The Communications Spokesperson for the Ministry of Energy and Green Transition, Richmond Rockson, has strongly rejected claims that recent fuel price reductions are being driven solely by industry players rather than government intervention.
Speaking on Adom FM’s Dwaso Nsem, Mr. Rockson described such assertions as misleading and inaccurate.
He acknowledged that there had been extensive stakeholder engagement with the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), the Chamber of Oil Marketing Companies (COMAC), among others. However, he explained that the reliefs represent revenues being sacrificed by government to give Ghanaians breathing space.
His comments come after the Chief Executive Officer of COMAC, Dr Riverson Oppong, claimed that recent reductions at the pumps—GH¢0.36 on petrol and GH¢2 on diesel—were the result of operational adjustments within the downstream petroleum sector, not government action.
“The claim that the relief comes solely from industry players and not government is simply incorrect and false,” he stated.
He explained that the government is deliberately forgoing revenues it is entitled to within the downstream petroleum sector in order to ease the burden on consumers.
“These are revenues legitimately due to the state for the provision of essential services, which the government has deliberately chosen to forgo to cushion consumers,” he said.
According to him, portraying the reductions as an industry-led move distorts the reality of the situation.
“It is misleading to suggest that the burden is being borne by the industry or the private sector. The reality is that the government is absorbing this cost in the public interest,” he added.
The exchange highlights growing debate within the energy sector over the true drivers of recent fuel price adjustments, as consumers continue to monitor changes at the pumps.
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