The inland port project will be established in Mpakadan in the eastern region and Debre in the Savannah region. In addition to a logistics and industrial park in Dabre, 400 kilometers of freight barge lines will connect them. The project will include the construction of two container ports along the river to connect the two cities.

Tema-Ouagadougou

Mr. Kojo said the company is currently negotiating with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on environmental impact assessments and permits, and is negotiating with the Ghana Port Authority (GPHA) and the Volta Authority (VRA) on concession agreements.

The project is expected to cost $ 200 million and will be borne by local and international investors. When giving a breakdown of estimated costs, Adufen stated that marine assets would cost $ 40 million; port infrastructure would cost $ 60 million, while bulk fuel infrastructure and access infrastructure would each cost $ 50 million.

When completed, it will transport cargo and fuel from the port of Tema to Ouagadougou. In addition to creating competitive freight, Mr. Kojo Aduhene said that the project will promote industrialization in the northern part of the country, enhance cross-border trade and regional integration, and reduce government road maintenance every year due to damage caused by heavy vehicles transporting goods Costs, as well as reducing traffic congestion and air pollution in urban centers.

"The project will position Tema Harbour as a major transit hub in West Africa and strengthen revenue mobilization in Ghana and Burkina Faso. It will also create thousands of direct and indirect employment opportunities for residents of communities near the project site, including Service providers and input manufacturers, as well as individuals with expertise across the country, "said Mr Aduhene. (Please refer to www.seetao.com for reprinting.) See editor of section engineering / Huang Lijun