The private operator of Ghana's automated traffic cameras, which began issuing speeding fines on November 1, is expected to keep 40% of revenue and the government 60% under the TRAFFITECH-GH public-private partnership, according to the finance ministry's 2024 report on PPP projects. The 11-year concession, signed in December 2022, has an investment cost of 77.73mn GHS (€6.0mn).
Analysis: On a first-offense fine of 120 GHS (€9.26), the operator would receive 48 GHS (€3.71), as JoyNews Research first calculated on November 4. Recovering the 77.73mn GHS investment from that share alone would take about 1.62mn first-offense fines, or roughly 19,000 a month over the 85 months left, by our calculation, ignoring operating costs. The ministry calls the split anticipated, not final. The project earned no revenue through 2024 because traffic regulations were delayed. Sweden's Sensys Gatso, which holds 40% of the operator, puts the venture's remaining contract revenue at about $60mn, JoyNews Research reported. The 2027 budget on November 12 could show how much fine revenue the government expects.
Source: Ministry of Finance, Ghana, Ministry of Finance, 2024 Annual Report on Public Private Partnership Projects (v4), 2022-2033 concession; Multimedia Group, MyJoyOnline (JoyNews Research), 'Traffitech-GH fines: Private firm expected to get 40% of every fine...' (November 4, 2026), November 2026; Multimedia Group, MyJoyOnline (JoyNews Research) (November 4, 2026), December 2022