GOIL PlC has officially commissioned five LPG stations simultaneously at five specific locations nationwide. The launching ceremony was held at the Burma Camp GOIL service station in Accra.

The locations include the Cape Coast By-Pass in the Central Region, the GOIL Burma Camp and Kpeshie Service Station in the Greater Accra Region, and Kentinkrono and Kumasi in the Ashanti Region. The fifth station, Paco Gas Station, in Takoradi in the Western Region, is going through the final approval processes by the National Petroleum Authority (NPA).

According to Kwame Osei-Prempeh, CEO of GOIL, the company has taken a step towards the full implementation of the government’s Cylinder Recirculation Module (CRM) policy, which aims to ensure that by 2030, 50% of Ghanaians will have access to safe, clean, and environmentally friendly LPG.

He explained that the sites were selected because they meet the necessary criteria, including approval from the Land Use and Spatial Planning Authority, compliance with NPA regulations, profitability, and ensuring that customers in different areas have access to modern and safe refuelling facilities. “The technical experts used gas leakage detection alarms, loading arms, sprinkler systems, automated and emergency shut-off valves, and underground LPG storage tanks fitted with standard equipment,” he added.

The Autogas stations were “designed based on current construction procedures and international safety standards,” commented Osei-Prempeh, and “will reduce manual handling of the opening and closing of valves, which makes them a safer option for dispensing LPG into vehicles in Ghana.”

Minister of Energy Matthew Opoku Prempeh also attended the opening ceremony and congratulated GOIL for this milestone, “an accomplishment the entire nation takes pride in.” “The commissioning of this modern LPG station here in Burma Camp and, by extension, the other four sites in Kpeshie, Cape Coast, Takoradi, and Kumasi marks a significant achievement in the implementation of energy policy as it pertains to the transport sector in Ghana,” he stated.

Source: GNA

25 October 2023