The Chief Executive of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Dr. Mustapha Abdul-Hamid has said Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) as the main source of cooking fuel rose from 24.5 percent in 2017 to 36.9 percent in 2021.
According to him, the increase in the adoption rate of gas as the main source of cooking fuel is a result of regulatory interventions focused on rural LPG promotions to distribute free cylinders, intensified public education on safe usage of LPG, infrastructural development, improvement in supply and distribution and LPG pricing structure.
Speaking at the 3rd West Africa LPG Conference and Expo on the theme “Towards Making LPG The Clean Fuel of West Africa”, the NPA Boss said the objective of the government is to ensure at least 50 percent penetration by 2050.
Dr. Abdul-Hamid said even though Ghana had made gains in LPG consumption over the past five years, some challenges have threatened the sustainability of the LPG market in Ghana.
For his part, the Minister of Energy, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh said the LPG industry presents an attractive solution to leverage the shift to cleaner energy sources while promoting Africa’s industrialisation agenda.
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