New NPA Act needed for efficiency and growth – Edudzi Tamakloe

The Chief Executive Officer of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Edudzi Tamakloe, has called for a new legal framework to govern Ghana’s downstream petroleum sector, saying the current NPA Act, passed more than two decades ago, must be updated to reflect changes within the industry. Addressing Parliament’s Energy Committee, Mr Tamakloe said the existing law, enacted in 2005, had served the country over the years but could no longer fully respond to emerging developments in the petroleu...

By Caleb Ahinakwah