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Sentuo Group

Sentuo Group — developer behind the Airport Garden City mixed-use project and operator of Ghana's largest oil refinery, expanding capacity to 100,000 barrels per day.

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  1. September 2026
  2. Joy Online

    President John Dramani Mahama has cut the sod for Sentuo Group’s Airport Garden City project in Accra, with the company projecting more than 3,000 jobs, most of which are expected to go to Ghanaians.

    Mahama cuts sod for Sentuo Group’s Airport Garden City project, over 3,000 jobs anticipated
  3. Joy Online

    d Housing Census, with the gap expected to have widened due to the country’s growing population.” Speaking at the sod-cutting and unveiling of the Sentuo Airport Garden City project in Accra on Tuesday, September 15, Mr Ibrahim commended the Executive Chairman of the Sentuo Group

    Sentuo Airport Garden City project will help bridge Ghana’s housing deficit – Housing Minister
  4. Joy Online

    The Minister for Trade, Agribusiness and Industry, Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare, has assured that government will work closely with the Sentuo Group to ensure Ghanaian businesses benefit from the Sentuo Airport Garden City project.

    Gov’t to ensure Ghanaian businesses benefit from Sentuo Airport Garden City project – Ofosu-Adjare
  5. Joy Online

    The ceremony, scheduled for 2:00pm at 10 Giffard Road, will mark the official launch of the project being undertaken by Sentuo Group under Executive Chairman Xu Ningquan.

    Mahama to cut sod for US$1.3bn Sentuo Airport Garden City on Tuesday
  6. July 2026
  7. Joy Online

    The Ghana Police Service has received a major boost to its emergency medical response capacity following the donation of 10 fully equipped ambulances and an advanced operational pickup vehicle by the Sentuo Group and the Eezzy Group Foundation.

    Sentuo Group and Eezzy Foundation donate 10 ambulances and pickup vehicles to the Ghana Police Service
  8. June 2026
  9. Joy Online

    It is a major expansion of the existing refinery located in the Tema Industrial Area, operated by the Chinese conglomerate Sentuo Group.

    China commends Ghana for pursuing energy self-reliance
  10. Joy Online

    Located in the Tema Industrial Area, this privately-owned facility, part of the Chinese conglomerate Sentuo Group, was conceived under China’s Belt and Road Initiative and Ghana’s “One District, One Factory” policy.

    Mahama to cut sod for Phase 2 of Sentuo Oil Refinery Project today
  11. Business & Financial Times

    The Minister also commended Sentuo Group for investing nearly US$2 billion in the refinery project and reaffirmed government’s commitment to supporting further investments in petrochemicals, fertiliser production and other value-added industries linked to the petroleum sector.

    Sentuo Oil Refinery receives 1 million barrels of Jubilee crude for domestic processing
  12. Joy Online

    The agreement was formalized through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Ecobank Ghana and Sentuo Group in Accra.

    Ecobank to Lead $200 Million Loan Syndication for Sentuo Refinery Expansion
  13. May 2026
  14. Joy Online

    The Minister pointed to existing Chinese investments already operating successfully in Ghana, including Sentuo Group, KEDA, Sunda and Zonda Tec, describing them as evidence of Ghana’s growing attractiveness as an industrial hub.

    Ghana is safe and ready for investment – Trade Minister courts Chinese investors
Business

Mahama launches Sentuo Group's Airport Garden City project

The News

President John Dramani Mahama cut the sod for Sentuo Group's Airport Garden City project in Accra, a development projected to create more than 3,000 jobs expected mostly to go to Ghanaians. The executive chairman said the project would offer employment for artisans, technicians, engineers, hospitality professionals and managers, and would include apprenticeship and training programmes for young Ghanaians.

14 hours ago · Joy Online

Yesterday

  1. Mahama launches Sentuo Group's Airport Garden City project

    President John Dramani Mahama cut the sod for Sentuo Group's Airport Garden City project in Accra, a development projected to create more than 3,000 jobs expected mostly to go to Ghanaians. The executive chairman said the project would offer employment for artisans, technicians, engineers, hospitality professionals and managers, and would include apprenticeship and training programmes for young Ghanaians.

