President Akufo-Addo has announced Ghana's upcoming entry into large-scale salt production, expressing confidence that this initiative would bring significant economic transformation to Ghana.

He credited the Ada Songhor Salt project led by Electrochem Salt Mine Limited for its achievement while speaking at the nation's 67th Independence Day celebration in Koforidua, Eastern Region, on March 6, 2024.

The President revealed that the project had commenced operations after years of disputes that had previously halted salt extraction at the site.

President Akufo-Addo highlighted that this project represents the largest salt exploitation endeavor on the African continent.

“The other major project that is coming on stream, which is bound to make a dramatic change to the economy, is the Ada Songhor Salt project, being spearheaded by Electrochem Salt Mine Ltd, led by the dynamic Ghanaian entrepreneur, Mr. Daniel McKorley, aka McDan. After many years of disputes, which prevented the exploitation of salt at the site, work has finally started and salt will be mined on a large commercial scale,” he disclosed.

According to the President, Electrochem Salt Mine is poised to become the biggest salt producing facility in Africa due to its initial ability to produce some six hundred and fifty thousand metric tons of salt per annum, and expanding its productive capacity to one million metric tonnes this year, and to two million metric tonnes by 2027, at ninety-nine-point-nine-nine-percent purity.

"These are figures that should spell a significant change in the economy, and cheer us up,” he added.