Ghana should position itself as the downstream petroleum and logistics hub for West Africa, recognised for reliability, efficiency, innovation and investment, Dr. Patrick K. Ofori, Chief Executive Officer of the Chamber of Bulk Oil Distributors (CBOD), has said.
Ofori said Ghana should pursue an ambitious goal of becoming the region’s leading downstream petroleum and logistics hub through stronger collaboration between government and the private sector.
“Our goal should not simply be to keep pace with change. Our goal should be to position Ghana as the downstream petroleum and logistics hub for West Africa,” he said.
He said the ambition was achievable if government and the private sector continued to work together with a shared sense of purpose.
Speaking at the 7th Ghana International Petroleum Conference (GHiPCON) in Accra on the theme, “Building Resilience Through Policy, Innovation and Investment for Growth,” Ofori said recent geopolitical tensions that disrupted oil supplies, volatile exchange rates and shifting energy markets had shown that resilience was no longer simply about responding to crises.
Instead, he said, resilience requires anticipating risks, preparing for them, adapting to changing conditions and emerging stronger.
“Resilience is not measured by how we perform when conditions are favourable; it is measured by how prepared we are when they are not. That is the challenge before us today, and it is one we must address together,” he said.
Ofori said building resilience should be anchored on three priorities: policy, innovation and investment.
On policy, he said businesses thrive where policies are consistent, regulations are transparent and institutions are predictable.
“A stable policy environment encourages investment, promotes healthy competition, protects consumers and gives businesses the confidence to plan for the future,” he said.
On innovation, Ofori said technological advances were transforming every aspect of the downstream petroleum industry, from digital systems and smarter logistics to automation, predictive analytics, artificial intelligence and cleaner technologies.
He said innovation was helping the industry improve efficiency, strengthen safety, reduce costs and make better decisions.
On investment, Ofori said resilience depends on modern infrastructure. He called for increased investment in storage facilities, strategic petroleum reserves, local refining capacity, transport corridors and the road networks linking ports, depots and markets.
“These investments will improve supply reliability, lower logistics costs, create jobs, stimulate industrialisation and strengthen Ghana’s energy security,” he said.
Ofori said CBOD remained committed to working closely with government, regulators, industry players, development partners and the wider private sector to strengthen Ghana’s downstream petroleum sector.
The Chief Executive of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Mr. Godwin Kudzo Tameklo, Esq., has commended the nominees and winners of the 2026 Ghana Downstream Awards for their contributions to the growth and sustainability of the country’s downstream petroleum industry.
Speaking at the second edition of the Ghana Downstream Awards and Gala Night in Accra on Saturday, Mr. Tameklo said, “Every nominee and award recipient represents the progress and professionalism driving our industry forward.”
He added: “The future of Ghana’s downstream petroleum industry will be built on innovation, collaboration and an unwavering commitment to excellence.”
The NPA Chief Executive stressed that a strong downstream petroleum industry is fundamental to Ghana’s economic growth and national development.
“Our goal is to create a downstream sector that is competitive, sustainable and attractive to investment while ensuring that consumers are protected.
“Resilience is not built overnight. It requires continuous investment in infrastructure, technology, human capital and systems that allow us to respond effectively to changing global dynamics,” he said.
The Ghana Downstream Awards and Gala Night was dedicated to celebrating excellence, innovation and outstanding performance across the country’s downstream petroleum industry. It followed the successful organisation of the 2026 Ghana International Petroleum Conference (GhIPCon).
Sentuo Oil Refinery was named Refinery Company of the Year in recognition of its growing role in strengthening domestic refining capacity and supporting national energy security.
In the transportation category, Duah Boachie Training and Transport Limited earned the title of Emerging Transporter of the Year, while J. K. Horgle Transport & Company Limited was named Transporter of the Year for its sustained excellence in petroleum logistics.
Matrix Gas Ghana Limited received the Emerging Company of the Year award in recognition of its impressive growth and impact within the industry.
