{
  "id": 9530423,
  "title": "Alan Kyerematen proposes private sector financing for Accra-Kumasi Expressway",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/alan-kyerematen-proposes-private-sector-financing-for-accra-kumasi",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-24T08:51:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/alan-kyerematen-proposes-private-sector-financing-for-accra-kumasi-expressway/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former Trade and Industry Minister and UP leader Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen is proposing private-sector financing for the US$4 billion Accra-Kumasi Expressway. The minister argued that government resources could be freed up for other infrastructure needs if commercially viable projects were structured to attract private capital. At a British Council lecture, Kyerematen questioned the decision to use public funds to finance the entire expressway, emphasizing that such roads can be financed by the private sector once they are constructed. He suggested that the government allow private investors to finance, construct, and operate the toll road under an arrangement that enables them to recover their investment over an agreed period. Kyerematen urged the government to extend this principle to other revenue-generating infrastructure projects, freeing up public resources for pressing needs. This proposal aligns with the government's plan to commence the 175.6-kilometre expressway's construction after clearing its right-of-way, with US$2 billion secured from taxpayers. The CEO of Accra-Kumasi Expressway Limited, Francis Ahlidza, stated that the road would operate as a commercial asset to recover government's taxpayers' investment within the concession period.",
  "summary": "Former Trade and Industry Minister and United Party (UP) leader Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen is advocating private-sector financing for the proposed US$4 billion Accra-Kumasi Expressway, arguing that government resources could be freed up for other infrastructure needs. Mr Kyerematen said commercially viable infrastructure projects such as the expressway should be structured to attract private capital,…",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}