Ghana LPG Gas Sector Study

This study forms part of a broader study by the Oil and Gas Policy Division(COCPO) to identify reasons for the Liquid Petroleum Gas market (LPG market) failure in some selected countries, including Ghana. It is sequel to a similar stud...

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Main Authors: Edjekumhene, Ishmael, Atta-Owusu, Frank O., Ampong, Charles
Format: Mining/Oil and Gas
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:
AIR
CO2
LPG
NOX
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/02/16448940/ghana-vol-ii-lpg-gas-sector-study
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12727
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topic ACCESSIBILITY
ACCIDENTS
AIR
AIR POLLUTION
AIRBORNE EMISSIONS
ALTERNATIVE MODES
ANNUAL PRODUCTION
APPLIANCES
AUTOMOBILE
AUTOMOBILE USE
AUTOMOTIVE FUEL
AVAILABILITY
BARREL
BARRELS OF OIL
BARRELS PER DAY
BIDDING
BIOGAS
BOTTLENECKS
BURNERS
CALORIFIC VALUE
CAPACITY UTILIZATION
CARBON MONOXIDE
CATERING
CLEAN ENERGY
CLEANER FUEL
CO2
COMBUSTION
COMMERCIAL VEHICLES
COMPRESSED AIR
COMPRESSORS
CONGESTION
COOKING
COOKING FUELS
COST RECOVERY PRICING
CRUDE OIL
CRUDE OIL IMPORTS
DEMAND FOR PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
DEMAND GROWTH
DEPOT
DIESEL
DISPOSABLE INCOME
DISTILLATION
DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES
DISTRIBUTION FACILITIES
DISTRIBUTION INFRASTRUCTURE
DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS
DISTRIBUTORS FACILITIES
DOMESTIC DEBT
DOMESTIC PETROLEUM
DOWNSTREAM OIL
DOWNSTREAM OIL INDUSTRY
DRIVING
ECONOMIES OF SCALE
ELECTRIC GENERATORS
ELECTRIC POWER
ELECTRICITY
EMISSIONS
EMISSIONS LEVELS
ENERGY NEEDS
ENERGY POLICIES
ENERGY PRICES
ENERGY SECTOR
ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
EX-REFINERY PRICE
EXCISE DUTIES
EXCISE DUTY
EXPENDITURES
FAIR
FINISHED PRODUCTS
FOSSIL
FOSSIL FUEL
FOSSIL FUELS
FREIGHT
FUEL
FUEL CONSUMPTION
FUEL COST
FUEL OIL
FUEL USE
FUELS
FUELWOOD
GAS COMPANY
GAS EXPLORATION
GAS EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION
GAS INDUSTRY
GAS MARKET
GAS MARKETING
GAS OIL
GAS PIPELINE
GAS PIPELINE PROJECT
GAS POLICY
GAS SECTOR
GAS SUPPLY
GASOLINE
GENERATION
GREENHOUSE GAS
GRID ELECTRICITY
HEAT
HEATING
HIGH PRESSURE
HOUSEHOLD ENERGY
HOUSEHOLD FUELS
INDUSTRIAL SECTOR
INSPECTION
INVENTORY
KEROSENE
LIGHTING
LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS
LIQUID PETROLEUM
LIQUID PETROLEUM GAS
LP GAS
LP GAS ASSOCIATION
LP GAS INDUSTRY
LPG
MARKET DEMAND
MARKET DEVELOPMENT
MARKET FAILURE
MARKET FORCES
MARKET POTENTIAL
MARKET PRICE
MARKET SURVEY
MAXIMUM EFFICIENCY
MERCHANDISE
METHANE
MILLION METRIC TONS OF OIL
MODES OF TRANSPORT
NATIONAL ENERGY
