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The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has held its maiden National Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Forum, creating a dedicated platform for dialogue on the supply, distribution and long-term development of LPG in Ghana.
The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has held its maiden National Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Forum, creating a dedicated platform for dialogue on the supply, distribution and long-term development of LPG in Ghana.
According to the organisers, the forum aimed to facilitate a comprehensive review of the National LPG Promotion Policy and assess the effectiveness of ongoing LPG interventions.
The event, held last Thursday in Accra, was on the theme: “One Industry, One Vision: A Collaborative Approach to LPG Sector Transformation”.
Representing the Minister of Energy and Green Transition, John Jinapor, the Deputy Minister, Richard Gyan-Mensah, announced that the ministry had developed an Investment Plan to transform the Ghana Cylinder Manufacturing Company (GCMC).
According to him, the plan would position GCMC not only as the main cylinder refurbishment company under the Cylinder Recirculation Model (CRM) but also enable it to locally manufacture LPG cylinders and cookstoves.
That, he explained, would support both the CRM rollout and the National LPG Promotion Programme.
The ministry reaffirmed its commitment to expanding LPG usage, highlighting that 40,000 cookstoves had been distributed since 2022 and plans were underway to reach over 457,000 households with World Bank support.
"The LPG Promotion Policy of 2017 sets a target of transitioning at least 50 per cent of the population to LPG by 2030. It also puts forward the Cylinder Recirculation Model (CRM) as the vehicle for the distribution and marketing of LPG," he said.
The Deputy CEO of the NPA, Dr Sheila Addo, urged industry players, government agencies and civil society organisations to deepen collaboration to accelerate Ghana’s LPG sector transformation.
She mentioned that while the NPA’s mandate focused on regulation, safety, quality and fair pricing, the authority was “actively pushing initiatives to increase LPG adoption and accessibility because LPG is central to Ghana’s energy transition”.
The CEO of the Chamber of Oil Marketing Companies (COMAC), Dr Riverson Oppong, called for swift and coordinated reforms to stabilise Ghana’s LPG supply and address rising prices.
He warned that rationing at Atuabo and a 26 per cent decline in production had created a 14 per cent national LPG shortfall, forcing frequent cross-zonal authorisations that he described as unsustainable for industry operations.
