The government’s Big Push road projects are now responsible for nearly half of Ghana’s fibre cuts, according to Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations Minister Sam Nartey George.
Sam George said road construction accounts for about 49% of fibre cuts, making it the biggest source of damage to the country’s telecommunications infrastructure.
And the numbers are already high. Ghana has recorded 8,578 fibre cuts in 2026, with repairs costing telecommunications companies more than US$20 million.
“That’s money that without the fibre cut we could have used to build new sites… The biggest source of fibre cuts is from the Big Push project because the Ministry of Roads is carrying out an aggressive project to construct roads across the country,” he said.
The Minister said the money being spent to repair damaged fibre could instead be used to expand network coverage and build new sites.
The problem has been building for years. Ghana recorded about 3,900 fibre cuts in 2021, more than 10,000 in 2022, over 6,000 in 2023 and more than 5,600 in 2024. The figure rose again to about 8,000 in 2025.
By the end of June 2026, nearly 4,300 fibre cuts had already been recorded. Sam George said the country could end the year with close to 9,000 if the current trend continues.
