S A V A N N A H A C C E L E R A T E D D E V E L O P M E N T A U T H O R I T Y INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN NORTHERN GHANA. A SNAP SHOT National Investment Summit CHARLES ABUGRE CEO, SADA 21/08/2017
Northern Ghana Heart of ECOWAS, Gateway to the Sahel In 2040, ECOWAS will be a more prosperous, youthful and populous market. Northern Ghana is positioned in that context. POPULATION Estimated to doubled from 355 to 700 million GDP/CAPITA Estimated to rise from around 1000 USD To between 4000-6000 USD RISING MIDDLE CLASS There is an estimated 12.8 million people in the middle class* in Ghana and its immediate neighbors Strategic location to facilitate ECOWAS trade and international trade with EU & ASEAN Enjoys a relatively stable political environment and a more open society REGIONAL BUSINESS Regional business in ECOWAS is expected to increase In volume and intensity *Middle Class defined as those earning between USD 4 and USD 20 per day
IN 2040: A MORE POPULOUS, PROSPEROUS NORTHERN GHANA A PLACE OF OPPORTUNITIES POPULATION Projected 12 million in 2040 at 2.8% growth rate Urban population to rise from 27% to 64% NSEZ Today NSEZ 2040 Population INCOME Projected GDP per capita >5,000 USD at 12% economic growth rate Increase in share of GDP from services and industry sectors EMPLOYMENT Projected employment level of 7.8 million Increase in number of jobs from the services and industry sectors Income Employment
Development Strategy Food Basket for Ghana Supplying over 50 million population and beyond. Gateway to/for Burkina Faso (Ougadugu) & Sahel Shortest link from coastal port (Tema/Takoradi) & Shortest link from river/lake port (Buipe) Shopping destination for Burkina & population of Northern Togo & Ivory Coast Offering cheaper options for imported goods Weekend holiday destination for Southern Ghanaian Offering more options as holiday destinations for Ghanaian Lower cost processing & service centre Offering lower business cost for certain products and services Strategic location Akosombo Ada Strong national & international connectivity and economic corridor 5 poller growth opportunity Golden economic triangle of south Ghana
Spatial Development Strategy Conserve and create network of existing waterways, forests, national parks, game reserves and wetland Identify and conserve priority agricultural development corridors and potential irrigable areas Primary urban growth corridor secondary urban growth corridor Strengthen central corridor and lake Volta connectivity Identify economic growth poles with distinct identity Tamale commercial Hub, knowledge, logistic and industrial hub Buipe industrial hub, port Bolgatanga & Wa Regional Hub FTZ, mining, education, tourism and agribusiness hub Kintampo, Dambai & Yendi Agro-processing, agriknowledge centre, tourism District Centres
AGRICULTURE AND AGRI-BUSINESS INFRASTRUCTURE
Agriculture Strategy Key is irrigation and flood control Over 8 million ha land suitable for rain-fed or irrigated agriculture Land highly suitable for 25 studied crops by QG, Possibility of double and triple cropping Suitable land for rice paddy field development Suitable land for large scale live stock production. 23 potential large and medium-sized dam sites for power, irrigation, aquaculture, flood control, tourism, and other uses
AGRO-ECOLOGICAL ZONING AND IRRIGATION AND POWER POTENTIALS 95 small dams with irrigable area power of over 95,000 ha 24 medium to large scale dams capable of irrigating over 250,000 ha and generating up to 500 MW
Urban Development
Developing Tamale into a modern metropolis is key transforming the north. Population GDP Employment Tamale 2040 Housing Requirement
Tamale Development Plan CITY CENTER New CBD (Financial/ Insurance/MICE) Regional medical hub Business/ IT hub Culture & Entertainment Government Institution SEZ & INDUSTRIAL Light industries Agro processing Logistic/ Warehouse Potential Solar Power Plants Waste Processing and Recycling Plants AIRPORT CITY Transportation Business park Logistic &warehouse Aviation industry Aviation Vocational Training EDUCATIONAL AND R&D Centre of Excellence University Polytechnics Vocational Institutions Agriculture Research Centre MEDICAL HUB Teaching and Regional Hospitals New specialist hospital ECO-TOURISM Theme park Hotel & resort Sport & Golf Protected Forest and Wetland
CBD Core Zone Thematic Development Zones Linear Park (Gas Pipe line underneath) Regional Library & Government Offices Offices, Retail & Entertainment City Plaza Landmark Office Buildings Convention Facility Civic & Cultural Centre Pedestrian Walkway with active building frontages City Hall with Urban Sculpture above Gateway Towers (Hotel/ Corporate Offices) Corporate & Finance Company Offices City Plaza with City Hal Building
Buipe as Logistics Hub PORT COMMERCIAL PUBLIC FACILITIES STORAGE & LOGISTIC INDUSTRIES HOUSING B U I P E C I T Y M A S T E R P L A N : C O N C E P T O P T I O N S
BUIPE WATERFRONT CITY
Tourism
Tourism Strategy & Network 8 thematic tourism hubs will provide variety of recreation and tourism opportunities in NSEZ Nature tourism hub Safari, nature theme recreation park, accommodation, tourist facilities urban and business tourism hub MICE, high end hotels and restaurants, museum and art galleries, cultural centres, iconic buildings, tourism college waterfront and Hill tourism hub Water sports, beach, hotels & restaurants, retail, lake transport, fish market, marina Nature tourism corridor including major national parks and natural areas Culture & heritage corridor including the main built heritage elements and cultural sites Urban & business tourism corridor includes major urban settlements
Transport & Logistics
