"Ghana’s fuel touted as the cleanest in the West Africa sub-region"

" Ghana's fuel touted as the cleanest in the West Africa sub-region \r\n\r\nChief 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.\r\n\r\nAccording to him, this is per Ghana\u2019s fuel specifications which are set at Sulphur content of 50 parts per million (ppm) in fuel.\r\n\r\nThe NPA Chief Executive made the assertion speaking as a panelist on the topic \u201cDownstream Decarbonisation and Circularity \u2013 Going Full Circle\u201d at the Egypt Energy Show in Cairo, Egypt.\r\n\r\nDr 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.\r\n\r\nThe 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.\r\n\r\nHe 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.\r\n\r\nDr Abdul-Hamid emphasized that the CRM will enhance access to LPG, as exchange points are being constructed across the country.\r\n\r\nSpeaking further, he noted that the government\u2019s 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.\r\n\r\nThe 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.\r\n\r\nHe also highlighted government\u2019s 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."

"Ghana’s fuel touted as the cleanest in the West Africa sub-region"

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