Mahama Cuts Sod for 1,238-Acre Afienya Industrial Park Targeting 120 Enterprises

President John Dramani Mahama has cut the sod for the construction of the Afienya Industrial Park, a 1,238-acre development in the Greater Accra Region expected to accommodate more than 120 enterprises.

The park is to provide businesses with serviced plots, ready-to-use factory shells and essential infrastructure including electricity, water, road networks, drainage, waste treatment facilities and security, allowing manufacturers to set up factories and begin production.

Mahama said the project responds to investor demand after the Ghana Free Zones Authority told him the Tema Export Processing Zone had no space left to allocate. “Today, we take an important step towards fulfilling our commitment to make Ghana a manufacturing and logistics hub for the West African sub-region,” he said at the sod-cutting ceremony on Thursday, October 15.

The President said the enclave would address two recurring obstacles for investors — disputes over land ownership and the cost of providing essential services. “You come, the land is litigation-free, the services will be available, and we will bring the power, the water, the waste treatment plants, security, roads, everything here,” he said. “All you need is to come, build your factory, bring your machines, and start to produce.”

Infrastructure financing for the park is expected to come under the government's proposed $10 billion New Economy Programme, which is designed to invest about $2 billion annually over four years in productive sectors. Mahama said half of the planned investment would go into agriculture and agro-processing, with the remainder supporting industry and infrastructure linking producers to markets, and that the full framework would be presented to Parliament in the 2027 Budget.

The park forms part of the government's wider industrialisation drive aimed at expanding domestic production, reducing reliance on imports and raising exports.