NPA to Ghanaians: Ignore claims of gas shortage, we have enough to meet national demand

The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has refuted claims suggesting a possible shortage of Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) in the country.

According to the NPA, the shutdown of the Atuabo Gas Processing Plant for maintenance work affected supply of the product to western part of the country.

It says suppliers of LPG had to rely on Tema for usual supply of the product over the past few days due to the maintenance work.

A statement issued by the NPA on Thursday (10 October), said normal supply from the Atuabo Gas will resume from 15 October.

”The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has noticed reports of possible shortage of LPG in the country and wishes to respond as follows,” it said.

”The Western and parts of the Central Region are supplied with LPG from the Ghana National Gas Processing Plant in Atuabo. However, a recent power challenge that affected the processing of natural gas from which LPG is derived affected the supply of LPG from the plant. The Authority therefore directed LPG Marketing Companies (LPGMCs) to load LPG from Tema to serve their retail outlets in these parts of the country.”

”There is adequate LPG in the country to meet national demand. The opening stock of LPG as of 9th October 2024 was enough to last almost two weeks of national consumption. In addition to this, the Sentuo Oil Refinery is also producing LPG, which serves the market daily.,” the NPA statement added.

Below is the full statement: 

The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has noticed reports of possible shortage of LPG in the country and wishes to respond as follows.

1. The Western and parts of the Central Region are supplied with LPG from the Ghana National Gas Processing Plant in Atuabo. However, a recent power challenge that affected the processing of natural gas from which LPG is derived affected the supply of LPG from the plant. The Authority therefore directed LPG Marketing Companies (LPGMCs) to load LPG from Tema to serve their retail outlets in these parts of the country.

2. Checks with the Ghana National Gas Company (GNGC) on 8th October 2024 indicated that the power challenge has been resolved. However, the Gas Processing Plant is yet to return to full production. The plant is expected to return to regular production from 15th October 2024 onwards.

3. There is adequate LPG in the country to meet national demand. The opening stock of LPG as of 9th October 2024 was enough to last almost two weeks of national consumption. In addition to this, the Sentuo Oil Refinery is also producing LPG, which serves the market daily.

4. More than 20,000 metric tonnes of LPG is scheduled to be delivered between 21st and 27th October 2024 under LPG Tender programme.

5. The Authority wishes to put on record that the boycott of the Quantum LPG Terminal and Tema Multi-Product Terminal by some LPGMCs has put pressure on the remaining depots in Tema. The refusal of these LPGMCs to load from these depots limits the volume of LPG that can be loaded from the Tema depots in a day.

6. The Authority wishes to reassure the public that there is no threat to the supply of LPG in the country and no imminent shortage of the product. The Authority is working closely with all parties to ensure that loading to the Western Region is prioritised to address the challenge in that area.

7. We will continue to liaise with the Ghana National Gas Company regarding the resumption of the Gas Processing Plant to regular production and update the public accordingly.

Thank you.

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