By: Benjamin Nii Nai Anyetei
The State Interests and Governance Authority (SIGA) has proposed the liquidation of the Ghana Railway Company Limited (GRCL) and the absorption of its employees into the Ghana Railway Development Authority (GRDA) as part of a major restructuring of Ghana’s railway sector.
The proposal is contained in SIGA’s 2025 State Ownership Report, which highlights prolonged financial, operational and labour challenges confronting the Ghana Railway Company.
According to the report, the challenges have contributed to the suspension of GRCL’s operations despite ongoing government efforts to expand and modernise the country’s railway network.
Under the proposed restructuring, the GRDA would be transformed into a…