Fees

ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY PRODUCT FEES

S/No.	Category	Appliance	Application Fees (GHS)	Registration Fee (GHS)
1	Energy Efficiency appliance Fees	Household refrigerators	1250	1250
2	Energy Efficiency appliance Fees	Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and self-ballasted Compact Fluorescent Lamps	250	250
3	Energy Efficiency appliance Fees	Room Air-conditioners (RACs)	2500	2500
4	Energy Efficiency appliance Fees	Distribution Transformers	4,500	2,500
5	Energy Efficiency appliance Fees	Washing Machines	1250	1250
6	Energy Efficiency appliance Fees	Ceiling, wall, standing and tabletop comfort fans	450	650
7	Energy Efficiency appliance Fees	Television sets	650	650
8	Energy Efficiency appliance Fees	Public lighting	450	450
9	Energy Efficiency appliance Fees	Computers	650	650
10	Energy Efficiency appliance Fees	Decoders	250	250
11	Energy Efficiency appliance Fees	Microwaves	450	450
12	Energy Efficiency appliance Fees	Electric motors	1250	2500
13	Energy Efficiency appliance Fees	Electric Kettles	350	350
14	Renewable Energy product fees	Inverters	650	650
15	Renewable Energy product fees	Renewable Energy Batteries	450	450
16	Energy Efficiency appliance Fees	Industrial Fans	450	650
17	Energy Efficiency appliance Fees	Ventilating Fans	450	650
18	Energy Efficiency appliance Fees	Water Heaters	1250	1250
19	Energy Efficiency appliance Fees	Rice Cookers	450	1250
20	Renewable Energy product fees	Solar Panel	450	450

ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY CATEGORIES OF ENFORCEMENT FEES

No.	Description	No. of Containers	Fee (GHS)
1	Labelling	Part Container Up to 4 Containers Above 4 Containers	2,000.00 5,000.00 10,000.00
2	Re-labelling	Part Container Up to 4 Containers Above 4 Containers	2,000.00 5,000.00 10,000.00

* Payable when applying and also during permit renewal

**Payable quarterly to the Commission.

Type of Licence	Application Fee US$	Initial Licence Fee (ILF) US$		Annual Operating Fee (AOF)
Wholesale Supply (Electricity Generation) Combined Cycle Power Plants Simple Cycle Power Plants	10,000 10,000	0.1% of EPC Cost 0.1 % of EPC Cost		Fixed (USD) 37,500 62,500	Variable (USD/kWh) 0.25% of PURC Approved Tariff or PPA 0.25% of PURC Approved Tariff or PPA
		Fixed (USD)	Variable (USD)	Fixed (USD)	Variable (GHc)/KWh
Electricity Transmission Services	10,000	66,000	NIL	100,000	0.25% of Transmission Service Charge
Electricity Distribution Services	10,000	100,000	NIL	50,000	0.25% of Distribution Service Charge
Electricity Retail Sale Services	10,000	100,000	NIL	50,000	0.25% of Retail Service Charge
Electricity Brokerage Services	10,000	10,000	NIL	10,000	GH¢ 0.00034/kWh
Electricity Export Services	10,000	20,000	NIL	20,000	GH¢ 0.00034/kWh
Electricity Import Services	10,000	20,000	NIL	20,000	GH¢ 0.00034/kWh
Siting Fee	10,000	-	-	-	-
Construction Permit Fee	0.1% of EPC* Cost	-	-	-	-
Bulk Customer Permit Fee	GH¢3,000	-	-		GH¢ 0.00075/kWh of energy consumed

Notes:

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