Juwel Energy Limited was recognised as BIDEC Company of the Year, celebrating excellence in the bulk import, distribution and export segment of the petroleum value chain.
Moari Oil Company Limited was honoured as Emerging OMC of the Year, while Star Oil secured one of the evening’s most prestigious accolades, OMC of the Year, in recognition of its leadership, market performance and commitment to quality service.
Petroleum Warehousing and Supplies Limited (PWSL) received the Special Recognition Award for its significant contribution to Ghana’s downstream petroleum sector.
The evening also recognised distinguished leadership and exceptional service to Ghana’s energy sector through a series of honorary awards.
Hon. Dr. John Abdulai Jinapor, Minister for Energy and Green Transition; Mr. Godwin Kudzo Tameklo, Esq., Chief Executive of the NPA; and Hon. Perry Curtis Kwabla Okudzeto, former Deputy Chief Executive of the NPA, were each presented with an honorary award in recognition of their contributions to the growth and development of Ghana’s downstream petroleum industry.
The Ghana Downstream Awards and Gala Night reaffirmed the industry’s shared commitment to raising standards, encouraging innovation and recognising excellence across every segment of the downstream petroleum value chain. As Ghana’s energy sector continues to evolve, the awards remain a testament to the industry’s drive for growth, sustainability and excellence.
A consortium comprising Egypt’s Petroleum Projects and Technical Consultations Company (Petrojet) and the Engineering for the Petroleum and Process Industries Company (ENPPI) has secured a long-term engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) framework agreement with Petroleum Development Oman (PDO), the country’s largest oil and gas producer.
The six-year agreement, signed at PDO’s headquarters in Oman, positions the Petrojet-ENPPI consortium as one of four international consortia and contractors eligible to bid for projects under a portfolio valued at more than $6 billion through competitive tenders.
In a statement, Egypt’s Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources said the agreement reflects the ministry’s strategy, under the direction of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Minister Karim Badawi, to expand the regional and international presence of Egyptian energy companies, strengthen their competitiveness and leverage their expertise in executing large-scale energy projects.
The ministry said the agreement also reflects growing cooperation between Egypt’s Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources and Oman’s Ministry of Energy and Minerals, opening new opportunities for partnership between the two countries in the energy sector.
It added that the selection of the Petrojet-ENPPI consortium alongside leading international companies underscores confidence in the technical and execution capabilities of Egyptian firms, citing their experience in delivering large-scale projects in line with international standards for quality, safety and operational excellence.
“This achievement confirms the growing stature of Egyptian petroleum sector companies as trusted partners in implementing large-scale energy projects across regional and international markets. It also demonstrates the ministry’s success in positioning Egyptian expertise as an exportable capability able to compete for and secure major projects overseas,” the ministry said.
Ghana’s Minister for Energy and Green Transition, Dr. John Jinapor, has inspected the ongoing upgrade of the 161-kilovolt (kV) Ahodwo-Anwomaso transmission line in the Ashanti Region, a project expected to be completed within the next three months.The upgrade will increase the line’s transmission capacity to about 1,000 megawatts (MW) from 364 MW to meet rising electricity demand in Kumasi and support power exports.The project involves replacing the existing 19-km single-circuit, 364-megavolt-ampere (MVA) transmission line with a higher-capacity double-circuit line rated at 2 x 488 MVA, nearly tripling the current capacity.As part of the project, the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) will also upgrade one of the transformers at the Kumasi (Ahodwo) substation to 145 MVA from 66 MVA, a move expected to improve the reliability, stability and resilience of electricity supply.Speaking to reporters during the inspection, Jinapor said measures would be put in place to minimise disruptions to electricity supply while the work is carried out.“As we enter the final phase of construction from Monday, July 20, 2026, some customers may experience temporary and localised power interruptions to allow these essential works to be carried out safely,” he said.“These temporary inconveniences are necessary to deliver a stronger, more reliable electricity network that will support the continued growth and development of Kumasi and the Ashanti Region.”Read Also:Ghana: Gov’t To Deploy 55,000 Solar Home Systems To Wean Selected State Institutions Off National GridJinapor urged residents and businesses to be patient during the construction period.“Every effort will be made by GRIDCo and the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to minimise disruptions and restore supply as quickly as possible. I thank the people of Kumasi for their patience, understanding and continued support,” he said.
