Ghana - Apply for Natural Gas Bulk Customer Permit

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Procedure

Apply In-Person:

1. To Apply for Natural Gas Bulk Customer Permit from Energy Commission in Ghana, the applicant has to approach the Ghana Electricity Commission office contact link
2. Applicants can obtain the application form from the Ghana Electricity Authority office.
3. Applicant must obtain the application form from the relevant department.
4. An applicant shall submit a signed application letter addressed to the Executive Secretary of the Commission.
5. Copies of natural gas consumption bills (last 3 months) from the wholesale supplier or distribution company OR a Business Plan indicating the planned consumption of natural gas by the customer in place of the 3 months natural gas consumption bill for applicants who are yet to start production or plan to increase natural gas consumption to the levels required for Bulk Customer Classification.
6. Applicant shall fill and submit one original application form signed by a Principal Officer (reference schedule 1-Application form A), Including a signed declaration/disclosure statement by each Director/Principal Shareholder of the company relating to any liabilities or investigations affecting their suitability as a Director/Shareholder of a licensed company.
7. Documents that are needed for this procedure are mentioned under “Required Documents” section of this page.
8. Provide Evidence that the applicant has registered with the Registrar General’s Department. Exhibits required include:
   • Certificate of Registration
   • Certificate to Commence Business
   • For Liability Companies; names, titles, nationalities, addresses and telephone numbers of the Company’s registered Directors or/and Company Secretary (where applicable), with at least one (1) Director being a citizen of Ghana, and also one (1) Director being resident in Ghana.
   • For Limited Liability Companies; names, titles, nationalities, addresses and telephone numbers of the Company’s registered Directors or/and Company Secretary (where applicable), with at least one (1) Director being a citizen of Ghana, and also one (1) Director being resident in Ghana.
9. “Proof of Fee Payment” Receipt confirming the payment of the prescribed licence application fee and that can be found under the "Fees" section of this page.
10. The submitted details will be verified by respective receiving authority. If all the details and documents are in place, application will be accepted.
11. Applicant will get a receipt as acknowledgement for the submission of application.
12. This application will be processed by the respective department.
13. Applicant gets notification about the issuance.
14. After seeing this notification, applicants must go to the respective office and the applicants get their license.
15. The processing time for this procedure takes 10 working days.

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Required Documents

Copies of the following documents shall be enclosed

• 1 hard copy of the following exhibits as separate attachments, clearly labeled and all pages sequentially numbered and initialed.
• Application form with a signed declaration/disclosure statement by each Director/Principal Shareholder of the company relating to any liabilities or investigations affecting their suitability as a Director/Shareholder of a licensed company.
• Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association
• Original power of attorney in favor of the signatory to commit the applicant
• Certificate of Registration
• Certificate to Commence Business
• Provide an Environmental Permit or Permanent Environmental Certificate issued by the EPA.
• Provide detailed timelines for the specific activities that must be performed to produce the various project deliverables.
• Provide copies of construction procedures of the LNG facility.
• Provide a copy of the signed EPC contract with evidence of selection process.
• Copies of the applicant's financial arrangements to conduct electricity business as a business activity (e.g., guarantees, bank commitments, contractual arrangements, credit agreements, etc.).
• Two years of forecasted financial statements (balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statement)
• Fire Certificate
• Evidence that the applicant has the capacity to comply with the license conditions, codes and guidelines relevant to its application
• 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

• Citizen of Ghana or
• A body corporate registered under the Companies Code, 1963 (Act 179) or under any other law of Ghana or
• A partnership registered under the Incorporated Private Partnerships Act, 1962 (Act 152).

Fees

• Application fee for this procedure is 5,000.
• An initial fee for this procedure is Nil.
• Annual operating fee (fixed USD) is 1000.
• Annual operating fee (variable USD) is US$0.79 /MMSCF of gas consumed

Validity

• License for bulk customer permit is 60 months.

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Processing Time

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

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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 address
  • Legal Name
  • Postal Address
  • Physical Address
  • Town/City
  • Digital Address
  • Region
  • Email address
  • House/plot number
  • Street name Town/City
  • Telephone
  • Website address (if any)
  • Fax number
• 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
• Number of years in the business
• Location where applicant intends to establish production or service facility
• Customer Segment (Check all that apply)
  • Distribution Company
  • Bulk Customer
  • Refinery
  • Oil Marketing Company
  • Public
  • Overseas customer
  • Industrial, commercial and residential
• Contact person for regulatory matters
• Location of franchise zone.
• Details of company ownership structure
• Proposed duration of licence
• Provide the approximate start date that the applicant proposes to begin delivering services
• Signature
• Date

Need for the Document

• Facilities meant for importation, transport, storage, refining and testing of petroleum products requires license in Form of Petroleum Rules, 2002 is required to be obtained in respect of all such facilities. Such licenses are issued by the Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organization (PESO), Department of petroleum, Government of Ghana.

Information which might help

The Commission shall issue a license if it is satisfied that:

• The applicant is suitable to hold the license applied for.
• In the case of an electricity generation license, the proposed generating plant meets an established power demand, has been procured through a competitive bidding process and meets the requirements specified by the Commission to supply electricity safely and efficiently.
• For a distribution license – the proposed network has the necessary characteristics and integrity to distribute electricity to consumers efficiently.
• For an electricity sale license - the applicant has the financial capability to operate a sales license and can meet all other obligations specified by the Commission.
• For an electricity export license – the applicant can meet all domestic obligations.
• For an electricity import license- the applicant shall be an Electricity Generator, Distribution Company, Bulk Customer or Brokerage licensed by the Energy Commission and
• For an electricity brokerage license – the applicant has the financial capability to operate an electricity brokerage.

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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