Fisheries Minister Calls for Action to Resolve Premix Fuel Supply Bottlenecks

The Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture, Mrs Emelia Arthur, has called for urgent and practical solutions to bottlenecks affecting the supply and distribution of premix fuel to fishing communities across the country.

She said the challenges along the premix fuel supply chain must be addressed through improved coordination, effective monitoring and timely interventions to ensure that fuel is available to fishers when needed.

She made the call at a stakeholder engagement held at the Ministry’s Conference Room to examine challenges affecting the availability, supply and distribution of premix fuel.

The Minister said the engagement should go beyond identifying challenges and result in concrete measures to improve the reliability of the premix fuel supply chain.

She called for clear allocation timelines, improved supply planning, stronger tracking and monitoring systems, as well as better coordination among institutions and industry players involved in blending, supply and distribution.

Mrs Arthur urged the stakeholders to work together to address the challenges and ensure greater accountability at every stage of the supply process.

She said ensuring the availability of premix fuel at landing beaches was essential to supporting fishing communities and improving service delivery to fishers.

The stakeholders examined several challenges affecting the supply chain, including fuel accessibility and availability, allocation and distribution constraints, gaps in tracking and monitoring, under-recovery and other operational difficulties

The meeting brought together stakeholders across the premix fuel value chain, including representatives of the National Premix Fuel Secretariat, Ministry of Energy and Green Transition, Chamber of Oil Marketing Companies, Tema Oil Refinery, Ghana National Gas Company Limited, Timeless Oil, Maranatha Oil Limited, Vihama Energy, Globex Energy, Alfa Petro and Med Petroleum.

Irene Wirekoaa Osei, ISD

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