metro Mass Transit operations in the country.
He also highlighted government’s policy for state institutions to be powered by solar, indicating that an incentive has been given to private individuals who want to power their institutions and houses with solar energy.
