The Government of Ghana has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Africa Investment SkyTrain Consortium for the development of Accra SkyTrain in the metropolis capital of Ghana. The facility will serve as a public transport system with an elevated light railway system.
The South African consortium of investors and infrastructure developers will develop the project with an estimated investment of US$2.6 billion. The project will be implemented in phases with the first covering 256 km at a cost of US$1.2bn. The scheme is still at an early stage. Pre-feasibility studies have been completed and a feasibility study is about to begin.
The Africa Investment SkyTrain Consortium is composed of Development Bank of South Africa, Canadian engineer WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff, Wilson Bayly Holmes, a construction engineering company in South Africa, BUNENGI Group, a project development company focused on developing projects infrastructures, and Ai Capital, the investment and financing arm of the Ai Group.
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September 03, 2018
Concession agreement signed for LNG terminal in Ghana
Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) has signed a concession agreement with Tema LNG Terminal Company Ltd, to allow for the construction and operation of a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Termin...
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August 16, 2018
Bidders’ conference held for Boankra Inland Port
The Ghana Shippers’ Authority (GSA) has organised a bidders’ conference for six companies that have been shortlisted out of the initial 29 who expressed interest to invest in the Boankra I...
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August 10, 2018
Four teams prequalified for the Accra-Tema Motorway PPP
The Government of Ghana, through the Ghana Highway Authority, an agency of the Ministry of Roads and Highways has concluded the prequalification of firms for the upgrading of...
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August 06, 2018
14 bidders shortlisted for Eastern Railway Line in Ghana
The Deputy Minister for Railway Development of Ghana has announced that 14 bidders have been shortlisted to rehabilitate and modernise the Eastern Railway Line, a 330km railway linking Accra...
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July 06, 2018
The project was added to the national PPP disclosure portal