NATURAL GAS
NITROGEN
NOX
OIL AND GAS
OIL DEMAND
OIL IMPORTS
OIL INDUSTRY
OIL MARKETING
OIL MARKETING COMPANIES
OIL REFINERY
OIL STORAGE
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PARTICULATE
PARTICULATE MATTER
PETROLEUM
PETROLEUM CONTRACTS
PETROLEUM CORPORATION
PETROLEUM DEMAND
PETROLEUM EXPLORATION
PETROLEUM GAS
PETROLEUM INDUSTRY
PETROLEUM MARKETING
PETROLEUM PRICE
PETROLEUM PRICING
PETROLEUM PRODUCTION
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PETROLEUM SECTOR
PIPELINE
PIPELINES
PIPES
POLICE
PRESSURE REGULATORS
PRICE CEILING
PRICE CEILINGS
PRICE INCREASE
PRICE LIBERALIZATION
PRICE STRUCTURE
PRICE SUBSIDY
PRICE VOLATILITY
PRICING POLICY
PRIMARY DEPOTS
PRIVATE INVESTORS
PRIVATE PARTICIPATION
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT
PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION
PRIVATE TRANSPORT
PRIVATE VEHICLES
PRODUCTION LEVEL
RAIL
REFINED PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
REFINED PRODUCTS
REFINERIES
REFINING
REFRIGERATION
RELIABILITY OF SUPPLY
RENEWABLE FUELS
RESIDUAL FUEL
RESIDUAL FUEL OIL
RETAIL
RETAIL PRICE
RETAIL PRICES
RETAILING
ROAD
ROAD NETWORK
ROAD TRANSPORT
ROAD VEHICLES
ROUTES
RURAL ENERGY
SAFETY
SAFETY ISSUES
SAFETY LEGISLATION
SAFETY REGULATIONS
SAFETY STANDARDS
SALE
SALES
SOURCE OF ENERGY
STEAM BOILERS
STOCKS
STORAGE CAPACITY
STORAGE FACILITIES
STORAGE FACILITY
STOVES
STREAM
SUBSTITUTE
SUBSTITUTION
SUPPLIER
SUPPLY CHAIN
SURPLUS
THERMAL EFFICIENCY
TOXIC GASES
TRADITIONAL BIOMASS
TRADITIONAL FUELS
TRANSIT
TRANSPARENCY
TRANSPORT OPERATORS
TRANSPORT SECTOR
TRANSPORTATION
TRANSPORTS
TRUCKS
TURBINE
UNBURNED HYDROCARBONS
UTILITIES
VEHICLE
WOOD FUEL
WOOD FUELS
WORLD MARKET
spellingShingle ACCESSIBILITY
ACCIDENTS
AIR
AIR POLLUTION
AIRBORNE EMISSIONS
ALTERNATIVE MODES
ANNUAL PRODUCTION
APPLIANCES
AUTOMOBILE
AUTOMOBILE USE
AUTOMOTIVE FUEL
AVAILABILITY
BARREL
BARRELS OF OIL
BARRELS PER DAY
BIDDING
BIOGAS
BOTTLENECKS
BURNERS
CALORIFIC VALUE
CAPACITY UTILIZATION
CARBON MONOXIDE
CATERING
CLEAN ENERGY
CLEANER FUEL
CO2
COMBUSTION
COMMERCIAL VEHICLES
COMPRESSED AIR
COMPRESSORS
CONGESTION
COOKING
COOKING FUELS
COST RECOVERY PRICING
CRUDE OIL
CRUDE OIL IMPORTS
DEMAND FOR PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
DEMAND GROWTH
DEPOT
DIESEL
DISPOSABLE INCOME
DISTILLATION
DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES
DISTRIBUTION FACILITIES
DISTRIBUTION INFRASTRUCTURE
DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS
DISTRIBUTORS FACILITIES
DOMESTIC DEBT
DOMESTIC PETROLEUM
DOWNSTREAM OIL
DOWNSTREAM OIL INDUSTRY
DRIVING
ECONOMIES OF SCALE
ELECTRIC GENERATORS
ELECTRIC POWER
ELECTRICITY
EMISSIONS
EMISSIONS LEVELS
ENERGY NEEDS
ENERGY POLICIES
ENERGY PRICES
