The Centre for Environmental Management and Sustainable Energy (CEMSE) has petitioned the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) to probe a suspected fuel fraud case involving an oil marketing company.
The group believes the situation may have cost the country about GH¢2.5 million.
In a petition dated April 16, 2026, CEMSE raised concerns about the activities of Life Energy.
The organisation said the company reported unusually high fuel sales from four outlets located in smaller communities.
CEMSE’s Executive Director, Benjamin Nsiah, said the reported figures do not match the realities on the ground.
He explained that the numbers suggest possible wrongdoing, including falsified data, smuggling, or other illegal practices within the petroleum sector.
“These locations are not major industrial or high-traffic transit hubs,” he stated.
“Even assuming 24-hour operations, selling about 44,650 litres per day at a single retail outlet in such semi-urban or rural areas is commercially impossible without evidence of massive bulk commercial off-take or systematic fraud.”
CEMSE revealed that the company reportedly lifted over 5.5 million litres of fuel from Rock Africa Limited in August 2025.
It then assigned the same average sales figures of 1,384,250 litres to each of the four outlets in Sefwi Osei Kojokrom, Sefwi Debiso, Sefwi Yawmatwa, and Dormaa Ahenkro.
The group said this pattern raises red flags. It argued that identical sales volumes across different locations are unlikely in real business operations and may point to fabricated records.
CEMSE also questioned whether these communities could consume such large quantities of fuel. It noted that the areas are not known for heavy commercial activity or busy transport routes.
The organisation warned that if the company used these figures to claim payments under the Uniform Petroleum Price Fund (UPPF), the country may have lost millions of cedis.
CEMSE urged EOCO to act quickly and request key documents, including loading records, delivery notes, and GPS tracking data from Rock Africa Limited.
It also called for a detailed review of sales records and tank data from Life Energy’s outlets.
The group further recommended on-site inspections to verify storage capacity and operations. It added that authorities should freeze accounts if they uncover signs of fraud.
“The integrity of Ghana’s downstream petroleum sector is critical to national revenue and energy security,” Mr Nsiah said.
“Allowing such blatantly implausible sales figures to pass without investigation would set a dangerous precedent and embolden economic criminals,” the group said.
CEMSE shared copies of the petition with the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) and the Chamber of Oil Marketing Companies (COMAC).
