MTN to Invest US$1.1 Billion Over Three Years to Strengthen Ghana’s Network and Service Quality

MTN  has reaffirmed its position as a key investor in Ghana, emphasizing its long-standing partnership with the people and government of the country. Over the next three years, the telecom giant will allocate over US$1.1 billion in capital expenditure to strengthen network infrastructure and enhance customer experience nationwide. This move follows an investment of US$1 billion over the past five years, highlighting MTN’s acceleration of efforts to deliver high-quality connectivity across Ghana.

MTN Group plans to reinvest roughly US$1 billion in Ghana over the coming three years, Ralph Mupita, President and Chief Executive Officer, revealed during a recent meeting with Simon Madjie, CEO of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC). During his three-day working visit to Ghana, Mupita outlined MTN’s strategic priorities and engagement with government officials. He confirmed that the company currently operates more than 5,000 telecommunications sites across the country and intends to add 500 more this year alone, representing a tenfold increase compared with recent expansions to bridge service gaps and extend broadband coverage. The CEO also highlighted the potential of 5G spectrum to improve home connectivity for everyday Ghanaians.

“The discussions with Minister Sam George were really about quality of service. How do we improve the quality of service for everyday Ghanaians? We understand there are some issues, particularly in the peri-urban and rural areas, and so we were solutioning around what is it that we will do. Our commitment to Minister Sam George was we already have 5,000-odd sites where we have telecommunications equipment that connects our customers here in Ghana. Just this year alone, we’re going to add another 500. We’re doing 10x what we’ve done in recent times just this year to deal with that issue. So we made that commitment to him around quality of service and improving broadband coverage. We spoke to him about our belief that 5G spectrum made available would enable and empower everyday Ghanaians in terms of their home connectivity. So that was one set of issues.”

– Ralph Mupita, President and CEO, MTN Group

MTN is also collaborating with the Bank of Ghana to combat mobile money scams, often referred to as social engineering. Beyond infrastructure, MTN underscored its commitment to human capital development, particularly in equipping Ghanaian youth with digital skills aligned with the evolving global economy. Discussions with the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre highlighted MTN’s commitment to supporting initiatives that showcase Ghana to international investors.

“With the Bank of Ghana, with the Governor, we committed that we would work with the bank around some of the scams and fraud. We’re not happy about that, and to be honest, we see it in other markets. We sometimes call it social engineering. So this is an area where we’re going to bring AI to improve the ability to deal with scams and fraud that we see particularly in the mobile money market. As I said, it’s not a Ghanaian issue. It’s actually quite pervasive. The GIPC, I think we spoke about the commitments that we’ve made to be a partner and willingness to support them as they endeavor to tell the Ghana Inc. story to international investors to attract capital. We will be there, as we said, as their poster child.”

– Ralph Mupita, President and CEO, MTN Group 

With this accelerated investment, MTN is taking a bold step toward powering Ghana’s digital future, reinforcing its focus on quality service, innovation, and socio-economic progress.