PwC selected as Transaction Advisor for new airline as PPP in Ghana

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PwC selected as Transaction Advisor for new airline as PPP in Ghana

The Minister of Transport of Ghana, Dzifa Attivor, has announced that PriceWaterHouseCoopers (PwC) has been selected as transaction advisors to the government on the establishment of a new national airline.

PwC was the only firm that showed interest and submitted a bid for the project.

The national airline will be run on a public-private partnership (PPP) basis. The tender process to select a transaction advisor is being financed using part of a US$30 million PPP project loan from the World Bank.

PwC will recommend the most viable structure for the airline and help government choose a private shareholder in the venture. The firm will advise government on the ownership structure, funding, business model and routes.

Government has been keen on creating a new national carrier to tap into the growing aviation industry in Ghana. The country's aviation industry has been growing at an annual rate of 10% in the past decade. International passenger throughput for the 28 airlines flying to Accra hit one million last year.

Ghana International Airlines (GIA) was the national airline of the Republic of Ghana. The airline was set up in 2004 as a partnership between the government of Ghana and a group of private international investors. It was owned by the Ghanaian government (70%) and US consortium (GIA-USA) (30%), but the shareholders have been engaged in a protracted legal dispute since 2006. GIA ceased operations in May 2010 amid financial challenges and a shareholder dispute.

GIA's predecessor, Ghana Airways, was set up in 1958. It was the national airline of the Republic of Ghana with its main base of operation, and hub, at Kotoka International Airport in Accra. The airline ceased operations in 2004, but it was to be revived during 2010 as a partnership between the government of Ghana and Arik Air of Nigeria.

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