NPA Announces 24-Hour Transition
The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has constituted a Steering Committee and technical sub-committees as part of preparations to transition into the 24-Hour service provision.
In a statement, it said the implementation will begin with a nationwide pilot covering approximately ten per cent of the downstream sector, with security deployment as the immediate priority.
It comes after the NPA signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to coordinate the expansion of round-the-clock operations across Ghana’s downstream petroleum sector with the 24-Hour Economy Authority.
The agreement establishes a framework for operational readiness standards, security coordination, and institutional collaboration to support the country’s economic transformation programme.
Under the MoU, the NPA will develop and enforce 24-hour operational readiness standards covering lighting, security, staffing protocols, digital fuel monitoring, and fire safety across fuel stations, refineries, bulk storage depots, and bulk road vehicle operations, while the 24-Hour Economy Authority will coordinate the enabling environment, including security agency deployment and cross-government support for certified operators.
A statement by the NPA said the partnership is designed to ensure that the downstream petroleum sector keeps pace with the broader 24-Hour Economy programme, which is developing agro-processing capacity, expanding manufacturing, and building logistics corridors across the country: Reliable, round-the-clock fuel supply is a critical enabler for each of these pillars.
The partnership brings together key players across the petroleum and security value chain, including the Chamber of Oil Marketing Companies (COMAC), Chamber of Bulk Oil Distributors (CBOD), BOST Energies, the Ghana National Tanker Drivers Union (GNTDU), Tanker Owners Union (TOU), refineries, the Chana Police Service, National Security Secretariat, Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority, Ghana: Petroleum Mooring Systems (GPMS), the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), and private sector investors.
Mr Augustus Goosie Tanoh, Presidential Adviser on the 24-Hour Economy and Accelerated Export Development, said, “The programme is not only asking operators to stay open longer. We are building the enterprises and industrial capacity that will create growing demand for these services.
“To the factory owner in Tema, the trader in Tamale, the transport operator on the Accra-Kumasi corridor, the message is simple. If you are ready to grow, we are building the system to support you.”
For his part, Godwin Kudzo Tameklo, Esq, Chief Executive of the NPA, said: “This agreement aligns the NA’S regulatory mandate with the national economic transformation agenda. We will ensure that the standards for 24-hour operations are clear, enforceable, and designed to protect workers, consumers, and critical infrastructure.”
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