Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama on Wednesday unveiled a new blueprint to drive the country’s infrastructure development and infrastructure funding over the next 30 years.
The Ghana Infrastructure Plan, developed by the National Development Planning Commission, provides a coordinated framework to guide the rapid and disciplined transformation of Ghana’s economy and society, and will be built around nine strategic pillars, including areas of energy, water, transport, human settlements, and housing.
Launching the plan, Mahama said that a strong infrastructure backbone will open up the entire country for investment and job creation, with almost equal and similar opportunities for the youth across all 16 regions of the country.
The president said despite Ghana’s need for rapid infrastructure development, the infrastructure delivery has often been fragmented, politicized, and inefficient.
“The Ghana infrastructure plan makes a strategic reset. This new approach aligns our infrastructure development with our government’s Big Push agenda, the African Union’s Agenda 2063, and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals,” the president said.
The plan also includes building a new green digital city, which would combine sustainable urban design, renewable energy, and digital innovation to attract global investors and talents, the president said.
Part of the 30-year plan is also the expansion of the water systems in the Northern Region to ensure clean and fair access to water and the strategic road and transport corridors to enhance national connectivity, boost trade, and ease urban congestion. Enditem
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