Tema Oil Refinery was shut down in 2021 due to a lack of crude oil
The Acting Managing Director of the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR), Edmund Kombat, has disclosed that the facility will resume operations in October 2025.
According to him, the move is aimed at reducing Ghana’s dependence on imported refined petroleum products.
Appearing before Parliament’s Energy Committee, Kombat pointed out that the country currently spends approximately US$400 million monthly on fuel imports, and the revival of TOR could lead to substantial savings.
“We spend $400 million every month importing refined petroleum products. When TOR is running, we will need less than 60% of that money to import refined petroleum products,” he said.
He added that; “Based on the timeline we are working with, between September and October, we should have the CDU [Crude Distillation Unit] back on stream.”
TOR was shut down in 2021 due to a lack of crude oil, the key raw material for refining.
Kombat noted that the refinery now has the capacity to process up to 60,000 barrels daily, which could meet between 45% and 60% of the country’s local fuel demand.
Meanwhile, a Turnaround Maintenance Committee supervised by the Deputy Managing Director, has been established to oversee and ensure the full restoration of the refinery.
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