President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has inaugurated a cutting-edge salt mining and processing facility in Ada Songor.
The multi-million dollar salt mining project is planned to generate one million (1,000,000) metric tons of salt per year for domestic and worldwide markets.
President Akufo-Addo, while commissioning the project, stated that the vision of Dr. Daniel McKorley, Chief Executive Officer of the McDan Group of Companies, was in line with his government’s One-District-One-Factory strategy.
“For this project to thrive, it will need the support and backing not only of the government but also of the people and chiefs of the community. And to this end, I will want to extend the appreciation of the government and people of Ghana to my good friend, the paramount chief of the Ada traditional area and his chiefs and people for giving the support you have given your own son and it is a gesture that should be emulated by other traditional authorities.
“You have seen for yourself the development that this project is already bringing to Ada including the construction of a sports complex, interest-free loans to traders and businesswomen and men of Ada, the construction of roads, the introduction of a scholarship scheme, and the provision of potable water for the communities in the catchment area”.
The President committed to build roads connecting to the mine.
“I have taken note of the request by McDan for the construction of some major roads leading to the mine and I will put this request to the Minister of Roads and ensure that he is disbursed to construct the roads and I will take a personal interest in them.”
Electrochem Ghana Limited, a totally owned Ghanaian business incorporated in 2017 under Ghanaian legislation, is undertaking the project.
It is a subsidiary of the McDan Group of Companies and is planned to generate two million (2,000,000.00) metric tons of salt per year by the time phase two of the project is operational and completely placed on about 41,000 acres of land by 2025.
