Africa ‘s richest industrialist- Aliko Dangote, is constructing another sugar refinery in Ghana.
In a statement, the Dangote Group said that the investment will reduce Ghana’s $162 million annual sugar import bill and boost local industrial growth.
The expansion is also part of Dangote’s broader goal to expand integrated agriculture across Africa.
The factory is located at Kwame-Danso Bono East Region as part of the government’s “One District, One Factory” initiative.
It has the capacity to crush 12,000 tons of sugarcane per day and a 25,000-hectare irrigated sugarcane plantation.
It will also produce byproducts like molasses and ethanol.
The Dangote Group described the project as more than just a factory, calling it “a catalyst for self-sufficiency, employment, and continental transformation.”
Meanwhile, Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc – its Nigerian operation is already the country’s largest sugar producer, with a crushing capacity of 1.44 million tonnes.
