List of Certified Solar Companies in Accra (2026 Update)
A solar company in Accra can be skilled, newly formed, or simply good at advertising. “Certified” should mean something you can check. In Ghana, commercial installation and maintenance of renewable-energy systems is licensed by the Energy Commission. This guide explains that licence, the extra card an installer should be able to show, and how to compare Accra firms without trusting a stale list.
Sen Gideons Spotlight is not the Energy Commission and does not certify installers. Use the directory to find businesses. Use the Commission to confirm the licence is current.
What “certified” should mean
The Energy Commission’s renewable-energy licence manual describes an Installation and Maintenance licence in two bands:
- Small-scale: install and maintain renewable-energy facilities up to 100 kW.
- Large-scale: facilities of 100 kW and above. The manual says the holder must also obtain a permit for each project before installation.
For solar and wind work, the same manual asks the applicant to submit a valid Certified Electrical Wiring Professional (CEWP) card as proof of professional qualification. A company profile and a business-registration document are part of the application. They are not a substitute for the licence.
A shop that only sells panels is not the same thing as a licensed installer. Importing equipment and installing it on a roof are different activities, and the Commission licenses them separately. Ask which activity the business is actually licensed for.
Why this page is not a frozen list of companies
The Commission publishes a register of installation and maintenance licence holders, including the licence number, issue date, and expiry date. Licences expire. A name that was on the register in 2020 or 2021 is not evidence that the firm may install a system today.
Before you pay a deposit, search the current register on the Energy Commission site and read the expiry date yourself: Installation and Maintenance licence holders. If the business cannot give you a licence number that matches that register, do not treat the job as certified.
What to ask an Accra installer
- What is the Energy Commission licence number, and when does it expire?
- Is the licence for installation and maintenance, or only for importation or sales?
- Will the person who wires the system show a valid CEWP card?
- Is this system under or over 100 kW? If it is large-scale, will you obtain the project permit before installation?
- What is covered by the panel warranty, and what is covered by your workmanship warranty? Get both in writing.
- Who applies to the electricity distributor if the system will be connected to the grid?
Take the quotation apart. It should list panel wattage, inverter type, battery capacity if any, mounting, cabling, and labour as separate lines. A single round number with no equipment list is not a quotation you can compare.
Red flags
- No licence number, or a number you cannot find on the current register.
- A licence that has already expired.
- Full payment demanded in cash before any equipment is delivered.
- A promise of “free electricity for life” with no production estimate and no site survey.
- No Ghana Post digital address and no workshop you can visit.
- Pressure to skip the distribution company on a system that will be tied to the grid.
Find Accra businesses, then verify them
Start with the businesses that have published a page, then do the licence check above. A direct search of the directory is here:
Read the town and the description. A listing is a claim by the business about what it does. It is not an Energy Commission endorsement. Call the phone number on the listing, ask for the licence number, and check the expiry date before you book a site visit.
If you hold a current installation and maintenance licence and you want owners to find you, list the company and put the licence type in the description. Photos of recent installations help more than a generic skyline. Placement options are on the pricing page.
A sensible order of work
Survey the roof and the daily load first. Shortlist two licensed firms. Compare written quotations that name the equipment. Check both licence numbers on the day you are ready to pay, not the day you first saved a screenshot. Pay against delivery and installation milestones, and keep the warranty papers with the invoice.
Licence rules sit with the Energy Commission, not with this directory. Read the current manual on energycom.gov.gh before you treat any installer as certified.
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