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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How it works

Three steps from application to a verifiable issued document.

  1. Tell us what you’re applying for

    Guided forms ask only the questions that apply to that permit.

  2. Submit and pay the fee

    Assessed from the EPA fee schedule. Pay by Mobile Money, card or bank transfer.

  3. 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.

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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.

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Hello! Welcome to Ask EPA, your public guide for environmental compliance and permitting in Ghana.

Ask me anything about which permit your undertaking needs under the Environmental Assessment Regulations (LI 1652), required documents, fee structures, or how to get started on the digital portal.