ConocoPhillips will acquire a 42% stake in BP Energy Company of Kirkuk Limited, joining UK energy company bp in the redevelopment of several large oil fields in the Kirkuk region of northern Iraq.
The agreement is expected to be signed during an official visit by Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al-Zaidi to Washington, D.C.
“Kirkuk is a world-class resource base that can support Iraq’s long-term energy ambitions while creating value for both the country and bp. This partnership with ConocoPhillips brings together two great teams and positions us well for the next phase of redevelopment. We’re being deliberate about where we invest, backing high-quality resources that can deliver long-term value for our shareholders,” Chief Executive Officer Meg O’Neill said.
The development and production contract covers an initial phase targeting more than 3 billion barrels of oil equivalent from the Baba and Avanah domes of the Kirkuk oil field, as well as the adjacent Bai Hassan, Jambur and Khabbaz fields in federal Iraq.
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The fields are currently operated by the Northern Oil Company (NOC). The contract area also includes additional exploration potential.
bp’s relationship with Iraq spans more than a century and includes decades of operations in both the country’s north and south.
Following completion of the transaction, bp will remain the majority shareholder in BP Energy Company of Kirkuk Limited and a leading member of the contractor group.
Saudi Aramco has awarded Halliburton a multi-year contract to provide integrated stimulation and completion services for unconventional gas development in Saudi Arabia, Halliburton said.
The award forms part of a broader multi-billion-dollar contract supporting one of the world’s largest unconventional gas development programmes, the company said. Halliburton did not disclose the value of its contract.
Halliburton said the agreement expands its work on Aramco’s unconventional gas programme and covers a range of drilling and completion services.
The contract includes the deployment of intelligent automation technologies for hydraulic fracturing, including Halliburton’s OCTIV Auto Frac platform and Sensori fracturing monitoring services, beginning in the third quarter of 2026, the company said.
“Beginning in the third quarter of 2026, Halliburton will deploy the Kingdom’s first fully integrated intelligent fracturing platform … for one of the world’s largest unconventional fields,” Rami Yassine, Halliburton’s president for the Eastern Hemisphere, said in a statement.
Halliburton said the technologies are designed to optimise fracturing operations in real time, improve operational efficiency and support multi-well development campaigns.
Development of the Jafurah unconventional gas basin is already under way. Halliburton said it plans to expand local manufacturing, strengthen its supply chain and increase workforce development in Saudi Arabia to support the project’s growth.
Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) said OMV had declared its Essar oil discovery commercially viable following the drilling of appraisal well B1-106/4 and the completion of an evaluation of the field’s development plan.
The NOC said the evaluation confirmed the discovery’s commercial viability.
The discovery is estimated to contain about 195 million barrels of recoverable oil from the Upper and Lower Sabil reservoirs, with expected production of around 5,000 barrels per day, the NOC said.
Development of the field will be carried out by Zueitina Oil Company, the operator, with production expected to begin as quickly as possible because of the site’s proximity to existing surface facilities.
Ghana’s Minister for Energy and Green Transition, Dr. John Abdulai Jinapor, has announced that the government will begin delivering 55,000 solar home systems to selected government institutions next month as part of efforts to reduce their dependence on the national electricity grid.
He made the announcement at the opening of the two-day 7th Ghana International Petroleum Conference (GHiPCON) at the Palms Convention Centre in Accra.
According to Dr. Jinapor, the initiative forms part of the government’s broader strategy to address rising electricity demand while advancing Ghana’s clean energy and climate objectives.
By equipping selected public institutions with solar power systems, the government aims to ease pressure on the national grid, improve energy efficiency, and enhance the reliability of electricity supply.
The minister said growing electricity consumption, driven by population growth, urbanisation, and expanding industrial activity, requires a diversified energy mix that incorporates more renewable energy sources alongside conventional power generation.
The planned deployment also aligns with Ghana’s renewable energy agenda, which seeks to increase the share of clean energy in the country’s electricity mix, improve energy access, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
The announcement comes as Ghana continues to pursue its energy transition strategy, balancing investments in its petroleum sector with efforts to expand renewable energy generation and strengthen long-term energy security.
Ghana’s downstream petroleum regulator, the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), has urged African petroleum sector regulators to continuously review their policies to ensure they remain responsive to emerging technologies, changing market conditions and evolving environmental considerations.
Speaking at the opening of the 7th Ghana International Petroleum Conference (GHiPCON 2026), NPA Chief Executive Officer Godwin Edudzi Tameklo Esq. said regulators and industry players must adapt to a rapidly changing global energy landscape.
He called on industry stakeholders to invest in operational excellence, safety, research and development, workforce capacity and digital transformation to remain competitive.
Addressing the conference on the theme, “Building a Resilient Downstream: Policy, Innovation and Investment for Growth,” Tameklo said recent tensions in the Middle East, which disrupted fuel supplies and pushed up pump prices, had highlighted the need for stronger and more resilient downstream petroleum systems.
“This year’s GHiPCON is more crucial than ever as we seek innovative solutions to attract investment, build buffers against external shocks in the fuel supply chain and mitigate their impact sustainably for our governments and people,” he said.
“Resilience means ensuring reliable fuel supply, strengthening energy security, improving infrastructure, enhancing operational efficiency, and building institutions capable of responding effectively to changing market conditions,” he added.
Tameklo said sustained investment by both the public and private sectors would be essential to expand, modernize and improve the competitiveness of the downstream petroleum industry.
“Without sustained public and private investment, it will be difficult to build the infrastructure, technology and human capital needed to support Ghana’s long-term energy aspirations,” he said.
He said the NPA continued to implement policy and technology-driven initiatives to regulate, supervise and monitor downstream petroleum service providers, improve compliance, ensure a reliable fuel supply, guarantee fuel quality and promote investment across the sector.
The two-day conference has brought together policymakers, industry executives, investors, academics and other stakeholders from 25 countries to discuss regulatory reforms, infrastructure development, energy security, financing opportunities, local content, regional trade, technological innovation, environmental sustainability and the role of the private sector in driving growth.
Ghana’s Minister for Energy and Green Transition, John Abdulai Jinapor, reaffirmed the government’s commitment to expanding the country’s petroleum sector through increased oil and gas exploration and production.
He said the government was pursuing an aggressive strategy to boost crude oil and natural gas production through new discoveries while strengthening domestic refining capacity.
According to the minister, both the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) and Sentuo Oil Refinery have committed to refining up to one million barrels of Ghanaian crude oil.
Dr. John Abdulai Jinapor, Minister for Energy and Green Transition, Republic of Ghana.
He said the initiative would increase value addition, boost domestic gas supply, reduce imports of refined petroleum products and strengthen the country’s energy security.
Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Chamber of Bulk Oil Distributors (CBOD), Patrick Kwaku Ofori, said policy consistency, transparency and predictability were critical to attracting long-term investment into the sector.
The Chief Executive Officer of the Chamber of Oil Marketing Companies (COMAC), Riverson Oppong, called for sustained investment in petroleum storage infrastructure, digital systems, local refining capacity and road networks linking ports, depots and markets.
He said strengthening these areas would improve operational efficiency, enhance supply chain resilience and support Ghana’s ambition of becoming a regional petroleum hub.
