The Mfantseman–Saltpond Development Alliance (MSDA) has called on Parliament and the Government to formally affirm Saltpond as the exclusive location of Ghana’s first lithium-producing mine in any new lithium agreement.

In a statement, the President of MSDA, Osagyefo Ernest De-Graft Egyir, stressed that the Ewoyaa Lithium Project is “officially and exclusively located at Saltpond” in the Central Region and falls entirely within the jurisdiction of the Mfantseman Municipality.

“The Ewoyaa Lithium Project is located at Saltpond and nowhere else. Saltpond is the sole confirmed host community of Ghana’s first lithium-producing mine,” he stated.

The appeal comes amid growing national interest in Ghana’s emerging lithium sector, as the country positions itself to benefit from the global transition to clean energy and electric vehicles.

Ewoyaa is Ghana’s first and only advanced lithium production project and is being developed by Atlantic Lithium Limited under a binding development and offtake agreement with Piedmont Lithium.

According to MSDA, geological studies dating back to 2018 have consistently confirmed that all economically viable lithium mineralisation is confined to Ewoyaa, located just north of Saltpond.

The lithium resource is hosted within spodumene-bearing pegmatite formations in the Saltpond geological zone, part of the Birimian system in southern Ghana.

Administratively, the group noted that all land access agreements, environmental permits, and community engagements for the project have been conducted through Saltpond-based traditional authorities, municipal leadership, and relevant state institutions.

The alliance also highlighted Saltpond’s strategic importance to the project, citing access to the N1 Accra–Cape Coast–Takoradi Highway, the national electricity grid, and proximity to the Takoradi Deep Sea Port for exports.

MSDA is therefore urging lawmakers to ensure that Saltpond is clearly identified as the sole host community in all national records, legislative instruments, and the new lithium agreement currently under consideration.

Ewoyaa is widely recognised as Ghana’s first commercial hard-rock lithium mine and a critical test case for how the country manages and benefits from its green mineral resources.