ENERGY SECTOR
ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
EX-REFINERY PRICE
EXCISE DUTIES
EXCISE DUTY
EXPENDITURES
FAIR
FINISHED PRODUCTS
FOSSIL
FOSSIL FUEL
FOSSIL FUELS
FREIGHT
FUEL
FUEL CONSUMPTION
FUEL COST
FUEL OIL
FUEL USE
FUELS
FUELWOOD
GAS COMPANY
GAS EXPLORATION
GAS EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION
GAS INDUSTRY
GAS MARKET
GAS MARKETING
GAS OIL
GAS PIPELINE
GAS PIPELINE PROJECT
GAS POLICY
GAS SECTOR
GAS SUPPLY
GASOLINE
GENERATION
GREENHOUSE GAS
GRID ELECTRICITY
HEAT
HEATING
HIGH PRESSURE
HOUSEHOLD ENERGY
HOUSEHOLD FUELS
INDUSTRIAL SECTOR
INSPECTION
INVENTORY
KEROSENE
LIGHTING
LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS
LIQUID PETROLEUM
LIQUID PETROLEUM GAS
LP GAS
LP GAS ASSOCIATION
LP GAS INDUSTRY
LPG
MARKET DEMAND
MARKET DEVELOPMENT
MARKET FAILURE
MARKET FORCES
MARKET POTENTIAL
MARKET PRICE
MARKET SURVEY
MAXIMUM EFFICIENCY
MERCHANDISE
METHANE
MILLION METRIC TONS OF OIL
MODES OF TRANSPORT
NATIONAL ENERGY
NATURAL GAS
NITROGEN
NOX
OIL AND GAS
OIL DEMAND
OIL IMPORTS
OIL INDUSTRY
OIL MARKETING
OIL MARKETING COMPANIES
OIL REFINERY
OIL STORAGE
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PARTICULATE
PARTICULATE MATTER
PETROLEUM
PETROLEUM CONTRACTS
PETROLEUM CORPORATION
PETROLEUM DEMAND
PETROLEUM EXPLORATION
PETROLEUM GAS
PETROLEUM INDUSTRY
PETROLEUM MARKETING
PETROLEUM PRICE
PETROLEUM PRICING
PETROLEUM PRODUCTION
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PETROLEUM SECTOR
PIPELINE
PIPELINES
PIPES
POLICE
PRESSURE REGULATORS
PRICE CEILING
PRICE CEILINGS
PRICE INCREASE
PRICE LIBERALIZATION
PRICE STRUCTURE
PRICE SUBSIDY
PRICE VOLATILITY
PRICING POLICY
PRIMARY DEPOTS
PRIVATE INVESTORS
PRIVATE PARTICIPATION
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT
PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION
PRIVATE TRANSPORT
PRIVATE VEHICLES
PRODUCTION LEVEL
RAIL
REFINED PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
REFINED PRODUCTS
REFINERIES
REFINING
REFRIGERATION
RELIABILITY OF SUPPLY
RENEWABLE FUELS
RESIDUAL FUEL
RESIDUAL FUEL OIL
RETAIL
RETAIL PRICE
RETAIL PRICES
RETAILING
ROAD
ROAD NETWORK
ROAD TRANSPORT
ROAD VEHICLES
ROUTES
RURAL ENERGY
SAFETY
SAFETY ISSUES
SAFETY LEGISLATION
SAFETY REGULATIONS
SAFETY STANDARDS
SALE
SALES
SOURCE OF ENERGY
STEAM BOILERS
STOCKS
STORAGE CAPACITY
STORAGE FACILITIES
STORAGE FACILITY
STOVES
STREAM
SUBSTITUTE
SUBSTITUTION
SUPPLIER
SUPPLY CHAIN
SURPLUS
THERMAL EFFICIENCY
TOXIC GASES
TRADITIONAL BIOMASS
TRADITIONAL FUELS
TRANSIT
TRANSPARENCY
TRANSPORT OPERATORS
TRANSPORT SECTOR
TRANSPORTATION
TRANSPORTS
TRUCKS
TURBINE
UNBURNED HYDROCARBONS
UTILITIES
VEHICLE
WOOD FUEL
WOOD FUELS
WORLD MARKET
Edjekumhene, Ishmael
Atta-Owusu, Frank O.
