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It was later renamed the Construction and Building Workers' Union, and by 1977 was the third-largest affiliate of the Ghana Trades Union Congress, with 68,820 members. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] From the late 1970s, government construction jobs were gradually outsourced, and membership has fallen accordingly, standing at 10,000 in 2018.
Ghana began its automotive industry with the construction of a prototype robust SUV, named the SMATI Turtle 1, intended for use in the rough African terrain. It was designed and manufactured by the Artisans of Suame Magazine Industrial Development Organization. Urban electric cars have been manufactured in Ghana since 2014. [34] [35]
Ghana's record with industrialization projects since independence is exemplified by its experience with aluminum, the country's most conspicuous effort to promote capital-intensive industry. This venture began in the mid-1960s with the construction of a 1,186-megawatt hydroelectric dam on the lower Volta River at Akosombo.
The rebase moved Ghana into middle income status and it placed the country as the third largest in the ranking of GDP per person in West Africa behind Cape Verde and Nigeria. After the changes in statistics, the service sector became the largest sector of Ghana's economy with a share of 51%.
Ghana Cement also known as Ghacem was founded by the Government of Ghana in collaboration with Norcem AS of Norway, on 30 August 1967. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is the largest producer of cement in Ghana. Ghacem has since inception produced more than 30 million tons of cement .
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In May 1960, the Ghana government called for tenders for construction of the hydroelectric dam. In 1961, an Italian consortium, Impregilo which had just completed the Kariba Dam, won the contract. In 1961, the Volta River Authority (VRA) was established by Ghana's Parliament through the passage of the Volta River Development Act. The VRA's ...
Ibrahim Mahama (born 29 January 1971) is a Ghanaian businessman and founder of Engineers and Planners, [1] a West African indigenously-owned mining company. He owns other businesses in Ghana, including Dzata Cement Limited.