By Shem Oirere, Engineering News-Record; April 29, 2019
Ghana’s Ministry of Railways Development recently signed an agreement with the Ghana European Railway Consortium, made up of local and international contractors, for the construction of a $2.2-billion railway line under a build-own-transfer model.
The consortium, whose members include Keteke Group (Ghana), Arisu, Ralf Bankenbach, Havellandische (Germany), Voestalpine (Austria), Ipimed (France) and Salcef (Italy), edged 44 other bidders to win the contract for the Eastern Railway line to be executed over a 36-month period from the date the project breaks ground. The Ministry of Railways Development is yet to confirm either the project’s starting date or details of the engineering, procurement and construction contract.