Authors :
MCJERRY ATTA BEKOE; AUGUSTINE NTAAMA ENNINFUL
Volume/Issue :
Volume 7 - 2022, Issue 8 - August
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DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7085887
Abstract :
The pursuit for cheap, productive and
environmentally friendly energy resources has advanced
over the years. This has resulted in an increment in the
demands and needs for energy which testifies to the
direct impact energy has on the economic growth of a
country. In 1990, the Government of Ghana established
the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Promotion Program
to encourage the citizens to switch from wood fuel to
LPG as an initiative to deal with the domestic cooking
energy crises. The program received good feedbacks
from the citizens; however, due to the numerous issues it
posed, the program was ceased. In spite of the failure of
the LPG Promotion Program, there was a massive
progress in LPG usage in urban areas. This led to the
Rural LPG Promotion Program (RLP), an initiative
launched by the government in 2013, to improve access
in the rural areas. There has been improvement in the
RLP; however, fuel cost and an inadequate
implementation structure hinder the program’s success.
In view of the above, this paper seeks to identify and
examine the opportunities and the challenges the LPG
Cylinder Recirculation model, a program yet to be
launched, brings to the promotion of LPG in the nation.
Some opportunities identified include; reduction in the
health and environmental problems associated with LPG
service stations operations, less cost on citizens to repair
damage or leakage in cylinders, reduction in explosions
at LPG service stations and job creation. However, some
challenges identified include; lack of enough cylinders
for the program and negative effect on the businesses
ofthe LPG marketing companies and LPG tanker
drivers. It is therefore recommended that for the LPG
Cylinder Recirculation Model to achieve its objective,
the Ghana Cylinder Manufacturing Company (GCMC)
should be renovated for production to increase the
quantity of cylinders and even repair damaged ones and
talks should be held between government and the LPG
marketing companies on how best the LPG marketing
companies can be involved in the policy. Much work will
be required to make this upcoming program productive
and sustainable.
Keywords :
Energy, Recirculation, LPG Cylinder, Environment,
The pursuit for cheap, productive and
environmentally friendly energy resources has advanced
over the years. This has resulted in an increment in the
demands and needs for energy which testifies to the
direct impact energy has on the economic growth of a
country. In 1990, the Government of Ghana established
the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Promotion Program
to encourage the citizens to switch from wood fuel to
LPG as an initiative to deal with the domestic cooking
energy crises. The program received good feedbacks
from the citizens; however, due to the numerous issues it
posed, the program was ceased. In spite of the failure of
the LPG Promotion Program, there was a massive
progress in LPG usage in urban areas. This led to the
Rural LPG Promotion Program (RLP), an initiative
launched by the government in 2013, to improve access
in the rural areas. There has been improvement in the
RLP; however, fuel cost and an inadequate
implementation structure hinder the program’s success.
In view of the above, this paper seeks to identify and
examine the opportunities and the challenges the LPG
Cylinder Recirculation model, a program yet to be
launched, brings to the promotion of LPG in the nation.
Some opportunities identified include; reduction in the
health and environmental problems associated with LPG
service stations operations, less cost on citizens to repair
damage or leakage in cylinders, reduction in explosions
at LPG service stations and job creation. However, some
challenges identified include; lack of enough cylinders
for the program and negative effect on the businesses
ofthe LPG marketing companies and LPG tanker
drivers. It is therefore recommended that for the LPG
Cylinder Recirculation Model to achieve its objective,
the Ghana Cylinder Manufacturing Company (GCMC)
should be renovated for production to increase the
quantity of cylinders and even repair damaged ones and
talks should be held between government and the LPG
marketing companies on how best the LPG marketing
companies can be involved in the policy. Much work will
be required to make this upcoming program productive
and sustainable.
Keywords :
Energy, Recirculation, LPG Cylinder, Environment,
