The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers Ghana (COPECGH)will today petition President John Dramani Mahama to come out with new policies aimed at reducing sulphur content in imported diesel from 3,000 parts per million(ppm) to 10 ppm. A recent study conducted by Swiss NGO Eagle Eye , in collaboration with ACEP revealed that imported diesel from Europe … Read more
Deputy Executive Director of Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP), Benjamin Boakye, says authorities in charge of checking fuel exported to Ghana must regulate the sector to save lives. This follows a report Thursday which said the fuel imported into Ghana mainly diesel is seriously toxic sometimes to the extent it is over 2000 times … Read more
The Ghana Standards Authority has mounted a defence of the importation of substandard diesel fuel into the country, claiming fuels with non toxic sulphur chemicals are expensive for people to afford. A report by campaign group, Public Eye, revealed Swiss firms have been exporting to Africa, diesel with toxin levels that are illegal in Europe. … Read more
Drivers within the capital have expressed mixed reactions over the possible increase in transport fares following an increase in the prices of petroleum products last Friday. Some of the drivers, who have been speaking to Citi Business News, fear they may be making huge losses if transport fares are not equally adjusted to meet the … Read more
Consumers of fuel will be paying more on fuel beginning September 1, the Chamber of Petroleum Consumers Ghana (COPECGH) has predicted. The hikes in the pricing, the chamber explained come as figures emanating from the various Bulk Distribution Companies point to an imminent upward adjustment in pump prices. “Figures from the various Bulk Distribution Companies … Read more
Prices of petroleum products are likely to go up by three per cent at the pump from today June 1, the Chamber of Petroleum Consumers Ghana (CPCG) has projected. Executive Secretary of the Chamber of Petroleum Consumers Ghana, Duncan Amoah, noted that the marginal increment followed the rise in the price of crude oil on … Read more