Planning and Development
Ing. Handel Peacock-Sawyerr
Director of Planning and Development
Overview
The Directorate of Planning and Development sets the strategic direction of the Authority. It develops railway policy and regulatory instruments on railway planning and development, prepares the National Railway Masterplan, appraises projects, mobilizes investment and maintains the framework for monitoring and evaluating the national railway development pipeline. Its work turns the Authority’s long-term vision of a national network of about 1,900 km into an evidence-based plan with a credible pipeline of bankable projects.
Key Functions
- Develop and maintain the Authority’s strategic, corporate and institutional planning frameworks.
- Develop and review national railway policy, legislation and regulatory instruments in line with international good practice.
- Prepare and maintain the National Railway Masterplan and network development strategy for existing and new lines.
- Carry out feasibility studies, project appraisals and cost–benefit analyses to support investment decisions.
- Mobilize investment and co-ordinate financing from public, private and development-partner sources, including public–private partnerships.
- Build and maintain the research, data, statistics and management information systems that support evidence-based planning.
- Integrate environmental, social, land and resettlement safeguards into development planning.
- Develop and manage a pipeline of bankable railway projects and co-ordinate programme delivery across directorates.
- Lead stakeholder engagement, partnerships, communications and investment promotion.
- Monitor, evaluate and report on the performance of the development programme.