Edjekumhene, IshmaelAtta-Owusu, Frank O.Ampong, Charles2013-03-142013-03-142007-02https://hdl.handle.net/10986/12727This 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).en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESSIBILITYACCIDENTSAIRAIR POLLUTIONAIRBORNE EMISSIONSALTERNATIVE MODESANNUAL PRODUCTIONAPPLIANCESAUTOMOBILEAUTOMOBILE USEAUTOMOTIVE FUELAVAILABILITYBARRELBARRELS OF OILBARRELS PER DAYBIDDINGBIOGASBOTTLENECKSBURNERSCALORIFIC VALUECAPACITY UTILIZATIONCARBON MONOXIDECATERINGCLEAN ENERGYCLEANER FUELCO2COMBUSTIONCOMMERCIAL VEHICLESCOMPRESSED AIRCOMPRESSORSCONGESTIONCOOKINGCOOKING FUELSCOST RECOVERY PRICINGCRUDE OILCRUDE OIL IMPORTSDEMAND FOR PETROLEUM PRODUCTSDEMAND GROWTHDEPOTDIESELDISPOSABLE INCOMEDISTILLATIONDISTRIBUTION COMPANIESDISTRIBUTION FACILITIESDISTRIBUTION INFRASTRUCTUREDISTRIBUTION NETWORKSDISTRIBUTORS FACILITIESDOMESTIC DEBTDOMESTIC PETROLEUMDOWNSTREAM OILDOWNSTREAM OIL INDUSTRYDRIVINGECONOMIES OF SCALEELECTRIC GENERATORSELECTRIC POWERELECTRICITYEMISSIONSEMISSIONS LEVELSENERGY NEEDSENERGY POLICIESENERGY PRICESENERGY SECTORENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITSENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCYEX-REFINERY PRICEEXCISE DUTIESEXCISE DUTYEXPENDITURESFAIRFINISHED PRODUCTSFOSSILFOSSIL FUELFOSSIL FUELSFREIGHTFUELFUEL CONSUMPTIONFUEL COSTFUEL OILFUEL USEFUELSFUELWOODGAS COMPANYGAS EXPLORATIONGAS EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTIONGAS INDUSTRYGAS MARKETGAS MARKETINGGAS OILGAS PIPELINEGAS PIPELINE PROJECTGAS POLICYGAS SECTORGAS SUPPLYGASOLINEGENERATIONGREENHOUSE GASGRID ELECTRICITYHEATHEATINGHIGH PRESSUREHOUSEHOLD ENERGYHOUSEHOLD FUELSINDUSTRIAL SECTORINSPECTIONINVENTORYKEROSENELIGHTINGLIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GASLIQUID PETROLEUMLIQUID PETROLEUM GASLP GASLP GAS ASSOCIATIONLP GAS INDUSTRYLPGMARKET DEMANDMARKET DEVELOPMENTMARKET FAILUREMARKET FORCESMARKET POTENTIALMARKET PRICEMARKET SURVEYMAXIMUM EFFICIENCYMERCHANDISEMETHANEMILLION METRIC TONS OF OILMODES OF TRANSPORTNATIONAL ENERGYNATURAL GASNITROGENNOXOIL AND GASOIL DEMANDOIL IMPORTSOIL INDUSTRYOIL MARKETINGOIL MARKETING COMPANIESOIL REFINERYOIL STORAGEORGANIC COMPOUNDSPARTICULATEPARTICULATE MATTERPETROLEUMPETROLEUM CONTRACTSPETROLEUM CORPORATIONPETROLEUM DEMANDPETROLEUM EXPLORATIONPETROLEUM GASPETROLEUM INDUSTRYPETROLEUM MARKETINGPETROLEUM PRICEPETROLEUM PRICINGPETROLEUM PRODUCTIONPETROLEUM PRODUCTSPETROLEUM SECTORPIPELINEPIPELINESPIPESPOLICEPRESSURE REGULATORSPRICE CEILINGPRICE CEILINGSPRICE INCREASEPRICE LIBERALIZATIONPRICE STRUCTUREPRICE SUBSIDYPRICE VOLATILITYPRICING POLICYPRIMARY DEPOTSPRIVATE INVESTORSPRIVATE PARTICIPATIONPRIVATE SECTORPRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENTPRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATIONPRIVATE TRANSPORTPRIVATE VEHICLESPRODUCTION LEVELRAILREFINED PETROLEUM PRODUCTSREFINED PRODUCTSREFINERIESREFININGREFRIGERATIONRELIABILITY OF SUPPLYRENEWABLE FUELSRESIDUAL FUELRESIDUAL FUEL OILRETAILRETAIL PRICERETAIL PRICESRETAILINGROADROAD NETWORKROAD TRANSPORTROAD VEHICLESROUTESRURAL ENERGYSAFETYSAFETY ISSUESSAFETY LEGISLATIONSAFETY REGULATIONSSAFETY STANDARDSSALESALESSOURCE OF ENERGYSTEAM BOILERSSTOCKSSTORAGE CAPACITYSTORAGE FACILITIESSTORAGE FACILITYSTOVESSTREAMSUBSTITUTESUBSTITUTIONSUPPLIERSUPPLY CHAINSURPLUSTHERMAL EFFICIENCYTOXIC GASESTRADITIONAL BIOMASSTRADITIONAL FUELSTRANSITTRANSPARENCYTRANSPORT OPERATORSTRANSPORT SECTORTRANSPORTATIONTRANSPORTSTRUCKSTURBINEUNBURNED HYDROCARBONSUTILITIESVEHICLEWOOD FUELWOOD FUELSWORLD MARKETWorld Bank10.1596/12727