Evaluating the Viability of the Ghan Airport Cargo Centre as a Public-Private Partnership Project

Abstract

This chapter evaluates the viability of Ghana Airport Cargo Centre as a public-private partnership project and discusses its implications using desk reviews, interviews, air cargo data, and the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats analytical tool. The study found that safety and security, development of a state-of-the-art cargo terminal, competitiveness, and local expertise and technology transfer were key strengths of the partnership. Relatively low cargo volumes were found to be a weakness. Peace, democracy, and economic stability were also found to be opportunities, while potential political interference, the COVID-19 pandemic, and competition within the West African subregion were found to be threats of the partnership. The study concluded that the current partnership arrangement, whereby private equity is substantially high, and the government simply concentrates on providing the “enabling environment” and minimal investment, is a good venture that must be encouraged in Africa.