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Research Overview
The Institute for Infrastructure Development (IID) conducts integrated research across infrastructure systems, industrialisation, infrastructure finance, energy systems and institutional reform, bringing together multidisciplinary analysis to address long-term development challenges.
Its work bridges policy design, masterplanning and implementation frameworks to support coordinated, long-term national development strategies and practical pathways for economic transformation.
IID’s research explores how infrastructure, industry and institutional frameworks work together in an integrated and systems-based manner to support long-term economic transformation across key sectors of national development.
OUR RESEARCH STRUCTURE
Research & Programmes
IID’s research and programmes are organised across five key thematic pillars.
Infrastructure Systems & Masterplanning
National Infrastructure Strategies
Supporting National Development Planning Commission in designing long-term, integrated infrastructure frameworks such as the GIP
Integrated Corridor Development
Planning economic corridors that link industry, transport, energy and logistics to unlock regional growth across Ghana.
Urban Systems & Smart Cities
Designing modern, resilient and smart urban systems for cities such as Accra, Kumasi and Tamale.
Transport & Logistics Networks
Developing multimodal transport systems—roads, rail, ports and logistics—to power Ghana’s trade and mobility.
Industrialisation & Manufacturing Systems
Steel & Metals Value Chains
Supporting Ghana Integrated Iron and Steel Development Corporation to build a fully integrated national steel industry.
Agro-Industrial Clusters
Designing agro-processing zones to transform Ghana’s agricultural output into high-value exports
Irrigation & Mechanisation Systems
Advancing large-scale irrigation and farm mechanisation to drive food security and agro-industrial growth.
Special Economic Zones (SEZs)
Supporting Greater Kumasi Industrial City project and other industrial parks and SEZs to attract investment, create jobs, and accelerate manufacturing.
Infrastructure Finance & Economic Systems
Infrastructure Bonds & Capital Markets
Designing innovative financing instruments to mobilise long-term domestic capital for infrastructure.
National Investment Platforms
Structuring sovereign and institutional investment vehicles to fund Ghana’s infrastructure and industry.
Development Finance & Banking Systems
Advising on development bank models to support industrialisation and strategic sectors.
Currency Stability & Credit Systems
Developing financial frameworks to stabilise the cedi and unlock production-based liquidity systems.
Energy & Climate Systems
Renewable Energy Integration
Scaling solar, wind and bioenergy solutions to diversify Ghana’s energy mix and support green growth.
Nuclear Energy Programme
Supporting Nuclear Power Ghana in developing Ghana’s nuclear power roadmap.
Industrial Energy Systems
Designing reliable, large-scale energy systems to power manufacturing and heavy industry.
Climate Finance & Carbon Markets
Structuring access to global climate funds to support sustainable infrastructure and resilience.
Governance & Institutional Reform
Procurement & Contract Management
Strengthening procurement and contract management frameworks to improve transparency, efficiency, and value for money.
Public-Private Partnerships (PPP)
Structuring bankable PPP models to attract private capital into national infrastructure projects.
Institutional Strengthening
Building the capacity of public institutions to plan, finance, and deliver complex infrastructure programmes.
Policy & Regulatory Reform
Advising government on reforms that enable industrialisation, investment, and long-term economic growth.
OUR AREAS OF WORK
Translating Research into National Frameworks
Integrated Research Frameworks
Strategic policy and systems frameworks guiding infrastructure and industrial development nationwide.
National Masterplans
Long-term infrastructure and industrial masterplans guiding national economic development strategies
Strategic Programmes
Strategic programmes translating research and masterplans into practical and coordinated national development action.