Ghana’s petroleum downstream regulator, National Petroleum Authority (NPA), has initiated steps to partner with the Togolese Directorate in charge of Environment to monitor the Trans boundary movement of waste oil between the two West African nations.
Some unscrupulous persons in the two countries have been smuggling finished petroleum products under the guise of transporting waste oil.
It is for this reason that the two institutions want to collaborate in sharing information between them to curb the illegalities.
To start the processes, the NPA’s Deputy Chief Executive, Mrs. Linda Asante, has led a delegation to visit the Togolese Directorate in charge of Environment in Lome, Togo, headed by Miss Mery Yaou, to begin a discussion on how the two institutions can partner to deal with the issue.
Mrs. Asante said that while she was aware of the Basel Convention which provides the framework for such activities, waste oil activities have become an issue of grave concern in Ghana, saying, “This is the reason for which the NPA seeks to have a working relationship with the Directorate in Togo.”
Corroborating, Miss Mery Yaou, the Head of the Directorate, said the visit was very timely especially because they also have, in recent times, had concerns with waste oil activities, particularly on how waste oil delivered to Ghana is disposed off.
She assured the NPA of her institution’s support and close collaboration to ensure a robust system is put in place for effective monitoring of waste oil activities.
The NPA team also visited its counterpart in Togo, the Comité de Suivi des Fluctuations des Prix des Produits Pétroliers (CSFPPP) and the Togolese Port Authority, which is responsible for the management and oversight of all port infrastructure including the Oil Jetty.
Mrs. Asante expressed the NPA’s interest in discussing more business opportunities which can be exploited by players in both countries.
The discussion also centred on how to map out strategies to enhance efficiency in export trade while instituting measures to combat illegal practices in the trade.
In a related development, the NPA team also paid a visit to the project site of Sanol Gas (an LPG marketing company in Togo) where there is currently the construction of a 3000MT capacity LPG Tank Farm.
The visit was to explore business opportunities between the two countries in the LPG sub-sector.
Mrs. Asante informed Sanol Gas of the review of the existing guidelines which seeks to make the export process more business-friendly and facilitate trade.
She further appealed to Sanol Gas to reconsider Ghana as a country of choice for its LPG supply.
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