The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has exceeded its revenue-generation target by 125 per cent in its first year, with the environmental regulator remitting $20 million to the Consolidated Fund.
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the EPA, Prof. Nana Ama Browne Klutse, disclosed the figures, describing them as an indication of the Authority’s improved financial performance and growing contribution to national revenue.
Established under Ghana’s environmental protection legislation, the EPA is responsible for regulating and protecting the country’s environment. Its responsibilities include setting environmental standards, enforcing compliance, issuing environmental permits and overseeing environmental assessment requirements for projects and businesses.
The Authority’s regulatory activities also involve various permits, licences, registrations and other compliance-related services for individuals, businesses and institutions. Its current regulatory framework is anchored in the Environmental Protection Act, 2025 (Act 1124), which gives the Authority responsibility for regulating, protecting, coordinating and exercising oversight over matters relating to the environment and climate change.
It is against this regulatory mandate that the EPA’s latest revenue performance assumes significance, with Prof. Klutse saying the Authority exceeded its revenue target by 125 per cent during its first year.
She further disclosed that the EPA paid $20 million into the Consolidated Fund, strengthening the Authority’s contribution to the government’s domestic revenue mobilisation efforts.
The achievement comes at a time when the EPA is also expanding its regulatory operations and adopting digital systems to improve access to environmental permits, licences and other services.
Prof. Klutse’s disclosure therefore places the Authority’s revenue performance alongside its broader mandate of ensuring environmental compliance and protecting Ghana’s natural resources.
This version is stronger for a newspaper because the background explains why the EPA generates revenue and then naturally leads into the $20 million figure, instead of making the story sound like a financial report.
Story By: Sheila Otuo- Baffour