加纳 John Dramani Mahama 总统公布了雄心勃勃的计划，将沃尔特湖（Volta Lake）及其流域打造为战略性工业和物流枢纽，这是政府旗舰项目 "24 小时经济政策" 的重要组成部分。

5 月 28 日周三在 Jubilee 宫举行的多部门会议上，总统将 "沃尔特经济走廊" 定位为这项宏大的 "24H+" 计划的核心支柱。Mahama 总统宣称："现在是时候超越水力发电的单一功能，将沃尔特水系打造为新工业加纳的支柱了。" 并阐述了关于这个国家最重要内陆水域的转型愿景。

沃尔特湖将成为国家生产支柱

Mahama 总统指出，尽管沃尔特湖在通过水力发电为国家供电方面具有历史性作用，但其 "更广泛的经济潜力在很大程度上尚未得到充分利用"。他表示："数十年来，由于国父 Kwame Nkrumah 博士的远见和沃尔特河管理局的奉献，该湖一直是我国发电的核心。但其更广泛的经济潜力仍远未得到充分开发。"

根据 "24H+" 计划，沃尔特流域将被重新定位为国家生产区和物流大动脉。该计划包括：

• 开发湖畔超过200万公顷可耕地

• 挖掘湖泊巨大的渔业潜力

• 沿走廊建立工业园区，重点进行农产品加工和关键工业品制造

Mahama 总统补充说："这些园区将同时服务于国内和区域市场。" 总统将这条走廊定位为加纳出口和工业扩张战略的核心。

利用湖泊运输降低成本，推动区域均衡发展

为确保经济走廊的成功运营，政府计划将沃尔特湖打造为一条功能完备的运输大动脉。短期内，这将连通北部的粮食产区与南部市场及出口终端，大幅降低物流成本。

"从中期来看，它将重塑工业地理格局，使投资者能够在拥挤的沿海地区之外选址建厂。" Mahama 总统解释道。

这一物流转型需要：

• 新增浮动运输设备

• 建设湖泊港口

• 与沃尔特河管理局及私人投资者合作建立长期特许经营框架

全价值链转型升级

Mahama 总统强调，除沃尔特经济走廊外，更宏大的 "24H+" 计划还聚焦农业、服装、制药、轻工业和数字服务等关键领域的全价值链转型。

"我们认识到，要实现真正的进步，就必须突破零散割裂的干预模式。" 他表示："该计划系统诊断了制约我国经济发展的结构性瓶颈，并通过基础设施、金融、土地制度和技能发展等维度进行综合治理。"

基础设施与企业支持

为促进生产与出口，政府正投资于：

• 工业园区与物流枢纽

• 交通基础设施升级

通过加纳开发银行和风险资本信托基金提供产业链融资

Mahama 总统表示："我们正在为 24 小时经济优先领域的企业提供可负担的长期资金。"

保障土地与技能支持增长

24 小时经济计划还包括：

• 开发产权明晰、配套完善的土地储备库

• 推行 "Aspire24" 技能计划，培养青年适应轮班制工作、创业及数字岗位

Mahama 总统强调："这将确保加纳的经济引擎不仅是机器运转，更是由人民驱动。"

激励措施与分散式实施

为吸引投资，该计划将推出基于绩效的激励政策：

• 机械设备及原材料税收减免

• 快速审批通道

• 出口支持机制

Mahama 总统特别强调权力下放："每个地区都将成立专属的 24H+ 实施工作组...确保各地能自主规划发展路径——无论是农业综合企业、旅游业、手工业还是制造业。"

后续步骤：征询意见、立法与启动

完整计划草案文件将于周二公布并征求公众意见，正式启动日期定为 2025 年 7 月 1 日——加纳共和国日。"我邀请在座各位——其中许多人参与了方案设计——共同完成最终定稿。" Mahama 总统对投资者们说道。为确保计划有效实施，他宣布将成立 24H+ 秘书处作为独立机构，直接向总统办公室汇报。

国家重启进行时

Mahama 总统在闭幕致辞中强调，24H+ 计划已从构想转变为具体行动方案。"这不再仅是愿景。这是一份架构清晰、步骤分明、包容各界的行动计划。而且已经启动...加纳已准备好迈出这关键一步。我们将携手同行。"

Mahama Positions Volta Lake as the Backbone of 24-Hour Economy Policy

President John Dramani Mahama has unveiled bold plans to transform the Volta Lake and its basin into a strategic industrial and logistical hub under the government’s flagship 24-hour economy policy.

