Ghana’s new Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, Hon. Hawa Koomson, has commended Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) for their role in ensuring that there is uninterrupted supply of premix fuel to all landing beaches in the West African nation.
According to the Minister, the steady supply of premix fuel for fisherfolks in the country remains a topmost priority of her ministry.
Hon. Hawa Koomson, thus, assured Ghanaians that her ministry would collaborate with Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) and the Premix Secretariat as well as other stakeholders to ensure the steady availability of premix fuel to ensure productivity in the country.
The Minister made these remarks during her familiarisation visit to TOR, the first state-owned enterprise to be visited by the Minister since she assumed office in March 2021.
The visit offered the minster the opportunity to interact and gather useful information on the processing and distribution of the commodity and the strategic role played by TOR.
The Minister toured parts of the refinery including its loading gantry where premix fuel and other products are lifted by clients through BRVs.
The Managing Director of TOR, Mr Francis A.T Boateng expressed his appreciation to the Minister for choosing Tema Oil Refinery as the first SOE to visit, weeks after the Energy Minister had also paid a working visit to the refinery.
“The familiarisation visits by both the Minister of Energy some weeks ago, and now the Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture, have shown that Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) remains an important national asset that contributes to both energy security and national development.”
Mr Boateng expressed willingness on the part of the refinery to cooperate with the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture to realise the ministry’s goal of ensuring uninterrupted supply of premix fuel in the country.
The Distribution Manager for TOR, Madam Rosina Fiagbe stated that on the average, TOR is able to load about thirty-seven to forty trucks of 13,500 liters of premix fuel daily.
She said the refinery considers increasing the quantities to about 50 trucks whenever there is upsurge in demand.
She explained that allocation of premix fuel is carried out by the Premix Secretariat while TOR works with the allocation to release the product through its loading gantry.
Source: www.energynewsafrica.com
