Government unveils 10-year national infrastructure master plan
The Finance and Works ministries have jointly presented a GH¢180 billion infrastructure framework covering roads, rail, ports, housing and digital connectivity through 2035.
The government on Thursday unveiled a ten-year National Infrastructure Master Plan with a total investment envelope of GH¢180 billion covering roads, rail, seaports, airports, affordable housing and digital connectivity, describing it as the most comprehensive infrastructure blueprint in Ghana’s post-independence history.nnFinance Minister Cassiel Ato Forson and Works and Housing Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah jointly presented the framework to a press conference at Accra International Conference Centre, stressing that only thirty percent of the total would come from the government’s own revenue, with the remainder expected from public-private partnerships, multilateral loans and diaspora bonds.nnFlagship projects under the plan include a standard-gauge rail corridor connecting Accra to Kumasi to Tamale, a second container terminal at Tema Port, upgrading of all regional capital roads to dual-carriageway standards, and a fibre-optic national broadband backbone reaching all 261 district capitals by 2030.nnInfrastructure economists cautioned that Ghana had announced ambitious infrastructure plans before without completing them due to fiscal constraints. Professor Godfred Bokpin of the University of Ghana urged the government to identify secured funding for at least the first phase before breaking ground.nnOpposition groups questioned whether the plan had been costed by independent experts and demanded a parliamentary review before any procurement commenced. The Minority in Parliament announced it would request a full briefing from both ministers.nnThe plan will be posted on the government’s open data portal in full and stakeholder engagement workshops are planned in each region over the next three months.
