Ghana - Apply for Electricity Production License

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Procedure

Apply In-Person:

1. To Apply for Electricity Production License in Ghana, the applicant has to approach the Ghana Electricity Commission office contact link
2. Applicant must obtain the application form from the relevant department.
3. Applicant has to enter all the information in the application form.
4. Documents that are needed for this procedure are mentioned under “Required Documents” section of this page.
5. Payment of appropriate fees should be made and that can be found under the "Fees" section of this page.
6. Once all the required submissions are available, together with all other requirements of the financial institution from which funding is sought, the applicant may submit a formal application for a licence to the Office of the Executive Secretary of the Commission.
7. The applicant shall complete the appropriate forms in their entirety and submit all required attachments, affidavits, and evidence of capability specified.
8. An incomplete application will not be processed or may be rejected.
9. Separate applications are required from an applicant to engage in different market activities that fall within different segments of the industry.
10. The Commission may accept a single application from an applicant in respect of multiple activities in the same segment of the industry, but separate licenses will be issued for each market activity or facility where the activity is carried out and the appropriate fees charged.
11. An applicant may be requested to furnish the Commission with further information as the Commission may deem necessary, and the applicant will be required to submit such information before the application will be deemed to be complete.
12. An application shall be deemed to have been successfully lodged only if and when all relevant supporting documentation required, as indicated in the respective chapter for each license type (as well as any additional information requested), is provided to the Commission and full payment of the required application fee has been made.
13. The Commission shall acknowledge receipt of an application for a license within ten (10) working days of submission of an application and indicate whether the applicant's submissions fully satisfy the requirements expected of the relevant type of license or otherwise.
14. In the case of Electricity Generation Licenses, all related Power Purchase Agreements should capture the obtaining of the required license as a Condition Precedent to the effectiveness of the agreement. The Energy Commission Licensing procedures are not subject to the requirements or terms of any Power Purchase Agreement, and the refusal of the Commission to grant a license applied for cannot be used as grounds for lodging a claim against any public entity.
15. The applicant is required to sign a declaration indicating that all data presented to the Energy Commission in the application for a license are true and correct to the best of the Applicant's knowledge.
16. The applicant may be required to make a presentation to the Board of the Commission as the final step in the application process.
17. Where a licensee is unable to achieve financial close within the stipulated 18 months, the licensee may apply for an extension of time for a period not exceeding 6 months, providing evidence that the granting of the requested extension would, with a high degree of certainty, lead to the achievement of financial close within the extension period requested. The Commission will consider such application, and determine whether or not to grant the extension period requested on the basis of the evidence submitted. Any application for extension must, however, be submitted at least two clear months before the expiry of the provisional license.
18. Failure to notify the Commission of financial close (and make full payment of the initial license fee) within 18 months of issuance of this provisional license or failure to secure an extension of the 18 month window before the expiry of the license will lead to the license being cancelled without option for renewal, and the performance guarantee paid shall be forfeited.
19. On achieving financial close, the licensee shall apply to the Commission for the full license, with evidence that financial close has been achieved. This license will authorise the licensee to move to site and commence construction activities in accordance with the provisions of the license.

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Required Documents

Copies of the following documents shall be enclosed

• Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association
• Original power of attorney in favour of the signatory to commit the applicant
• Passport size picture (write your name and phone number behind picture)
• Original copy of pay-in slip to the form
• Proof of identity (citizen card/ driving license/ passport /if any)

Office Locations & Contacts

Energy Commission
Government office in Accra, Ghana
Address: Ghana Airways Ave, Accra, Ghana
HRX8+5RX Accra, Ghana
EMOP Secretariat.
Private Mail Bag,
Ministries Post Office,
Accra - Ghana.
Tel:  +233 (0)302 908193 /+233 (0)302 813 756/7
E-mail:  [email protected]
Phone: +233 30 281 3756
Contact link
Location link
Email: [email protected]
Telephones: (233-302) 813763, 813762 or 813756

Eligibility

• A new company seeking to undertake a power production exceeding one megawatt is eligible to apply.

Fees

• License fees ranges from $ 2500 - 75,000.

Notes:

• Energy Commission reserves the right to review license fees by Public Notice.
• EPC is the Engineering and Procurement Contract
• Initial License Fee: This is a one-time payment fee for a new license for construction of a facility
• Annual License Fee: This is an annual payment for the maintenance of valid existing licenses
• Amendment Fee of 50% of the Application fee shall be charged.

Validity

• This license validity for 1 year.

Documents to Use

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Sample Documents

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Processing Time

• The processing time for this procedure takes 10 working days.

Related Videos

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
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Instructions

• The Energy Commission was established by an Act of Parliament, Energy Commission Act, 1997 (Act 541), among other things, to license and regulate the technical operations of service providers in the electricity supply industry. The Commission performs these regulatory functions through elaborations and enforcement of licensing conditions, technical rules of practice and standards of performance rules.

Required Information

• Applicant/Company’s legal name, addresses, telephone number and website
  • Legal Name
  • Postal Address
  • Physical Address
  • Town/City
  • Digital Address
  • Region
  • Email
  • Town/City
  • Telephone
  • Website address (if any)
• Contact person for regulatory matters
  • Name
  • Title
  • Address (if different)
  • Digital Address
  • Telephone
  • Email
• Location where applicant intends to establish activity (where applicable)
  • Community
  • Town/City
  • District
  • Region
• Approximate proposed date to begin operation
• Signature
• Financial information
• Details of company ownership structure
• Name of Company/Applicant
• Name of Managing Director/ Director/Principal Officer
• Signature
• Date

Need for the Document

• An electricity production license enables the applicant to production electricity that is directly connected and evacuated through a distribution system or an independent distribution licensee.

Information which might help

• Section 11 of the Act provides that a person shall not undertake any operations in Ghana's electricity supply industry for which a licence is required unless the person either:
  • holds a licence granted under the Act authorising the relevant operations or
  • Is exempted from holding a licence.
• A breach of this requirement is an offence under the Act and may be sanctioned accordingly.
• Whilst permits from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the relevant local authorities are required for the construction of any physical structure, acquisition of such permits does not absolve a person from the requirement to be licenced.

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

External Links

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