Voyants designs Port SEZ over an Island in Côte D’Ivoire, West Africa
Posted by Voyants | December 20, 2011
The Government of Côte D’Ivoire is envisioning acceleration in the pace of economic growth in the country by identifying a number of development and infrastructure project. Ile Boulay, an island spread over an area of 2000 Hectare, located in Abidjan – a Port city and the commercial capital of the country, has been selected as a potential site for development of a Port SEZ.
Voyants Solutions Pvt. Ltd. has been appointed by Ministry of Economic Infrastructure, Government of Cote d’Ivoire to carry out the Feasibility Study and Master Planning for the project.
An intensive Feasibility study is being carried out to identify
- Locational potential analysis for trade and development
- Raw material availability and target market
- Potential Industry sectors to be targeted for the SEZ
- Infrastructure and workforce requirement for the shortlisted sectors
- Product Mix for the proposed SEZ
The proposed SEZ Master Plan contains
- 6 berth Transshipment Hub
- 850 Ha. of Industrial Zone – multiproduct ranging from agro-based to engineering and construction sectors
- 100 Ha. of logistic support – rail, warehousing, truck parking etc.
- Financial Hub of 560,000 sq.m. of BUA
- 250 Ha. of Residential Zone with necessary amenities – high-end to affordable housing solutions
- Recreation Zone – 18 hole Golf course, stadium, theme park and hospitality
The utilities planned encompass Captive power generation, Effluent Treatment facilities, waste management plan, treated water supply, telecommunication infrastructure and state of the art transportation network; provision for future special infrastructure is also incorporated.