    14 hours ago · Joy Online

  2. Sentuo Airport Garden City project aids Ghana housing deficit bridge

    Housing Minister Ahmed Ibrahim says the Sentuo Airport Garden City project will contribute to addressing Ghana's housing deficit, which stood at 1.8 million units as of the 2020 census. He called for greater private-sector participation and praised the project as an example of high-density development needed to maximise Ghana's limited land resources.

    14 hours ago · Joy Online

  3. Government pledges Ghanaian businesses in Sentuo Airport Garden City project

    The Minister for Trade, Agribusiness and Industry said government will work closely with the Sentuo Group to ensure local businesses benefit from the Sentuo Airport Garden City project, which presents opportunities across construction, engineering, hospitality, retail and facility management sectors. The minister stated that economic benefits should extend beyond the project itself to strengthen Ghana's local industrial base.

    15 hours ago · Joy Online

Monday 14 September

  1. Mahama to launch US$1.3bn Sentuo Airport Garden City project

    President Mahama is scheduled to cut the sod on Tuesday for the US$1.3 billion Sentuo Airport Garden City development in Accra, a mixed-use project featuring residential apartments, a hotel, conference facility, healthcare, shopping mall and gardens expected to generate employment in construction and operations.

    14 September 2026 · Joy Online

Friday 3 July

  1. Sentuo Group, Eezzy Foundation donate ambulances to Ghana Police

    The Ghana Police Service received 10 ambulances and an operational pickup vehicle from Sentuo Group and Eezzy Group Foundation to enhance emergency medical response and improve rapid response to accident victims and injured officers across the country.

    3 July 2026 · Joy Online

Sunday 28 June

  1. China backs Ghana's energy self-reliance and oil refining expansion

    The Chinese Ambassador has praised Ghana's goal of achieving energy self-reliance, including its target to end raw mineral exports by 2030 and process crude oil locally. He was speaking at the commissioning of Phase Two of the Sentuo Oil Refinery in Tema, which will expand refining capacity from 40,000 to 100,000 barrels per day.

    28 June 2026 · Joy Online

Thursday 25 June

  1. Mahama cuts sod for Sentuo Oil Refinery Phase 2 in Tema

    President Mahama performed a sod-cutting ceremony on June 25 for Phase 2 of the Sentuo Oil Refinery Project in Tema, a privately-owned facility commissioned in 2024 with nearly $2 billion investment that has become Ghana's largest active refining facility, currently processing 40,000 barrels per stream day.

    25 June 2026 · Joy Online

Monday 8 June

  1. Sentuo Oil Refinery receives 1 million barrels from Jubilee Field

    Sentuo Oil Refinery has received 1 million barrels of crude oil from the Jubilee Field for domestic processing, marking the first time crude from the Jubilee Field has been supplied to the privately owned refinery in Ghana. The delivery is intended to deepen local value addition, strengthen energy security, and expand downstream industrial activity.

    8 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times

Friday 5 June

  1. Ecobank leads $200 million Sentuo refinery expansion loan

    Ecobank Ghana has been appointed Lead Arranger and Book Runner for a US$200 million loan facility supporting the second phase expansion of the Sentuo Oil Refinery. The financing is expected to enhance Ghana's energy security and industrial development.

    5 June 2026 · Joy Online

Friday 22 May

  1. Trade Minister courts Chinese investors at Ghana-China forum

    Ghana's Trade Minister Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare has intensified efforts to attract Chinese investment, describing Ghana as a strategic and profitable destination with a stable political environment, improving business climate, and strategic access to African markets through its role as host of the African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat.

    22 May 2026 · Joy Online

Thursday 21 May

  1. Ghana's Trade Minister leads investment mission to China

    Ghana's Trade Minister Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare is leading a high-level delegation to China to attract strategic investments into Ghana's industrial and agribusiness sectors as part of the government's industrial transformation programme. The delegation, which includes officials from multiple ministries and agencies, is participating in a China–Ghana Investment Forum and touring major industrial facilities in Hubei and Wuhan Provinces.

    21 May 2026 · Joy Online

Sunday 10 May

  1. Tang Hong re-elected president of Ghana Association of Chinese Societies

    Tang Hong, CEO of Caitec Group and founder of Tang Palace Hotel, has been re-elected President of the Ghana Association of Chinese Societies. The businessman is recognized for strengthening Ghana-China business and diplomatic ties and advancing humanitarian initiatives.

    10 May 2026 · Joy Online

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