Tag Archives: Fuel shortage

The Minister of Energy, John Jinapor, has sounded another alarm over a looming nationwide power crisis, revealing that the country has less than three days’ worth of liquid fuel to power its electricity-generating plants. Addressing the Parliamentary Committee on Energy on Thursday, May 15, Mr Jinapor stated that the Ministry …

The Member of Parliament for Yapei Kusawgu, John Jinapor has raised concerns over an impending power crisis, commonly known as ‘dumsor,’ due to a severe fuel shortage. Speaking after the inauguration of President John Dramani Mahama in Accra on Tuesday, January 7, 2024, Jinapor revealed that the country’s fuel stock …

Ghana could be hit with fuel shortages soon following a threat by the Tanker Owners Union to halt the transportation of fuel across the country over claims some foreign nationals have taken over their business. Under the local content law and the deregulation of the petroleum sector, the haulage of …

Cuba’s communist government has cancelled Monday’s traditional May Day parade because of acute fuel shortages. Every year hundreds of thousands of people are bussed in from across the island to fill Havana’s Revolution Square on International Workers’ Day. It is the first time since the 1959 revolution that the celebrations …

Communications Manager for the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Mohammed Abdul-Kudus, has dismissed rumours of an imminent fuel shortage in the country. According to him, the country has enough quantity of petroleum products in storage to sustain the demand of consumers till the next delivery of fuel happens. His statement follows …

Ghana faces a looming fuel shortage as the central bank rations dollars after oil prices surged following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The monthly fuel import bill for the West African nation jumped to $450 million in May, from $250 million in January, according to two people with knowledge of the …

The National Chairperson of the General Transport Petroleum and Chemical Workers Union, Bernard Owusu, has hinted at a nationwide shortage of fuel. According to him, the expected shortage in the commodity is due to the fact that the current fuel buffer in the country can only last up to six …