Ghana plans to launch a $350 million flood protection project near Weija Dam in December 2026. The initiative is intended to protect downstream settlements that regularly suffer flooding due to water releases from the dam, MyJoyOnline reports.
Channel to the Atlantic Ocean
The Dam Spillage Flood Control (DSFC) project will be implemented by the Weija-Gbawe Municipal Assembly and private developer Hi-Limit Group. The work is expected to be completed in December 2028.
The project involves building a high-level reinforced concrete channel from Weija Dam to the Atlantic Ocean with a permanent outlet. Internal roads in Tetegu are also planned.
Hi-Limit Group Chief Executive Officer Emmanuel Larbi said the channel would direct excess water straight into the ocean to prevent flooding of downstream communities. According to him, the channel will follow the course of natural waterways so that it does not affect residents.
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Funding and preparation
According to Larbi, Hi-Limit Group has already secured $325 million from financial partners in the United States. The municipal assembly is to help mobilize a further $25 million in co-financing through its own revenues and a channel levy.
United Bank for Africa Ghana has been designated as the project’s bank. It will help raise the co-financing funds and administer money for payments to contractors and service providers. A feasibility study, detailed design development, environmental and social impact assessment, and housing census are currently underway. China Railway Construction Engineering Group was named the general contractor under an EPC contract.
Communities expected to benefit from the project include Tetegu, Oblogo, Weija, Sampa Valley, Bortianor, Ashalaja, Ada-Kope, Glefe, Pambros and Faana. The developers said they had consulted local residents and that the project does not provide for the demolition of buildings.
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