Ghana must reduce fuel import dependence through local refining – Benjamin Nsiah

He said it would require a deliberate effort to strengthen the country’s refining capacity, including the revamping of existing refineries “Very conservative in terms of production or processing most of your crude locally to secure your local market” he said Mr Nsiah argued that changing the policy direction should also inform strategies for revamping Ghana’s refineries and creating the conditions needed to attract investment into downstream petroleum sector.

The Energy Expert maintained that the shift towards local processing should form the basis of Ghana’s strategy for strengthening the petroleum downstream industry and meeting the needs of the domestic market.

Energy Expert Benjamine Nsiah is calling for a major shift in Ghana’s petroleum downstream strategy, urging the country to process most of it is crude locally to meet domestic demand.