The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has stated that the Cylinder Recirculation Model (CRM) will be in operation alongside the current distribution model until it is completely phased out.
The Cylinder Recirculation Model (CRM) includes the process of replenishing LPG cylinders at large refilling facilities and then delivering them to consumers through specialized retail stores referred to as exchange points.
During the initial day of implementation, a visit by Citi News to several LPG stations showed that the commencement of the implementation had not yet taken place.
The NPA clarified that the refilling plants are at various stages of completion, causing a delay in the rollout.
Interacting with Citi News, Obed Kraine Boachie, the Head of Gas in Charge of Commercial Regulation at the NPA, indicated that consumers can still visit their LPG filling stations to refill their cylinders until exchange points are established in their communities.
“We are running the whole model side by side with the CRM. This means that you can still go to the refilling station where you have been filling your cylinders all this while and refill your cylinder to whatever quantity you want and take it home. Until you see an exchange point in your local area or vicinity and decide to go there and begin the cylinder exchange. From that point on, any time you are short of gas, you can go to that station and exchange your empty cylinder for a filled one,” he stated.