Speaking at a multi-sectoral engagement at the Jubilee House on Wednesday, May 28, the President highlighted the “Volta Economic Corridor” as the defining anchor of the ambitious 24H+ Programme.

“The time has come to move beyond hydropower and to position the Volta system as the backbone of a new industrial Ghana,” President Mahama declared, outlining a transformative vision for the nation’s most significant inland water body.

Volta Lake to Become National Production Spine

The President described the Volta Lake as “largely underutilised in its broader economic potential,” despite its historic role in powering the country through hydroelectricity.

“For decades, the Lake has been central to our electricity generation thanks to the foresight of Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah and the dedication of the VRA,” he said. “But it remains largely underutilised in its broader economic potential.”

Under the 24H+ Programme, the Volta Basin will be repositioned as a national production zone and logistics artery. The plan envisions:

• Cultivating over two million hectares of arable lakeside land.

• Developing the Lake’s vast fisheries potential.

• Establishing industrial parks along the Corridor focused on processing agricultural output and manufacturing key industrial products.

“These parks will serve both domestic and regional markets,” the President added, positioning the Corridor as central to Ghana’s export and industrial expansion agenda.

Lake Transport to Cut Costs and Drive Regional Balance

To enable the Corridor’s success, the government plans to activate the Volta Lake as a fully functional transport highway. In the short term, this will connect northern food production zones to southern markets and export terminals, drastically reducing logistics costs.

“In the medium term, it will rebalance the geography of industry, allowing investors to site factories beyond the congested coast,” Mahama explained.

This logistics transformation will require:

• New floating assets

• Construction of lake ports

• Creation of long-term concession frameworks in partnership with the VRA and private investors

Integrated Value Chain Transformation

Beyond the Volta Corridor, the President emphasised that the broader 24H+ Programme focuses on value chain transformation across key sectors: agriculture, garments, pharmaceuticals, light manufacturing, and digital services.

“It recognises that to make real progress, we must move beyond siloed or piecemeal interventions,” he said. “It identifies the structural bottlenecks facing our economy and addresses them comprehensively—through infrastructure, finance, land systems, and skills development.”

Infrastructure and Enterprise Support

To support production and exports, the government is investing in:

• Industrial parks and logistics hubs

• Transport upgrades

Value chain financing via the Development Bank of Ghana and the Venture Capital Trust Fund

President Mahama explained: “We are offering affordable long-term capital to businesses operating within the 24H+ priority sectors.”

Securing Land and Skills for Growth

The 24H+ Programme also includes:

• Development of land banks with secure titles and infrastructure

• The rollout of Aspire24, a skills programme to prepare youth for shift-based work, entrepreneurship, and digital roles

“It will ensure that Ghanaians—not just machines—power the 24-hour economy,” the President affirmed.

Incentives and Decentralised Implementation

To attract investment, the Programme will introduce performance-based incentives:

• Tax relief on machinery and inputs

• Fast-tracked regulatory approvals

• Export support mechanisms

The President was keen to stress decentralisation: “Each district will establish its own 24H+ Implementation Taskforce… ensuring that each region can chart its own development path—whether in agribusiness, tourism, crafts, or manufacturing.”

Next Steps: Consultation, Legislation and Launch

The full Draft Programme Document will be released on Tuesday for public consultation, with the official launch set for 1st July 2025 – Ghana’s Republic Day.

“I invite you—many of whom helped shape it—to be part of its finalisation,” President Mahama told the investors. To institutionalise delivery, he announced plans to establish the 24H+ Secretariat as an independent authority, reporting directly to the Presidency.

A National Reset in Motion

In his closing remarks, President Mahama underscored that the 24H+ Programme is no longer an idea but a concrete plan in motion. “This is no more just a vision. It is a plan. A structured, sequenced, and inclusive plan. And it is already in motion… Ghana is ready to take this next step. And we are taking it together.”

来源：My Joy Online

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