The Chamber of LPG Marketing Companies (COMAC) has raised alarms over a widening price gap between Atuabo- and Tema-supplied Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG), warning that deliveries from Atuabo could be suspended if immediate regulatory action is not taken.
In a letter to the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), COMAC Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Riverson Oppong, highlighted that Sage Petroleum, the Atuabo-based supplier, is currently selling LPG at GH¢12.65 per kilogram—nearly GH¢1.00 higher than competitors in Tema, including Alpha, Matrix, and FuelTrade, whose prices hover around GH¢11.65–11.66/kg.
Dr. Oppong described the disparity as a “structural disadvantage” that threatens the financial viability of Atuabo-zone LPG operations. He stressed that continuing to absorb losses is unsustainable and warned that trucks may be grounded and deliveries suspended after the holiday period unless corrective measures are implemented.
COMAC proposed two solutions to the NPA: either compel Sage Petroleum to align its prices with Tema-based suppliers, or lift zonal restrictions to allow LPG marketers to source from Tema, restoring competitive balance.
The letter, also copied to the Minister of Energy & Green Transition, Sage Petroleum, Ghana National Gas Company, and all LPG marketing companies, underscores growing tensions in Ghana’s LPG sector and the urgent need for government intervention to safeguard supply chain integrity and consumer interests.
With no response yet from the NPA, the Atuabo LPG market remains on edge, as marketers push for swift action to prevent potential disruption in the supply of cooking gas across the region.
