Recent developments

The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) of Ghana has issued an interim waiver as per the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) directive on Harmonized Specification for Automotive Fuels, effective on January 20, 2022, and ending on December 31, 2024. This waiver allows local refineries licensed by the Authority to produce and supply diesel and gasoline containing sulfur levels not exceeding 1,500 mg/kg.

However, diesel and gasoline imported into the country shall continue to comply with the sulfur requirements; a maximum of 50 mg/kg, as stipulated in the ECOWAS Harmonized Specifications for Automotive Fuels and Ghanaian official specifications.