Dangote Refinery will cut Ghana’s fuel imports and reduce pump price, says NPA Ghana Chief Executive

- The completion of the refinery is expected to have a huge impact on Ghana’s downstream sector, which is currently deregulated.

- Ghana is presently facing the challenge of a continuous rise in the price of petroleum products due to high importation costs and a deregulated downstream industry.

The West African nation, which has been a net exporter of crude oil since 2010, is highly vulnerable to oil price shocks because it imports a significant share of petroleum products consumed in the country, mainly from Europe (Rotterdam). As a result, their economy is subject to volatility in international markets for crude and petroleum products, as seen recently with the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

Things are, however, expected to change as the Chief Executive Officer of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) of Ghana, Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, believes the coming onstream of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery is expected to transform the Ghanaian downstream sector.

According to him, the coming onstream of the 650,000 barrels-per-day (bpd) Nigerian refinery will transform the Ghanaian downstream sector through the reduction in the cost of importation of petroleum products into Ghana.

Speaking at the 16th Oil Trading and Logistics Expo in Lagos, Abdul-Hamid said the completion of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery project would be a breakthrough for the West African region, which has for a long time depended on the importation of petroleum products.

“Right now, Ghana’s downstream industry is completely deregulated, and there is no petrol subsidy in Ghana. For a deregulated market where the importers recover their costs fully, importing from Nigeria will certainly be more cost-effective and cheaper than importing from Rotterdam in the Netherlands, where we get the bulk of our fuel in Ghana,” he said.

“As we all know, the price builds up for a litre of fuel will include the cost of shipment, transportation, insurance, and others, but if we are importing from Nigeria into Ghana, this will bring down the cost of fuel in our country,” he added.....

Moh247:



Africas Largest Refinery


game changer for the next administration of His Excellency Incomming President Bola Ahmed Tinubu

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Moh247:



Africas Largest Refinery


game changer for the next administration of His Excellency Incomming President Bola Ahmed Tinubu

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adeskee:
Jandor is coming

Lagos for lagos

Tinubu otoge

Quintopia:


lol

I'm sure Atiku and Obi would have something to say about that.

But whoever wins, it is clear that their job will be made a whole lot easier by the commencement of this giant industrial behemoth.

dominique:
Once again other African countries will enjoy his products at cheaper prices while we'll have to pay through our noses for same. Can't wait!