Argument for TOR’s 500ppm standard weak - COPEC
The reduction is as a result of a report by Public Eye which criticised Swiss firms for their links to the trade of diesel in Africa that contain high Sulphur considered illegal in Europe.
They argue that the NPA cannot allow TOR to produce at 500ppm while the Bulk Oil Distributing Companies are made to import the commodity with 10 ppm.
Speaking to Accra-based Citi FM the Executive Secretary of COPEC, Duncan Amoah said government needed to invest in TOR so it could also meet the required standard.
He, therefore, called for an independent laboratory to check all sulphur levels in the country including oil refined by the TOR.
The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has reviewed the national sulphur specification for diesel from 3000 parts per million (ppm) to 500ppm.
The reduction is as a result of a report by Public Eye which criticised Swiss firms for their links to the trade of diesel in Africa that contain high Sulphur considered illegal in Europe.
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Meanwhile, the CEO of NPA Moses Asaga has justified the Authority’s decision. He said this was to prevent avert a shutdown of Tema Oil Refinery (TOR).
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