{"id":305075,"date":"2017-03-27T09:26:55","date_gmt":"2017-03-27T09:26:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=305075"},"modified":"2017-03-27T09:26:55","modified_gmt":"2017-03-27T09:26:55","slug":"ghana-to-begin-clean-fuel-importation-from-july-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/03\/ghana-to-begin-clean-fuel-importation-from-july-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghana to begin clean fuel importation from July 1"},"content":{"rendered":"
Effective July 1, 2017, petrol and diesel imported into the country will have a maximum sulpur content level of 50 Parts Per Million (ppm), Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Hassan Tampuli, has directed.<\/p>\n
According to him, NPA had to revise the initial start date of April 1, 2017, mainly to engage Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) to make sure that the State-owned refinery as a national asset is not put at a disadvantage position.<\/p>\n
He announced this at the 4th Annual General Meeting of the Chamber of Bulk Oil Distributors (CBOD).<\/p>\n
Public Eye Report<\/strong><\/p>\n According to a report published last year by Public Eye, a Swiss-based NGO, which is partner to Ghana\u2019s ACEP, some European companies have been shipping toxic diesel to many African countries, including Ghana.<\/p>\n