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Renewable Energy Act, 2011(ACT 832)

Section 8:
(1) A person shall not engage in a commercial activity in the renewable energy industry without a licence granted under this Act.

(2) For the purposes of this Act, the commercial activities in the renewable energy industry are
(a) production;
(b) transportation; 
(c) storage;
(d) distribution, sale and marketing; 
(e) importation;
(f) exportation and re-exportation; and 
(g) installation and maintenance.

(3) The Commission may by legislative instrument limit or expand the scope of activities under subsection (2).

(4) A person who engages in a commercial activity in the renewable energy industry without a licence issued by the Commission as provided under this Act, commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding two thousand penalty units or to a term of imprisonment not exceeding five years or to both.

(5) Where the offence is committed by a body corporate, that body corporate is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding five thousand penalty units.

Subject : Licences (Energy)  

Procedure to Follow


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Responsible Institution


Ministry of Energy

Ministries Enclave Accra, Ghana Opposite Pension House, SSNIT

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Online System

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