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2.6 Ghana Storage Assessment
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Storage facilities are available in the country with enough capacity to satisfy the current needs. The main constraint can take place during the harvest season especially in the north of the country. Reliable facilities are easy to locate in the different regions. 

For information on storage company contacts, please see the following link: 4.6 Ghana Storage and Milling Company Contact List

Commercial Storage

There are many storage facilities including bonded warehouses in the vicinity of the Ports of Tema and Takoradi. The main Clearing and forwarding agents operate large storage facilities which are well equipped with logistics services. In the northern part of the country, there are some commercial warehouses but are relatively small and not designed for large scale warehousing and their availability is affected during the harvest season of maize and rice.

Location

Owner

Available for Rent

Capacity
mt / m² / m³

Type [1]

Access [2]

Condition [3]

Tema

Bolloré Africa (Bonded)

Yes

2,500 m²

Concrete

Flat

Appears intact

Tema

Bolloré Africa

Yes

5 x 1,500 m²

Concrete

Flat

Appears intact

Kumasi

Enepa Ventures Limited

Yes

1,680 m² / 11,760 m³

Concrete

Flat

Appears intact

Kumasi

Enepa Ventures Limited

Yes

1,600 m² / 11,200 m³

Concrete

Flat

Appears intact

Kumasi

Enepa Ventures Limited

Yes

1,600 m² / 11,200 m³

Concrete

Flat

Appears intact

Kumasi

Enepa Ventures Limited

Yes

1,258 m² / 8,806 m³

Concrete

Flat

Appears intact

Kumasi

Enepa Ventures Limited

Yes

992 m² / 6,944 m³

Concrete

Flat

Appears intact

Takoradi

Stella Logistics

N/A

7,800 m²

Concrete

Flat

Appears intact

 


[1] Warehouse Type: Open storage, container, rub-hall, silo, concrete, other, unspecified

[2] Warehouse Access: Raised-siding, flat

[3] Warehouse condition: Appears intact, appears damaged, under construction/repair

 

Storage Used by Humanitarian Organizations

Major humanitarian organizations store their own items; however, more organizations are opting to deliver their humanitarian goods directly from the port of entry to their implementing partners. This option reduces the need for a central warehouse. The presence of UNHRD in the country is also considered as a temporarily storage option for some organizations. The national Red Cross has little storage capacity in the country; a new storage facility in Accra of 120  is under finalization. 

Location

Organization

Sharing Possibility
(Yes / No)

Capacity
mt / m² / m³

Type [1]

Access [2]

Condition [3]

Accra

UNHRD

Yes

3,600 m²

Concrete

Flat

Appears intact

Accra

UNHRD

Yes

5,000 m²

Open Storage

Flat

Appears intact

Accra

UNHRD

Yes

1,100 m²

Temperature-controlled space

Flat

Appears intact

Accra

Ghana Red Cross

Yes

120 m² / 480 m³

Concrete

Flat

Appears intact

Takoradi

UNHCR

Yes (if space available)

102 m² / 910 m³

Concrete

Flat

Appears intact

Takoradi

UNHCR

Yes (if space available)

92 m² / 818 m³

Concrete

Flat

Appears intact

Accra

UNHCR

Yes (if space available)

1,000 m³

Concrete

Flat

Appears intact

Accra

UNHCR

Yes (if space available)

200 m³

Concrete

Flat

Appears intact

Sunyani

NCS

Yes

80 m² / 320 m³

Concrete

Flat

Appears intact

Sunyani

NCS

Yes

72 m² / 100 m³

Concrete

Flat

Appears intact

Tamale

WFP

Yes

1,200 mt

Concrete

Flat

Appears intact


[1] Warehouse Type: Open storage, container, rub-hall, silo, concrete, other, unspecified

[2] Warehouse Access: Raised-siding, flat

[3] Warehouse condition: Appears intact, appears damaged, under construction/repair

 

Public Sector Storage

NADMO has storage facilities in all districts with different capacities. Ministries of Agriculture & Education have different warehouses in the country that could be used in case of emergency.

Location

Ministry / Agency

Use Possibility
(Yes / No)

Capacity
mt / m² / m³

Type [1]

Access [2]

Condition [3]

Kumasi

NADMO

Yes

2 x (100 m² / 200 m³)

Concrete

Flat

Appears intact

Kumasi

NADMO

Yes

2 x (120 m² / 360 m³)

Concrete

Flat

Appears intact

Sunyani

NADMO

Yes

2 x (180 m² / 160 m³)

Concrete

Flat

Appears intact

Tamale

GES

Yes

3,000 mt

Concrete

Flat

Appears intact

Tamale

NADMO

Yes

224.48 m²

Concrete

Flat

Appears intact

Tamale

Public Works

Yes

224 m²

Concrete

Flat

Appears intact

Bolgatanga

MOFA

Yes

3,000 mt

Concrete

Flat

Appears intact

Bolgatanga

MOFA

Yes

4,000 mt

Concrete

Flat

Appears intact

Bolgatanga

MOFA

Yes

600 mt

Concrete

Flat

Appears intact

Wa

NADMO

Yes

280 m²

Concrete

Flat

Appears intact

Wa

NADMO

Yes

225 m²

Concrete

Flat

Appears intact

Takoradi

Regional Medical Store

Yes

1,224 m²

Concrete

Flat

Appears intact


[1] Warehouse Type: Open storage, container, rub-hall, silo, concrete, other, unspecified

[2] Warehouse Access: Raised-siding, flat

[3] Warehouse condition: Appears intact, appears damaged, under construction/repair

 

Cold Chain

UNHRD has a good cold chain capacity in the country, also EPI has cold chain storage capacities in all districts and regions (1 cold room positive of 40 m³ in each region), freezers of 145 litres and refrigerators of 108 litres. There aren’t any solar fridges at EPI centres.

Location

Organisation / Owner

Type [1]

Cooling /  Power [2]

Quantiy

Total Capacity

Condition

Accra

UNHRD

Cold Room Positive

Compression

1

40 m²

Appears intact

Tamale

EPI

Cold Room Positive

Compression

2

40 m³

Appears intact

Tamale

EPI

Cold Chain Negative

Compression

1

20 m³

Appears intact

Wa

EPI

Cold Chain Positive

Compression

1

53.2 m²

Appears intact

Wa

EPI

Cold Chain Negative

Compression

1

15.8 m²

Appears intact

Takoradi

EPI

Cold Chain Positive

Compression

1

24 m³

 


[1] Cold Room Positive, Cold Room Negative, Refrigerator, Freezer,

[2] Compression, Absorption, Solar, Other, unspecified

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