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China Eximbank agrees in principle to provide $400 million loan for Phase 3 of the 10th of Ramadan Light Rail Transit (LRT) Project (Linked to Record ID#58094, #1925, #64740)

$400M USD

Funder	Export-Import Bank of China (China Eximbank)
Recipient Organization	Government of Egypt
Country	Egypt
Start Date	Sep 27, 2023
End Date	Dec 09, 2031
Duration	2,995 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`106116`

Grant Description

China Eximbank agrees in principle to provide $400 million loan for Phase 3 of the 10th of Ramadan Light Rail Transit (LRT) Project On September 27, 2023, China Eximbank reportedly agreed to provide a $400 million loan for Phase 3 of the 10th of Ramadan Light Rail Transit (LRT) Project. Then, on November 9, 2023.

AVIC International and the China Railway Second Engineering Institute were awarded a survey and design subcontract for the third phase of the project.

The purpose of the project is to build a Light Rail Transit (LRT) network that extends from El Salam to New Administrative Capital to 10 Ramadan City.

The electric light railway will extend 67.8 km (42 miles) from 10th of Ramadan City to Egypt’s New Administrative Capital with 11 stops/stations (in the cities of Salam, Obour, Shorouk, Mostaqbal, Robeiky, and the New Administrative Capital). 61 km of the lines will be above ground, 0.7 km below ground, and 6.1 km will be elevated.

Some 7.5 kilometers will be in the form of a bridge, while 0.3 kilometers will be in the form of a tunnel. The speed of the trains will be 120 km/h. The trains will be equipped with non-internal-combustion diesel engines.

The line will start from Adly Mansour Station that is reached by the third metro line, and at Robeiky will be divided into two branches.

One will head north in parallel to the Regional Ring Road to the 10th of Ramadan City and the other will head South to the New Administrative Capital.

The line will be operated within two years, and will be executed by five Egyptian companies along with the railroads and the fence.

The Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) will accomplish the signaling, communication, control, and electricity systems afterwards. It will also manufacture and supply 22 trains.

In the second phase, the line will extend to the Sports City near Al-Ain Al-Sokhna so that its length will be 93 kilometers.

📋 Staff Comments

1. This project is also known as the Phase 3 of the Cairo Light Rail Project.

📚 Sources & References

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