The Chief Executive Officer of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Mr. Godwin Kudzo Tameklo (Esq.), has officially inaugurated a 16-member multi-stakeholder Bitumen Technical Committee.
This committee is responsible for creating a comprehensive regulatory framework to oversee the quality, regulation, and application of bitumen in Ghana’s road construction industry.
The bitumen sector has been operational in Ghana for numerous years and is vital for the development and upkeep of the nation’s road infrastructure. However, there is currently no specific regulatory framework governing essential activities such as importation, storage, transportation, distribution, and quality assurance.
Mr. Abass Tasunti, the Director of Economic Regulation and Planning (ER&P) at the NPA, will chair the committee, while Ms. Bridgette A. Turkson, the Acting Director of the Licensing Directorate, will serve as Co-Chair.
The committee also includes representatives from the NPA’s Quality Assurance, Licensing, Inspections, Monitoring and HSE, and Economic Regulation and Planning Directorates, along with key stakeholders from the Ghana Highways Authority (GHA), Ghana Standards Authority (GSA), Ghana Revenue Authority (Customs Division), and the Ministry of Roads and Highways.
In discussing the significance of the Bitumen Technical Committee, Mr. Tameklo (Esq.), the Chief Executive Officer of the NPA, emphasized that the committee’s role is to ensure that both locally produced and imported bitumen adhere to the necessary standards.