GHiPCON 2026 is jointly organised by the National Petroleum Authority, the Ghana Chamber of Bulk Oil Distributors and the Chamber of Oil Marketing Companies under the auspices of the Ministry of Energy and Green Transition.
Ghana’s Minister for Energy and Green Transition, John Abdulai Jinapor, on Thursday urged stakeholders in the downstream petroleum sector to work closely with the government to build a more resilient industry amid renewed geopolitical tensions in the Middle East.
Jinapor said Ghana had avoided the fuel supply disruptions experienced by some countries in the sub-region in recent years, including during the recent conflict involving Israel, Iran and the United States, but stressed that stronger collaboration was needed to safeguard the country’s energy security.
“Let’s continue to work together so that we can build a resilient system. When the U.S.-Israel-Iran conflict began in the Middle East, many people were anxious about Ghana’s fuel supply situation.
However, because of the measures we took, and the work that had already been done, we were able to weather the situation,” Jinapor said at the opening of the 7th Ghana International Petroleum Conference in Accra.
Malaysia’s state energy company Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS) said its subsidiary, PETRONAS LNG Ltd. (PLL), has signed a seven-year liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply agreement with Japan’s Shizuoka Gas Co., Ltd.
Under the agreement, which begins in 2032, PLL will supply approximately 0.84 million metric tonnes (MMT) of LNG to Shizuoka Gas, PETRONAS said in a statement.
The agreement extends a commercial relationship between the two companies that began three decades ago and is aimed at supporting Japan’s long-term energy security while providing greater flexibility in LNG supply.
The agreement was signed in Kuala Lumpur by PETRONAS Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of Gas and Maritime Business, Datuk Adif Zulkifli, and Shizuoka Gas President Yoshitake Matsumoto.
PETRONAS said the deal would leverage its diversified global LNG portfolio to provide reliable and flexible supplies as customers seek greater resilience amid changing global energy market conditions.
The signing ceremony also marked the 30th anniversary of PETRONAS’ first LNG cargo delivery to Shizuoka Gas.
The two companies said they would also explore opportunities to collaborate on decarbonisation initiatives across the LNG value chain as part of efforts to strengthen their long-standing partnership.
PETRONAS is one of the world’s largest LNG suppliers, exporting liquefied natural gas to customers across Asia and other international markets through its global production and trading portfolio.
Nigeria’s Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, has inaugurated a nine-member inter-agency committee to address implementation issues arising from the decentralisation of the country’s electricity market under the Electricity Act, 2023.
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission said the committee, chaired by Tegbe, has been given four weeks to review issues raised during a workshop on legal, policy and regulatory harmonisation between federal and state institutions held in Abuja on July 14.
The committee is expected to drive sustained engagement among stakeholders, resolve emerging implementation challenges and support the seamless operationalisation of the Electricity Act, which provides the legal framework for decentralising the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI).
Speaking at the workshop, Tegbe described the transition to a decentralised electricity market as one of the most significant reforms in Nigeria’s power sector in decades.
“The success of this reform will depend not on institutional competition, but on collaboration, regulatory certainty and our shared commitment to delivering better outcomes for Nigerians,” he said.
Tegbe said electricity remains critical to Nigeria’s economic growth, industrialisation, job creation, digital transformation and improved quality of life, noting that key sectors of the economy, including manufacturing, agriculture, mining, financial services, telecommunications and information technology, depend on reliable electricity.
He said the reform should not be viewed as a fragmentation of the power sector but as a redistribution of responsibilities within an integrated national electricity system.
Tegbe added that continued consultations between federal and state institutions would help strengthen the implementation framework and support the development of a modern, reliable and investor-friendly electricity market capable of attracting investment and improving electricity supply.
The Electricity Act, 2023, allows Nigeria’s 36 states to establish and regulate their own electricity markets, ending the federal government’s long-standing monopoly over electricity generation, transmission and distribution in areas covered by state legislation.