Transportation Strategy & Network Proposed expressway will significantly reduce journey time and improve connectivity to Paga, Wa and Southern Ghana Clear hierarchy of road system provides good connectivity between national and international urban centers Hamale Transport Centre - maintenance and parking facilities Multimodal transportation hub integration of rail, air, inland port, expressway Paga Logistic Hubrail, expressway and cross border trade Yendi Transport Centre - maintenance and parking facilities Integration of Railway Master Plan International airport at Tamale, capacity to handle over 1 million population/anum. cargo capacity including cold stores and maintenance centre for regional aircrafts. Buipe Logistic hub Integration of port, rail and expressway Construction of passenger terminal and upgrade Wa Airstrip to Wa Airport Lake port at Buipe & Dambai to handle bulk agricultural and industrial products Kintampo Transport Centre - maintenance and parking facilities
North South Highway Project Description: International Standard Highway connecting major Growth Centres in Ghana, catalyst economic growth and provide shortest link to Burkina Faso. It will complement existing road Project Data: Distance: 1000 km toll road Capacity: Dual two Facilities: Resting areas Estimated Cost: 1.2 Bn USD Project time frame:15 yrs Action Plan: 1. Consider its adoption and integration into the National Physical Plan 2. Carry out feasibility study 3. Project planning and phasing 4. PPP tender & construction
Air Connectivity Enhanced international and regional air connections will turn Ghana into one of the most important aviation hubs in West Africa According to CAPA centre for aviation studies Accra will become one of the airline megacity by 2030 capacity to handle over 1 million population/anum Tamale complementary international airport to KIA with cargo capacity including cold stores and a maintenance centre for regional aircrafts. Ghana presently captures only about 10% of West Africa's aviation market, second to Nigeria, which captures 57 % Sunyani Kumasi serving 3million population/anum Accra Takoradi International Airport National Airport Proposed New Airport Airstrip Source : NSDF, SDF for NSEZ, National Airport System Plan
Water Connectivity Lake Volta is an environmentally friendly option to transport bulk agricultural, petroleum and cement products with an advantage of lower transportation cost 539 km Buipe to Akosombo on water transport covers approx 72% total path to Accra & 75% to Tema port Buipe Domanko F erry Crossing Buipe Yeji Yapei Kete-Krachi Source: COWIORGUT, 2014 Port for Volta Lake Transport Dambai Akosombo Tema Sea Port Ada F F i shing Port Opportunity o New Harbour at Ada o Opportunity to use Volta lake as a major waterway to transport bulk agriculture products to Tema port. o Cheaper water transport cost o Multimodal linkage connections Challenge o Reliability, safety and efficiency o Shallow water depth o Blockage of waterways by tree stumps o Poor inter-modal linkages to the Lake Cargo volume is expected to increase approximately 4 times by 2035 Akosombo
Buipe Port and Industrial Hub Population 2040: 387,000 Driving Industrialization in NSEZ Lake Port @ Buipe Projects: Heavy Industrial park, including Oil and Gas sectors (2000 ha) Buipe Port & Logistic Park (400 ha) Buipe Wholesale Market Complex (40-60 ha) Polytechnic & Vocational Institution
Tamale Airport City & Industries Project Description: To develop new Airport City & Industries in Tamale to promote & accommodate various Aviation & Services industries. A vocational training could be Part of the industrial park Development. Project Data: Site area: 400 ha Estimated Cost: Project time frame: 10 yrs Action Plan: 1. Identify location as part of the Tamale Master Plan 2. Land consolidation plan for the Tamale Airport City and Industries 3. Project planning & 1 st phase project packaging 4. Explore project partnership
Bolgatanga Dry-Port, logistic & FTZ Project Description: To develop new dry port, Logistic and Free Trade Zone to serve Burkina Faso market Project Data: Site area: 400 ha To include Logistic park Industries Hotel, commercial services Action Plan: 1. Consider its adoption and integration into the National Master Plan 2. Carry out feasibility study & formulate development model 3. Project planning & land consolidation 4. Explore project partnership Project time frame: 10-15 yrs
Kintampo/Wa Industrial Parks Project Description: To develop new agro- Processing to add value to the abundant agro-products in the vicinity. To accommodate the growing demand of General & services industries Project Data: Site area: 200 ha Project time frame: 10 yrs Action Plan: 1. Identify site as part of the Kintampo/Wa City Master Plan 2. Explore partnership for industrial park development
Dambai Aquaculture Centre Project Description: To develop a model and Integrated complex of Aquaculture R&D, fish hatchery/ fish farm and fish Processing facilities Project Data: Site area: 100 ha (partially occupying river areas) Project time frame: 5 yrs Action Plan: 1. Prepare feasibility study and formulate development model 2. Identify site as part of Dambai city master plan 3. Explore project partnership
Centre of Excellence TVET Tamale, Wulugu Project Description: To develop a model TVET & polytechnic that will eventually be replicated to other towns within the zone Project Data: Site area: 5 ha (TVET) 10 ha (Polytechnic) Project time frame: 5 yrs Action Plan: 1. Discussion with Educational advisories 2. Initiate cooperation with TVET/Polytechnic from develop countries 3. Identify site and explore project partnership in the implementation
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