Senyo Hosi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n1. The Ghana Standard for sulphur content stands at 3000 parts per million (PPM).<\/p>\n
This has been so since 2014 and considered acceptable by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Ghana Standards Authority.<\/p>\n
2. Standards stood at 10,000ppm and later 5,000ppm in 2007 when BDCs joined the supply chain.<\/p>\n
3. BDC supplies have stood at about 2,000 – 2,200ppm and in some cases below 1,000ppm.<\/p>\n
4. Per point 1 and 3, BDCs do not supply or import substandard products. In fact, BDCs supply products superior to the Ghana standards.<\/p>\n
5. The European standard is superior to the Ghana standard with a 50ppm.<\/p>\n
6. Standards are set by policy makers in ‘consultation’ with industry within the West African Region and including the Africa Refiners Association.<\/p>\n
The standards are set acknowledging technological improvements and implications of regional logistics costs and local refinery capacity to meet specs and the consequential impact on refinery employment.<\/p>\n
7. The NPA has since 2014 been championing efforts to move Ghana Standards to 500ppm.<\/p>\n
B. Does the Ghanaian deserve better?<\/p>\n
1. Absolutely, yes. Can European 50ppm spec be supplied to Ghana? Absolutely yes.<\/p>\n
2. It is, however, expected to increase the logistical cost as the cost advantage in sharing logistics across West Africa will be lost.<\/p>\n
This may be initially steep but temporal. The incremental cost may not exceed 10%. The cost will likely taper down as more countries follow suit.<\/p>\n
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Source: Finder newspaper<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Following the global report indicating\u00a0that Ghana\u2019s market has been flooded with toxic diesel, it has been reported that data from the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has revealed that Bulk Oil Storage and Transport Company Limited (BOST), the state owned strategic reserve holder, accounts for a significant 25% of the total quantity of diesel imported into […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":213138,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[32,10],"tags":[1137,3,809,810,11818,11819],"yoast_head":"\n
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