Protecting Ghana’s Environment, One Permit at a Time
EPA Ghana safeguards the nation’s natural resources through transparent, accountable, and digitally powered regulation.
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- 24/7 Available
- Expert Support
Photographs Kakum National Park · Wli waterfall · Lake Volta · Volta lake landscape via Wikimedia Commons
How it works
Three steps from application to a verifiable issued document.
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Tell us what you’re applying for
Guided forms ask only the questions that apply to that permit.
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Submit and pay the fee
Assessed from the EPA fee schedule. Pay by Mobile Money, card or bank transfer.
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Track, then download
Every stage is visible. The issued document is verifiable by anyone.
Register once. Access everything.
One account covers permits, licences, registrations and renewals. Each legal entity registers separately.
Organisation / company
Every document is issued in your company’s registered name.
Government institution
One account for your ministry, department or public institution.
Individual
For a person applying strictly in their own capacity.
Agent / consultant
Act for clients through a mandate they grant and can revoke.
Agents & consultants: EPA never issues a permit to an agent. Your client grants a mandate from their own account — never ask a client for their password.
All EPA Services in One Place
Digital applications
Permits, licences and product registrations, submitted online with answer-checking forms.
Secure document upload
Every supporting document held against the application it belongs to.
Real-time tracking
Submitted, under review, information requested, approved or issued — always visible.
Integrated payments
Mobile Money, Visa, debit card or bank transfer. No cash at any office.
Multi-entity management
Each entity keeps its own account; agents act only under a client mandate.
Dedicated support
Plain-language guides plus EPA-trained staff at sixteen regional offices.
Not sure which permit you need? Just ask.
Ask EPA is a public guide to permitting under LI 1652 — required documents, fees and how to get started. Questions are not stored.
General guidance only — not a decision by EPA.
I run a poultry farm with 8,000 birds — do I need an environmental permit?
Yes — a poultry operation of that scale needs an environmental permit under LI 1652 before operation. You’ll start with a screening application; here’s what to prepare…
Ready to go digital?
Manage your EPA compliance online — permits, licences, registrations and renewals, start to finish.