GREEN MANUFACTURING POLICY & INVESTMENT GUIDE GHANA

The document outlines the process for setting up renewable energy manufacturing in Ghana, focusing on solar PV, batteries, and electric vehicles. It details legal entity options, industrial zones, and a comprehensive suite of fiscal incentives including tax holidays and import duty waivers. The guide also identifies key regulatory bodies and recommends strategies to overcome challenges in financing, skills, and market demand to accelerate the domestic green manufacturing sector.

• Ghana's Energy Transition and Investment Plan (ETIP), launched in 2024, targets net zero by 2060, with over 90% of abatement driven by renewables, low-carbon hydrogen, battery electric vehicles, and clean cookstoves. Solar PV is expected to be the primary driver of power demand growth, with 150 GW needed by 2060.
• The government is prioritizing local value chain development to reduce import dependency, noting that Ghana imported USD 74 million of solar modules between 2013 and 2022, with an expected USD 300 million more by 2030 if ETIP targets are met.
• Significant fiscal incentives are available for green manufacturers, including a 100% corporate income tax exemption for the first ten years for companies in Free Trade Zones, and a five-year corporate tax holiday for participants in the One District One Factory (1D1F) initiative.
• Specific incentives target the electric vehicle (EV) sector, including an eight-year waiver on import duties for fully electric vehicles and corporate tax exemptions for assemblers: three years for semi-knocked-down (SKD) and ten years for complete-knocked-down (CKD) vehicles.
• The 2023 Green Minerals Policy aims to add value to lithium domestically before export, supported by a ban on raw lithium exports. ReElement Africa is set to operate the first African commercial-scale lithium refining facility in Ghana, with an initial capacity of 30,000 metric tons of battery-cell-grade lithium carbonate per year.
• Establishing a manufacturing facility requires multiple permits, including an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for significant projects, a Building Permit from local government, and product certification from the Ghana Standards Authority.
• Key barriers to scaling renewable energy manufacturing include limited off-take demand, lack of affordable long-term financing, and a lack of harmonized training certifications for RE skills.

APA

Sustainable Energy for All (2025). GREEN MANUFACTURING POLICY & INVESTMENT GUIDE GHANA. https://www.seforall.org/system/files/2025-03/Ghana_Green_Manufacturing_Policy_Investment_Guide.pdf

Chicago

Sustainable Energy for All. GREEN MANUFACTURING POLICY & INVESTMENT GUIDE GHANA. 2025. https://www.seforall.org/system/files/2025-03/Ghana_Green_Manufacturing_Policy_Investment_Guide.pdf.

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BibTeX

@techreport{sustainableenergyforall2025green, author = {{Sustainable Energy for All}}, title = {{GREEN MANUFACTURING POLICY \& INVESTMENT GUIDE GHANA}}, institution = {Sustainable Energy for All}, year = {2025}, month = mar, url = {https://www.seforall.org/system/files/2025-03/Ghana_Green_Manufacturing_Policy_Investment_Guide.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }