The National Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NPRA) has conducted successful explorations in Ghana on strategic models of operation with its sister authority, the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) in Ghana.
The engagement aims at giving deep dive regulatory frameworks to NPRA on NPA’s sound petroleum deliveries that would seamlessly be implemented at the Sierra Leone Petroleum Industry with focus on improved technical advancements, sound public policies and effective human resource management.
The head of delegation, Wuyata Deen Swarray who doubles as Director of Policy and Planning Development at the National Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NPRA) noted that NPA’s management has had a broad-spectrum of key regulatory policies with the Sierra Leone delegation positioning Ghana’s Petroleum Industry as one of the most efficient oil industries in the sub- region.
Madam Swarray said NPRA has been on a steady pace in the last two years with consistent international best practices being developed and implemented which drive the Authority’s growth and stability, noting that, the management of NPRA is still open to more reforms and foreign expertise that would create conducive ambiance in Sierra Leone’s downstream oil sector in order to ensure that domestic, foreign investors and end-users see themselves as like-minded people in the industry.
Welcoming the Sierra Leone delegation, the Chief Executive Officer of Ghana’s National Petroleum Authority, Godwin Kudzo Tamelko Esq. commended the delegation for considering the Ghanaian petroleum industry to tap into their strategic framework policies, describing it as an apparent testament to the Ghana Authority’s progress and effectiveness over the years.
The NPA-Ghana CEO expressed appreciation for the visit and urged the delegation to adopt ongoing international best practices and implement those policies in Sierra Leone which have the proclivity to expand and drive development policies and Africa’s energy sector.