Ampong, Charles
Ghana LPG Gas Sector Study
geographic_facet Africa
Ghana
description This study forms part of a broader study by the Oil and Gas Policy Division(COCPO) to identify reasons for the Liquid Petroleum Gas market (LPG market) failure in some selected countries, including Ghana. It is sequel to a similar study carried out in Nigeria in 2002. It is expected that lessons learned from the Nigeria study will be cautiously applied to other countries that are likely to benefit from similar investigative and analytical work. The objectives of this study are to investigate and identify impediments to LPG market development in Ghana; develop a strategy for market take-off / expansion for Ghana s domestic LPG market; expand access to LPG by all, including the poor in Ghana. The target is to achieve a per capita LPG consumption equivalent to the average of other West African countries which, according to data available from a World Bank/ World LPG Association (WLPGA) study for West Africa, has been estimated to be on the order of 3.7 kg. Another recent study, the UN Millennium Project, recommends, inter alia, that countries should ensure that at least 50% of households currently using traditional biomass for cooking be provided with easier access to modern cooking fuels by 2015, if they are to achieve their Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
format Economic & Sector Work :: Mining/Oil and Gas
author Edjekumhene, Ishmael
Atta-Owusu, Frank O.
Ampong, Charles
author_facet Edjekumhene, Ishmael
Atta-Owusu, Frank O.
Ampong, Charles
author_sort Edjekumhene, Ishmael
title Ghana LPG Gas Sector Study
title_short Ghana LPG Gas Sector Study
title_full Ghana LPG Gas Sector Study
title_fullStr Ghana LPG Gas Sector Study
title_full_unstemmed Ghana LPG Gas Sector Study
title_sort ghana lpg gas sector study
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2013
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/02/16448940/ghana-vol-ii-lpg-gas-sector-study
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12727
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spelling okr-10986-127272021-04-23T14:03:04Z Ghana LPG Gas Sector Study Edjekumhene, Ishmael Atta-Owusu, Frank O. Ampong, Charles ACCESSIBILITY ACCIDENTS AIR AIR POLLUTION AIRBORNE EMISSIONS ALTERNATIVE MODES ANNUAL PRODUCTION APPLIANCES AUTOMOBILE AUTOMOBILE USE AUTOMOTIVE FUEL AVAILABILITY BARREL BARRELS OF OIL BARRELS PER DAY BIDDING BIOGAS BOTTLENECKS BURNERS CALORIFIC VALUE CAPACITY UTILIZATION CARBON MONOXIDE CATERING CLEAN ENERGY CLEANER FUEL CO2 COMBUSTION COMMERCIAL VEHICLES COMPRESSED AIR COMPRESSORS CONGESTION COOKING COOKING FUELS COST RECOVERY PRICING CRUDE OIL CRUDE OIL IMPORTS DEMAND FOR PETROLEUM PRODUCTS DEMAND GROWTH DEPOT DIESEL DISPOSABLE INCOME DISTILLATION DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES DISTRIBUTION FACILITIES DISTRIBUTION INFRASTRUCTURE DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS DISTRIBUTORS FACILITIES DOMESTIC DEBT DOMESTIC PETROLEUM DOWNSTREAM OIL DOWNSTREAM OIL INDUSTRY DRIVING ECONOMIES OF SCALE ELECTRIC GENERATORS ELECTRIC POWER ELECTRICITY EMISSIONS EMISSIONS LEVELS ENERGY NEEDS ENERGY POLICIES ENERGY PRICES ENERGY SECTOR ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY EX-REFINERY PRICE EXCISE DUTIES EXCISE DUTY EXPENDITURES FAIR FINISHED PRODUCTS FOSSIL FOSSIL FUEL FOSSIL FUELS FREIGHT FUEL FUEL CONSUMPTION FUEL COST FUEL OIL FUEL USE FUELS FUELWOOD GAS COMPANY GAS EXPLORATION GAS EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION GAS INDUSTRY GAS MARKET GAS MARKETING GAS OIL GAS PIPELINE GAS PIPELINE PROJECT GAS POLICY GAS SECTOR GAS SUPPLY GASOLINE GENERATION GREENHOUSE