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China Eximbank provides $81 million seller's credit to CMEC for 340 km Rabak-El-Obeid Transmission Line Construction Project (Linked to Record ID#67168)

$81M USD

Funder	Export-Import Bank of China (China Eximbank)
Recipient Organization	China National Machinery Import & Export Corporation (CMC)\|Sudan National Electricity Corporation (NEC Sudan)
Country	Sudan
Start Date	May 11, 2006
End Date	Feb 11, 2029
Duration	8,312 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`150`

Grant Description

China Eximbank provides $81 million seller's credit to CMEC for 340 km Rabak-El-Obeid Transmission Line Construction Project In 2006, China Eximbank agreed to provide $81 million export seller's credit to China Machinery Engineering Corporation (CMEC) for the 340 km Rabak-El-Obeid Transmission Line Construction Project.

The proceeds of the loan of the loan were to be use to cover 100% of the cost of a commercial contract signed on May 11, 2006 by China Machinery Engineering Corporation (CMEC) and the Sudan National Electricity Corporation (NEC).

📋 Loan / Grant Terms

💰 Loan Amountare unknown

The project involved the construction of a 340km, 220kV electricity transmission line from Rabak (ربك), a city in southeastern Sudan, to the city of El-Obeid in central Sudan within North Kordofan State. It also involved the installation of a 220/33/11kv transformer station in El-Obeid. Construction began in 2006 and ended in 2009; however, a 2011 publication by Dr.

Samai Satti Osman Mohamed Nour describes the project as '95% complete.'

📋 Staff Comments

This project is also called the Rabak-Obeid Third Circuit Elroseires-Khartoum Electricity Project or National Electricity Corporation Transition Line Project. The Chinese project title is 苏丹拉巴克至奥拜易德输变电线路项目.
This project is part of a larger initiative called the White Nile Grid Project (captured via Project ID#67168).

📚 Sources & References

http://crn.genocideintervention.net/files/CMEC%20Q4%202012.pdf, http://www.sinomach.com.cn/templates/T_news_en/content.aspx?nodeid=605&page=ContentPage&contentid=6607
Building Bridges: China's Growing Role as Infrastructure Financier for Sub-Saharan Africa
苏丹拉巴克至奥拜易德输变电线路项目正式签约
Building Bridges: China's Growing Role as Infrastructure Financier for Sub-Saharan Africa
Chinese Loans to Africa Database
Assessment of Effectiveness of China Aid in Financing Development in Sudan Loan applications and disbursements are still being received and processed as the projects continue to evolve. Ongoing monitoring and evaluation are in place to ensure project continuity.

All Grantees

China National Machinery Import & Export Corporation (CMC)|Sudan National Electricity Corporation (NEC Sudan)

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