Executive members of the African Refiners & Distributors Association (ARDA) are currently in Ghana on a study visit to understudy the regulatory and operational framework of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA).

The delegation, led by ARDA Executive Secretary Mr. Anibor Ohole Kragha, aims to adopt best practices from the NPA to enhance the regulatory regimes of downstream petroleum operations in ARDA member countries.

Welcoming the delegation in Accra, the Chief Executive of the NPA, Mr. Godwin Kudzo Tameklo, expressed the Authority’s readiness to share knowledge and insights through the peer-to-peer engagement.

Mr. Tameklo, who attended the recent ARDA Week celebration in Cape Town, South Africa, described the forum as a vital platform for collaboration and peer review within Africa’s petroleum sector.

Mr. Kragha, on his part, commended the NPA for its longstanding support to the ARDA executive committee and praised Ghana’s regulatory framework.

He said the study tour would provide a deeper understanding of how to enhance operations in petroleum refining and distribution across the continent.

During the visit, officials from key NPA directorates—including the Unified Petroleum Pricing Fund (UPPF), Planning and Economic Regulation, Legal, and Gas—took turns to brief the ARDA team on their operational mandates and systems.