GAS GRID ELECTRICITY HEAT HEATING HIGH PRESSURE HOUSEHOLD ENERGY HOUSEHOLD FUELS INDUSTRIAL SECTOR INSPECTION INVENTORY KEROSENE LIGHTING LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS LIQUID PETROLEUM LIQUID PETROLEUM GAS LP GAS LP GAS ASSOCIATION LP GAS INDUSTRY LPG MARKET DEMAND MARKET DEVELOPMENT MARKET FAILURE MARKET FORCES MARKET POTENTIAL MARKET PRICE MARKET SURVEY MAXIMUM EFFICIENCY MERCHANDISE METHANE MILLION METRIC TONS OF OIL MODES OF TRANSPORT NATIONAL ENERGY NATURAL GAS NITROGEN NOX OIL AND GAS OIL DEMAND OIL IMPORTS OIL INDUSTRY OIL MARKETING OIL MARKETING COMPANIES OIL REFINERY OIL STORAGE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS PARTICULATE PARTICULATE MATTER PETROLEUM PETROLEUM CONTRACTS PETROLEUM CORPORATION PETROLEUM DEMAND PETROLEUM EXPLORATION PETROLEUM GAS PETROLEUM INDUSTRY PETROLEUM MARKETING PETROLEUM PRICE PETROLEUM PRICING PETROLEUM PRODUCTION PETROLEUM PRODUCTS PETROLEUM SECTOR PIPELINE PIPELINES PIPES POLICE PRESSURE REGULATORS PRICE CEILING PRICE CEILINGS PRICE INCREASE PRICE LIBERALIZATION PRICE STRUCTURE PRICE SUBSIDY PRICE VOLATILITY PRICING POLICY PRIMARY DEPOTS PRIVATE INVESTORS PRIVATE PARTICIPATION PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION PRIVATE TRANSPORT PRIVATE VEHICLES PRODUCTION LEVEL RAIL REFINED PETROLEUM PRODUCTS REFINED PRODUCTS REFINERIES REFINING REFRIGERATION RELIABILITY OF SUPPLY RENEWABLE FUELS RESIDUAL FUEL RESIDUAL FUEL OIL RETAIL RETAIL PRICE RETAIL PRICES RETAILING ROAD ROAD NETWORK ROAD TRANSPORT ROAD VEHICLES ROUTES RURAL ENERGY SAFETY SAFETY ISSUES SAFETY LEGISLATION SAFETY REGULATIONS SAFETY STANDARDS SALE SALES SOURCE OF ENERGY STEAM BOILERS STOCKS STORAGE CAPACITY STORAGE FACILITIES STORAGE FACILITY STOVES STREAM SUBSTITUTE SUBSTITUTION SUPPLIER SUPPLY CHAIN SURPLUS THERMAL EFFICIENCY TOXIC GASES TRADITIONAL BIOMASS TRADITIONAL FUELS TRANSIT TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT OPERATORS TRANSPORT SECTOR TRANSPORTATION TRANSPORTS TRUCKS TURBINE UNBURNED HYDROCARBONS UTILITIES VEHICLE WOOD FUEL WOOD FUELS WORLD MARKET This study forms part of a broader study by the Oil and Gas Policy Division(COCPO) to identify reasons for the Liquid Petroleum Gas market (LPG market) failure in some selected countries, including Ghana. It is sequel to a similar study carried out in Nigeria in 2002. It is expected that lessons learned from the Nigeria study will be cautiously applied to other countries that are likely to benefit from similar investigative and analytical work. The objectives of this study are to investigate and identify impediments to LPG market development in Ghana; develop a strategy for market take-off / expansion for Ghana s domestic LPG market; expand access to LPG by all, including the poor in Ghana. The target is to achieve a per capita LPG consumption equivalent to the average of other West African countries which, according to data available from a World Bank/ World LPG Association (WLPGA) study for West Africa, has been estimated to be on the order of 3.7 kg. Another recent study, the UN Millennium Project, recommends, inter alia, that countries should ensure that at least 50% of households currently using traditional biomass for cooking be provided with easier access to modern cooking fuels by 2015, if they are to achieve their Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). 2013-03-14T17:54:31Z 2013-03-14T17:54:31Z 2007-02 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/02/16448940/ghana-vol-ii-lpg-gas-sector-study http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12727 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Mining/Oil and Gas Economic & Sector Work Africa Ghana