Chief Executive Officer of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Mr. Godwin Kudzo Tameklo (Esq.) earlier today inaugurated a 16-member multi-stakeholder Bitumen Technical Committee.
The committee has been tasked with developing a robust regulatory framework to guide the quality, regulation, and use of bitumen in Ghana’s road construction sector.
The Bitumen industry has existed in Ghana for several years and plays a critical role in the development and maintenance of the road infrastructure in the country, however there is no dedicated regulatory framework governing key activities such as importation, storage, transportation, distribution and quality assurance.
The committee will be chaired by Mr. Abass Tasunti, Director of Economic Regulation and Planning (ER&P) at the NPA, with Ms. Bridgette A. Turkson, Acting Director of the Licensing Directorate serving as Co-Chair.
Other members include representatives from the NPA’s Quality Assurance, Licensing, Inspections Monitoring and HSE, and Economic Regulation and Planning Directorates, as well as key stakeholders from the Ghana Highways Authority (GHA), Ghana Standards Authority (GSA), Ghana Revenue Authority (Customs Division), and the Ministry of Roads and Highways.
Speaking on the importance of the Bitumen Technical Committee, Chief Executive Officer of the NPA, Mr. Tameklo (Esq), said the committee would ensure that Bitumen produced locally or imported meets the required standards.
