NPA Announces Ex-Pump Price Floors For October 16-31 Window
The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has announced new ex-pump price floors for petroleum products for the pricing window of October 16 to 31, 2026.
In a notice issued on October 12, 2026, the Authority set the minimum prices that Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) and Liquefied Petroleum Gas Marketing Companies (LPGMCs) are expected to charge consumers.
Under the new floor prices, Petrol is pegged at GHS 16.09 per litre, Diesel at GHS 17.09 per litre, LPG at GHS 13.87 per kilogram, MGO Local at GHS 17.20 and Kerosene at GHS 17.45.
According to the NPA, all OMCs and LPGMCs are entreated to comply with the above price floors for the window under consideration, as per the Petroleum Product Pricing Guidelines (PPPG).
The Authority clarified that the price floors exclude the premiums charged by International Oil Trading Companies (IOTCs) and the operating margins of BIDECs, as well as the Marketers’ and Dealers’ Margins of OMCs/LPGMCs, which will be independently determined by the companies as pertains under the PPPG.
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