Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) has announced that over six private investors have shown interest in partnering with the government to develop and operate the Keta Port in the Volta Region.
GPHA’s Director-General, Michael Luguje, noted that an environmental and social impact assessment report will be prepared by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and shared with the investors as part of the port’s development process.
In October 2018, President Akufo-Addo signed an Executive Instrument (EI) officially designating the location in Keta as the Port of Keta, to be overseen by the GPHA.
However, residents of Keta have voiced concerns over the government’s delay in advancing the port’s construction.
In a recent interview, Mr. Luguje revealed that the government is still awaiting formal proposals from the interested investors for the project.
“Whilst we are waiting for the environmental and social impact assessment, we started already engaging potential investors. So far over six different companies, local and international, have expressed interest in partnering government to build that port.
“But they also need the environmental and social impact assessment report to help them inform and refine the proposals they will be submitting to us.
“We hope that in the next month or two, if we get the report released by the EPA, then we will submit it to these investors and then they will go through and then work towards giving us much more concrete proposals on what kind of partnership they want to have with us to build and operate the Port of Keta.”