Nigeria’s national grid collapsed twice in four days in January. Generation crashed from 3,825 megawatts to 39 megawatts in minutes — a country of over 200 million people, plunged into darkness, again. If this happened in any serious country, someone would resign.
In Nigeria, the Nigerian Independent System Operator called it a “system-wide disturbance” and moved on. Nobody was fired. Nobody was fined. Nothing changed.
This is not an accident. It is a choice, repeated for decades.
Since 2010, Nigeria has recorded at least 222 partial and total grid collapses. Add a dozen more from 2024 and 2025 alone. Electricity was first generated in this country in 1896. That is 130 years of practice, and we still cannot keep the lights on for a full week. Ageing transformers, some over 50 years old, sit rotting on the network. There is no spinning reserve — no cushion to absorb a shock without the whole system crashing. Gas shortages cripple our power plants routinely, and when saboteurs cut a transmission line, as they did on the 330kV Shiroro–Mando corridor, the response is a shrug.
Meanwhile, the people who could actually fund a stable grid are running from it. More than six in ten manufacturing firms have abandoned the national grid entirely. They are not doing this because they hate Nigeria’s electricity. They are doing it because it does not work.
Manufacturers now spend over ₦45 trillion a year — trillion, not billion — on diesel, petrol and captive generators just to keep their factories running. That is money that should be strengthening the grid. Instead, it is being burned, literally, in generators, while ordinary households are left holding the bag for a grid built to serve industry, not families.
The result? Nearly 19,000 manufacturing jobs lost in the first half of 2025 alone. An estimated ₦10.1 trillion lost every single year to a power sector that cannot deliver power. Ask yourself: how many factories, how many jobs, how many small businesses have to die before this becomes an emergency in Abuja the way it already is in every home that just spent the night in darkness?
And let’s be honest about who is failing here. It is not “the sector.” It is not “legacy issues.” It is a government that keeps announcing new agencies — GAMCO is the latest — instead of fixing the basics: paying gas suppliers on time, holding DisCos accountable for rejecting load, giving NISO the independence the Electricity Act actually promised it. It is a policy establishment that spent the Obasanjo years chasing gas as the silver bullet, and is now chasing solar as the new silver bullet, while the transmission backbone that has to carry either one remains a relic.
Other African countries are not waiting around for miracles. South Africa spent years as the continent’s blackout poster child — “load shedding” became a national joke. By May 2026, Eskom had gone a full year, 365 straight days, without a single power cut. Not because South Africa got lucky, but because Eskom ran a disciplined, multi-year recovery plan, published its performance numbers every week for the public to see, and stuck with it even when it was politically inconvenient. Egypt did something similar — tripling its high-voltage substation capacity in a decade, building new control centres, opening the sector to private capital under a clear legal framework. Egypt now exports power to its neighbours. Nigeria cannot reliably power its own capital.
So spare us the excuses about population size, or vandalism, or “legacy infrastructure.” Egypt and South Africa have their own versions of every one of those problems. What they had that we don’t is a government willing to treat the grid as a national emergency rather than a talking point for the next ministerial press briefing.
Here is what fixing it actually requires, and none of it is complicated: bring industrial consumers back to the grid with real incentives, not slogans. Fund transmission upgrades and spinning reserve capacity like the country’s economic survival depends on it — because it does. Make NISO independent in practice, not just on paper. Stop announcing new agencies and start holding the existing ones accountable for outcomes, not press releases.
Every blackout is a decision somebody in government made, by omission, to let happen again. Every factory that leaves the grid is a vote of no confidence in Abuja’s power sector management. Nigerians are tired of hearing about reform. We want light. Fix the damn grid — or tell us honestly why you won’t.
Adetayo Adegbemle, Executive Director, PowerUp Nigeria
Ghana’s state-owned Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) has received 1 million barrels of locally produced crude oil from the Jubilee field as part of the government’s plan to refine domestic crude to strengthen the country’s fuel security.
The crude cargo, aboard the MT Apache, is currently being discharged at the refinery’s oil jetty at the Port of Tema into TOR’s storage tanks.
