Herbert Krapa, the Minister of State at the Ministry of Energy, has announced that the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) will resume operations within the next three months.
According to Mr. Krapa, TOR management has agreed to this timeline. He emphasized the government’s commitment to restarting production at TOR, noting that a strategic partner is being secured, and this process will be completed soon to enable the refinery to reopen.
He made this announcement in a Facebook post after visiting TOR and Sentuo Oil Refinery on Tuesday, July 23, 2024.
In his post, Mr. Krapa stated, “Earlier today, I paid working visits to Tema Oil Refinery and Sentuo Oil Refinery. I am happy to announce that together with the Management of TOR, we agreed on a three-month timeline for the resumption of the plant.
“I also announced the government’s plan to immediately revive TOR’s Testing Laboratory for revenue generation. I charged both TOR and Sentuo to see each other as partners and collaborate for the growth of both refineries.”
During his visits, he called for the support of all stakeholders to revive the facility.
“There is no gain in saying TOR needs all our support, and attention and we all need to put our hands on deck it is for these reasons that I chose TOR to be my first official visit to the institutions that work under the ministry. I don’t think it’s late in the day.”
The facility is currently managed by Managing Director Kofi Tagoe Mocumbi.
TOR halted operations several years ago due to a lack of crude oil, which is necessary for refining.
Before its closure, the refinery had the capacity to process around 45,000 barrels of crude oil per day.
However, some stakeholders in the oil industry are worried that the refinery’s inactivity is affecting the cost of imported fuel.
