NPA slashes Fuel Price Floor for April 16 window; petrol now GH¢13.27, diesel at GH¢16.10
The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has set a new minimum price floor for petroleum products for the April 16, 2026, window. Under the revised price floor, petrol has been reduced marginally to GH¢13.27 from GH¢13.30 as announced on April 1. Diesel has gone down to GH¢16.10 per litre from GH¢17.10. Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) has been adjusted upward marginally to GH¢10.79, from its previous quote of GH¢10.71.
The new minimum price floor should mean that "As per the Petroleum Products Pricing Guidelines (PPPG), all Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) and LPG Marketing Companies (LPGMCs) are entreated to comply with the above price floors for the window under consideration." These prices exclude premiums charged by International Oil Trading Companies (IOTCs), as well as the operating margins of Bulk Import, Distribution and Export Companies (BIDECs) and the marketers' and dealers' margins of OMCs and LPGMCs. The various Oil Marketing Companies will now have the right to determine the final price of the product at the pumps, which "will be independently determined by the companies as pertains under the PPPG."
No OMC or LPG Marketing Company will be permitted to sell below the approved price floors from April 16 to May 1, 2026. Consumers are expected to pay significantly more at the pumps from April 16, 2026, once additional levies, margins and operational charges are factored in.
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The NPA has announced new minimum price floors for petroleum products effective April 16, 2026 - impacting petrol, diesel and LPG. The changes have sparked interest, but what could this mean for consumers?
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