The Ministry of Energy has predicted that in 2030 fifty percent (50%) of the Ghanaian populace will ditch firewood and adapt to the use of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) as a source for cooking.Speaking during a media interview at the 2024 Women in Energy Outreach Programme, the sector minister, Herbert Krapa, revealed plans for the full implementation of the Cylinder Recirculation Model (CRM) next year.

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According to him, the CRM's roll out which was scheduled for 2024 has been halted due to several factors adding that the situation is currently being addressed."The recirculation model is going well. We have had some initial concerns from stakeholders. We have broadened and deepened the stakeholder consultation. We expect that starting from next year, we will see a more aggressive rollout of the model.

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“2030, we should have 50 percent of the Ghanaian people using cylinders as a source of cooking rather than firewood. And it is an ambitious programme, but we believe that we have the capacity to roll it out, and we call on all stakeholders to give us the needed support.

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”The CRM is a distribution system which has been designed by the Energy Ministry where consumers exchange their empty LPG cylinders for ones that have been filled at designated vending points.

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