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President Akufo-Addo has appointed Ghana’s former Ambassador to China, Edward Boateng, as Managing Director of the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR). Mr. Boateng is expected to spearhead the transformation of the company. Edward Boateng takes office at the Tema Oil Refinery at a time when workers at the state institution have been up in arms against […]

Ghana’s Minister for Energy, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh says his commitment towards clean energy technologies, of which nuclear power is central, remains unshaken. The West African nation’s Energy Minister made this statement when he inaugurated the Board of Directors for Nuclear Power Ghana (NPG) at a short ceremony at the Ministry, in Accra, capital of

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Dr. Mustapha Abdul-Hamid has reiterated government’s commitment to the implementation of the Cylinder Recirculation Model (CRM). Dr. Abdul-Hamid gave the assurance at a meeting with the LPG Marketers Association (LPGMC) at the Fiesta Royale Hotel in Accra on Wednesday. “It is not in our

The Chief Executive of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Dr. Mustapha Abdul-Hamid has said that the regulatory agency will not hesitate to revoke the licences of industry players who continually flout rules of the sector. Dr. Abdul-Hamid said this at a meeting with board members of the Association of Oil Marketing Companies (AOMCs) at GIMPA

Energy Minister, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh has inaugurated the newly-constituted Governing Board of the Ghana National Gas Company. At a brief ceremony at the Ministry of Energy’s conference room on Wednesday afternoon, Dr. Prempeh charged the new Board under the chairmanship of Assin Central MP, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong to tackle the operational challenges of the

With its growing petroleum products demands and huge population growth over the next two decades, Africa must first focus on cleaner transport and cooking fuels to reduce air pollution and avert public health issues before embarking on global Net Zero Emissions (NZE) energy transition plans, according to the African Refiners and Distributors Association (ARDA). ARDA’s

The Chief Executive of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Dr. Mustapha Abdul-Hamid has assured his primary objective is to ensure rules and regulations are adhered to by players in the petroleum downstream industry. He said, that is the only way the industry will achieve its vision, whilst players enjoy the full benefits of the industry.

The Institute of Energy Security (IES) is predicting stability in fuel prices in the second pricing window of July 2021. The Institute since the start of the year has been making projections to keep consumers informed about the trends in prices of crude oil and its effect on fuel prices in the country. In a release from

The Institute of Energy Security (IES) has said prices of fuel will appreciate marginally at the pumps. A statement issued by IES indicated that the price of fuel on the local market increased within the window under review. Within the first pricing window of June 2021, majority of the oil marketing companies (OMCs) increased their

The Chief Executive of the Ghana Chamber of Bulk Oil Distributors (CEO), Senyo Hosi has proposed the passage of legislation to enforce the display of safety compliance ratings at all petroleum filling stations in the country. This, he says, will help ensure public safety and minimize accidents such as the one which occurred on June