Containing Cedi depreciation critical to affordable fuel prices – CBOD
The Ghana Chamber of Bulk Oil Distributors (CBOD) has asked the Government to enhance measures to stabilise the cedi to ensure reduced fuel prices for Ghanaians. According to the Chamber, a strong cedi is critical to affordable petrol and diesel prices, which would also support business growth and cushion the public from the associated hikes […]
Fuel prices cross GHs. 23.00 at the pumps
Fuel price has hit an all-time high at the pumps with Petrol selling at GHS17.99 per liter and diesel retailing at GHS 23.49 a litre. This comes barely three days after members of the Ghana Road Transport Union announced an increment in transport fares by 19 per cent due to the rampant increase in fuel […]
Revive TOR to provide reliable and affordable fuel – IES to Prez Akufo-Addo
The Institute for Energy Security, IES, has reiterated the need for government to do all it can to ensure the Tema Oil Refinery is revived, in the wake of hikes in prices of fuel at pump stations. The call by the Institute comes on the back of a recent announcement by President Akufo-Addo that steps […]
Government suspends subsidy on Residual Fuel Oil
The government has suspended the subsidy on Residual Fuel Oil (RFO) until further notice, effective November 1, 2022. The move, according to the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), is in line with the directive from the Ministry of Energy as an interim measure to ease the financial burden on the Price Stabilisation and Recovery Account […]
17 OMCs did not pay GH¢249.8m duties, taxes between 2022, 2021 – Auditor General
Seventeen Oil Marketing Companies did not pay duties and taxes totaling GH¢249,800,802.28 on 219,995,530 litres of fuel products lifted for the period January 2020 to December 2021. The Auditor General’s report on the audit of Ministries, Departments and Agencies noted this discrepancy from the Integrated Customs Management System (ICUMS). Twenty-eight Oil Marketing Companies failed to […]
