Gambia Investment and Export Promotion Agency Tours Dawa Industrial Zone

On Friday, 2nd December 2022, a delegation from the Gambia Investment and Export Promotion Agency (GIEPA), as part of their mandate to understand the best industrial practices needed to facilitate and coordinate Gambia’s industrialization and promote FDI, conducted a study tour of Ghana’s foremost industrial park, the Dawa Industrial Zone.

The visit was geared towards understanding the way in which such a fully-serviced industrial park was built and sustained by LMI Holdings – a private developer of industrial lands in Ghana, with a view of applying the lessons learned to Gambia’s development plans.

The New Business Manager, Mr. Ekow Eyeson-Ghansah, and Copywriter, Abraham Ofori-Henaku of LMI Holdings, led the delegation which comprised Mr. Momodou Lamin Sowe –Director of Investment Promotion and Facilitation (GIEPA Delegation lead), Mr. Hamang Manjang – M&E Specialist, Project Coordination Unit – Ministry of Finance, Mr. Nfansu Saidykhan – Head of Finance – Project Coordination Unit – Ministry of Finance, Mr. Gabriel Gomez – Senior Manager of GIEPA, Mr. Alieun Baye – GIEPA Senior IT Officer, and Mr. Omar Jammeh – GIEPA Business and Export Development Officer.

The GIEPA delegation took a tour of the enclave’s pharmaceutical park, textile village, technology park, automobile hub, steel fabrication, and agro-processing parks which are all served by the 132 MVA (Phase 1) out of a 330/34.5kv substation within the enclave. Impressed by what they saw, the GIEPA delegation applauded the tremendous work put in place to preserve and sustain industrial activities within the enclave.  They remarked on the suitability of the Dawa Industrial Zone to host light and heavy industries and create employment opportunities. They also observed the efforts put in place to promote industrialization not only in Ghana but also in Africa.