The Economic Community of West Africa State (ECOWAS) Commission has finalized plans to hold a sensitization meeting on the ECOWAS Regional Infrastructure Master Plan in Accra, Ghana on June 23-24, 2022.
A statement by the head of the ECOWAS Commission Salett Nogueira on June 17, 2022, said in line with the objectives of the ECOWAS Strategic Vision 2050 the sensitization meeting will see the participation of ministries in charge of national planning of the ECOWAS Member States as well as regional organizations and development partners.
According to Salett, the Master Plan is a strategic framework for infrastructure development in the ECOWAS region, hence the need to create awareness both at the national and regional levels to ensure consistency and synergy in the various interventions.
“The Master Plan was approved at the 60th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Heads of State Meeting in December 2021. The ECOWAS Regional Infrastructure Master Plan includes 145 investment projects and 56 “soft” projects (technical studies, project preparation activities, institutional reforms, and capacity building). The Investment projects in the Master Plan include 92 energy projects, 48 transport projects, and 5 ICT projects estimated at USD 131 billion over the period 2020-2045.”