Energy Minister John Abdulai Jinapor announced the development on Thursday while delivering the opening address at the 7th Ghana International Petroleum Conference in Accra.
TOR Managing Director Edmond Kombat confirmed the delivery and thanked President John Dramani Mahama for fulfilling his commitment to ensure that a portion of Ghana’s crude production is refined locally to enhance fuel supply security.
In a statement, Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) said the latest crude delivery fulfils President John Dramani Mahama’s pledge to have more of Ghana’s locally produced crude refined domestically.
The refinery said the delivery underscores the government’s plan to strengthen the country’s petroleum value chain through increased local refining.
TOR said the shipment is the third one-million-barrel crude cargo it has received since May 2026, following deliveries of Bonga and Baleine crude.
The refinery said the supplies have enabled it to continue producing petroleum products for domestic consumption and export to regional markets, supporting Ghana’s fuel security and industrial development.
TOR thanked President Mahama for supporting efforts to revive the state-owned refinery.
It also acknowledged Energy and Green Transition Minister John Abdulai Jinapor, as well as trading firms Fujairah and Triangle Trading Commodities, regulators, financiers, logistics providers and technical partners for their support in the refinery’s operations.
The refinery had been largely idle for more than six years and was burdened with significant debt.
The current management undertook a major rehabilitation programme and resumed crude processing in late December 2025.
TOR is currently processing about 28,000 barrels of crude per day. Work is underway to restore its second processing unit, which would increase the refinery’s capacity to about 45,000 barrels per stream day.
Speaking to reporters during the inspection, Jinapor said measures would be put in place to minimise disruptions to electricity supply while the work is carried out.
“As we enter the final phase of construction from Monday, July 20, 2026, some customers may experience temporary and localised power interruptions to allow these essential works to be carried out safely,” he said.
“These temporary inconveniences are necessary to deliver a stronger, more reliable electricity network that will support the continued growth and development of Kumasi and the Ashanti Region.”
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Jinapor urged residents and businesses to be patient during the construction period.
“Every effort will be made by GRIDCo and the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to minimise disruptions and restore supply as quickly as possible. I thank the people of Kumasi for their patience, understanding and continued support,” he said.
“Without sustained public and private investment, it will be difficult to build the infrastructure, technology and human capital needed to support Ghana’s long-term energy aspirations,” he said.
He said the NPA continued to implement policy and technology-driven initiatives to regulate, supervise and monitor downstream petroleum service providers, improve compliance, ensure a reliable fuel supply, guarantee fuel quality and promote investment across the sector.
The two-day conference has brought together policymakers, industry executives, investors, academics and other stakeholders from 25 countries to discuss regulatory reforms, infrastructure development, energy security, financing opportunities, local content, regional trade, technological innovation, environmental sustainability and the role of the private sector in driving growth.
Ghana’s Minister for Energy and Green Transition, John Abdulai Jinapor, reaffirmed the government’s commitment to expanding the country’s petroleum sector through increased oil and gas exploration and production.
He said the government was pursuing an aggressive strategy to boost crude oil and natural gas production through new discoveries while strengthening domestic refining capacity.
According to the minister, both the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) and Sentuo Oil Refinery have committed to refining up to one million barrels of Ghanaian crude oil.
TOR thanked President Mahama for supporting efforts to revive the state-owned refinery.
It also acknowledged Energy and Green Transition Minister John Abdulai Jinapor, as well as trading firms Fujairah and Triangle Trading Commodities, regulators, financiers, logistics providers and technical partners for their support in the refinery’s operations.
The refinery had been largely idle for more than six years and was burdened with significant debt.
The current management undertook a major rehabilitation programme and resumed crude processing in late December 2025.
TOR is currently processing about 28,000 barrels of crude per day. Work is underway to restore its second processing unit, which would increase the refinery’s capacity to about 45,000 barrels per stream day.
