The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has assured the public that there is no cause for alarm regarding the reported pockets of petrol shortage in the Northern region.  

A statement issued by the NPA and copied the Ghana News Agency in Accra said following reports of pockets of shortage of petrol in the Northern part of the country, the Technical Committee on Energy set up by the Chief of Staff, met on January 10, 2025, to discuss modalities to resolve the issue.  

It said the logistical challenge identified was being comprehensively resolved using a three-pronged approach.  

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The first approach is that Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) are being granted a special dispensation to load petrol from the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company (BOST) depot in Kumasi to serve retail outlets in the five regions in the northern part of the country.  

Another arrangement is that OMCs are being granted a special dispensation to load more petrol from depots in Tema to augment what is being loaded from Kumasi to serve retail outlets in the five regions in the northern part of the country.  

Arrangements are also being made in collaboration with BOST to move nine million litres of petrol in the pipeline between the Buipe and Bolgatanga depots into storage in Bolgatanga to immediately serve retail outlets in the five regions in the northern part of the country.  

The statement said the three-pronged solution was being implemented concurrently to immediately address the issue.   

"Consequently, we wish to encourage the consuming public to go about their normal business and avoid panic buying.   

"The NPA wishes to reassure Ghanaians of adequate fuel stocks in the country and there are vessels lined up to discharge products into the country," the statement said.