Ghana removes fuel subsidy
The country’s fuel subsidies have been eliminated, according to the Ghana National Petroleum Authority.
The country has implemented regulatory measures to ensure stability in its downstream industry, one of which is the removal of subsidies.
The Chief Executive Officer of NPA, Abdul Hamid, said this during a presentation at the ongoing Africa Refiners and Distributers week 2023, in Cape Town, South Africa.
Hamid said the Ghanaian government, through the NPA, has also removed energy subsidies.
“We have removed subsidies and deregulated our markets. Industries were shutting down because the government was finding it hard to find the money to provide subsidies and to this day industry is being powered by investments in the private sector and there are no complaints of supply.
“We are ensuring affordability and security for the vulnerable consumers through the removal of energy subsidies,” he said while speaking on more reforms implemented in the NPA.
Hamid added that to fulfil the nation’s expanding demand, the NPA has also established a special fund to help refineries increase their capacity to 50 barrels of oil.
He disclosed the plans were implemented in response to the global oil and gas market volatility caused by the Russian-Ukraine war and energy transition-related policies.
“For the first time in 30 years, we have installed fuel caps as a measure to intervene and to control market instability,” he disclosed.
