Takoradi Residents Lauds Cylinder Recirculation Model

Residents of Takoradi in the Western Region have lauded the Cylinder Recirculation Model (CRM) concept introduced by the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) to make LPG usage safer in communities and ensure a more protected environment.

The residents who participated in a stakeholders engagement forum organised by NPA have called for the availability of the fiberglass cylinders as against the steel ones, modern tubes and regulators to accompany the new cylinders to be distributed by the NPA.

They also called for closer access to communities to enhance accessibility.

Some suggested that the CRM should not be used as a political tool but rather be given legislative backing to ensure that no government threw away such a laudable concept.

Alhassan S.Tampuli, the Chief Executive Officer of the NPA, speaking at the stakeholders engagement held in Takoradi for the people of Western Region, said so far, 37,000 cylinders had been procured by the Authority to undertake the initial phase of the project.

The goal of the policy was to ensure that 50 percent of Ghanaians had access to safe, clean and environmentally friendly LPG for increased domestic, commercial and industrial usage by 2030.

The CRM would work at ensuring that consumers got the LPG products at specialized retail outlets after the Cylinder recall exercise by the NPA.

Mr. Tampuli pointed out that the relevant licenses accompanied with structured safety protocols were to be maintained by marketers and distributors who would be franchised by the NPA.

The National LPG promotion policy seeks to provide direction on marketing and distribution of LPG in a safe and efficient manner whiles ensuring increased access of the commodity.

The Chief Executive Officer of NPA said the company by the step taken hoped to develop a market driven structure to ensure safety, enhance capacity of existing regulators and ensure the existence of robust and standard health, safety and environmental practices in the production, marketing and consumption of LPG.

The new value chain, under the CRM would begin with imports and production, bulk storage, bulk transportation, automated bottling, bottle transportation, retail and users as against the old status of main suppliers, refining and gas processing, storage, transport and retail outlets bulk customer.

source: asempanews