Lattice Energy secures NPA licence for bulk petroleum importation and distribution.

Lattice Energy Ltd, a member of Abagona Legacy Holdings, has secured a Bulk Import, Distribution and Export (BIDEC) licence from the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), allowing it to expand into bulk petroleum trading in Ghana and the West African sub-region. The licence, granted at an NPA Governing Board meeting in September 2026, authorises the company to import, distribute and export refined petroleum products, including petrol, diesel, aviation fuel, residual fuel oil and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), as well as crude oil, subject to applicable regulatory requirements.

The development marks an expansion of Abagona Legacy Holdings’ interests in the petroleum sector, which began in 2017 with petroleum haulage through Translogies Ghana Ltd. The Group subsequently entered downstream petroleum marketing through Sotei Energy Ltd, which obtained an Oil Marketing Company (OMC) licence in 2019. Its petroleum operations now cover bulk supply, retail and commercial marketing, and transportation.

Lattice Energy will handle bulk importation, distribution and export, while Sotei Energy focuses on retail and commercial petroleum marketing, including service stations and industrial supply. Translogies Ghana provides petroleum haulage and logistics services. The wider Group also includes Zupoil Ltd, which specialises in waste oil management, and Mastaros Engineering, which provides engineering and upstream oil and gas services.

Licence to support supply and regional trade Group Chief Executive of Abagona Legacy Holdings, David Azupio, described the licence as another stage in the company’s expansion from petroleum transportation into retail marketing, commercial supply and bulk distribution. According to the Group, the licence is expected to strengthen supply planning, inventory management and product availability by providing direct access to international suppliers.

It is also expected to improve coordination between bulk supply, transportation and Sotei Energy’s retail and commercial operations. Beyond Ghana, the export component of the licence is expected to create opportunities for Lattice Energy to explore petroleum trade in neighbouring West African markets. Abagona Legacy Holdings says the expansion forms part of its broader ambition to develop an indigenous petroleum and energy business with operations across Ghana and the sub-region.

About Abagona Legacy Holdings Abagona Legacy Holdings is a Ghanaian business group with interests in energy, petroleum, logistics, engineering and related industries. Its portfolio includes Lattice Energy Ltd, Sotei Energy Ltd, Translogies Ghana Ltd, Zupoil Ltd and Mastaros Engineering, with activities spanning bulk petroleum supply, retail marketing, haulage, waste oil management and engineering services.