REF.& DIST.REHAB.

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The Petroleum Refining and Distribution Project aims to increase the reliability and reduce the cost of supply and distribution of petroleum products throughout the country by further improving the operating efficiency of the Ghanaian Italian Petroleum Company's (GHAIP) refinery and by rehabilitating and improving the Ghana Oil Company's (GHOIL) existing oil distribution and marketing facilities. It intends to also open a new route of transport (Volta Lake) of petroleum products to the north and enable the distribution of diesel and kerosene to outlying/remote areas mainly to facilitate movement of agricultural products. The proposed project comprises several components including (a) completion of the ongoing rehabilitation of the Tema Refinery of GHAIP; (b) rehabilitation of GHOIL's bulk petroleum storage depots located at Takoradi and Kumasi; (c) rehabilitation of GOIL's existing network of retail outlets; and (d) expansion of infrastructure. Further to this, the project involves (e) provision of storage tanks and transfer facilities at Akosombo and Buipe; (f) provision of oil jetties; (g) provision of transport vehicles; and (h) provision of facilites for farmers' services reseller outlets. Lastly, the project provides (i) project engineering and management assistance, a computer facility and training.

World Bank Group

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Road, Automotive, Oil and Gas, Raw Materials, Government