Ghana - 2.6 Storage Assessment | Digital Logistics Capacity Assessments

Commercial Storage
Storage Used by Humanitarian Organizations
Public Sector Storage
Cold Chain

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 m² 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 m³	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