NPA allays fears of petrol shortage in the north

The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has said there is no cause for alarm regarding the reported petrol shortage in the north.

A statement issued by the NPA said following reports of pockets of shortage of petrol in the Northern part of the country, the Technical Committee on energy set up by the Chief of Staff, met on 10th January 2025 to discuss modalities to resolve the issue.

It said the logistical challenge identified is being comprehensively resolved using a three-pronged approach .

The first approach is that Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) are being granted a special dispensation to load petrol from the Bulk Energy Storage and Transportation Company (BOST) depot in Kumasi to serve retail outlets in the five regions in the northern part of the country.

Another arrangement is that Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) are being granted a special dispensation to load more petrol from depots in Tema to augment what is being loaded from Kumasi to serve retail outlets in the five regions in the northern part of the country;.

Arrangements are also being made in collaboration with BOST to move nine million litres of petrol in the pipeline between the Buipe and Bolgatanga depots into storage in Bolgatanga to immediately serve retail outlets in the five regions in the northern part of the country.

The statement said the three-pronged solution is being implemented concurrently to immediately address the issue.

"Consequently, we wish to encourage the consuming public to go about their normal business and avoid panic buying.

"The NPA wishes to reassure Ghanaians of adequate fuel stocks in the country and there are vessels lined up to discharge products into the country," it stressed.

Source: NPA