NPA Sets Petrol at GH¢16.09, Diesel at GH¢17.09 for Second October Pricing Window

The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has set the minimum ex-pump price for petrol at GH¢16.09 per litre and diesel at GH¢17.09 per litre for the second pricing window of October 2026.

The new minimum price floors will take effect from October 16 to October 31, 2026, according to a notice issued by the Authority on Monday, October 12, 2026.

Under the revised pricing guidelines, the minimum price for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) has been set at GH¢13.87 per kilogram.

The NPA has also established a minimum price floor of GH¢17.20 per litre for Marine Gas Oil (MGO) Local, while kerosene has been pegged at GH¢17.45 per litre for the same period.

The Authority has directed all Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) and LPG Marketing Companies (LPGMCs) to comply with the announced minimum prices throughout the two-week pricing window.

In the notice, the NPA stated: “As per the Petroleum Product Pricing Guidelines (PPPG), all Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) and LPG Marketing Companies (LPGMCs) are entreated to comply with the above price floors for the window under consideration.”

However, the announced figures represent minimum price benchmarks and should not be interpreted as the final prices consumers will necessarily pay at filling stations and LPG retail outlets.

According to the Authority, the price floors do not include premiums charged by International Oil Trading Companies (IOTCs), the operating margins of Bulk Import, Distribution and Export Companies (BIDECs), or the marketing and dealer margins of OMCs and LPGMCs.

The NPA explained that these additional charges and margins would be determined independently by the respective companies in accordance with the applicable pricing guidelines.

“The price floors exclude the premiums charged by International Oil Trading Companies (IOTCs) and the operating margins of BIDECs, as well as the Marketers’ and Dealers’ Margins of OMCs/LPGMCs. These will be independently determined by the companies as per the PPPG,” the notice added.

This means the actual prices charged at individual filling stations and LPG outlets may differ from the minimum figures announced by the Authority, depending on the additional costs and margins applied by the companies.

The minimum price floors form part of Ghana’s petroleum product pricing framework, which requires the NPA to establish minimum pricing benchmarks for petroleum and LPG marketing companies during designated pricing windows.

The latest announcement covers the second pricing window of October 2026, running from October 16 to October 31.