RE: CYLINDER RECIRCULATION MODEL TO ELIMINATE CHEATING AT THE FILLING STATIONS – NPA

The attention of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has been drawn to a publication purporting that the Head of Communications of the Authority, Mr. Mohammed Abdul-Kudus, has suggested that the Cylinder Recirculation Model (CRM) will eliminate cheating at the filling stations.

The purported statement, which was couched from an interview that he granted to an Accra-based radio station, was captured in the headline but the content of the story does not support that rendition.

Mr. Abdul-Kudus spoke about the concerns raised by customers regarding the integrity of the filled cylinders under the Cylinder Recirculation Model (CRM).

He sought to explain that the filling of the cylinders under the CRM was automated at the bottling plants and that customers were assured of the right quantity of LPG they would be paying for at the exchange points. He further assured that customers who are still doubtful will have access to scales at the exchange points to weigh their cylinders and verify the correct quantities. The media house that conducted the interview carried the story on their online portal with the correct headline: "NPA allays fears of gas cheating under cylinder recirculation model."

The NPA has since drawn the attention of the media house to the misrepresentation and the need for it to effect the correction to represent the explanation given by Mr. Abdul-Kudus.

The NPA is mindful of its regulatory mandate to be fair to all players in the country's petroleum downstream industry, and will therefore not pass any comments to antagonize or tarnish the reputation of any player.

The Authority is also guided by its mandate to protect the interests of customers and attend to their concerns.

Thank you.
Signed
Corporate Affairs Directorate
Thursday 22nd August, 2024