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China Eximbank agrees in principle to provide loan for 235km of TOO5 Road from Manyinga to Mwinilunga and 5 km Urban Roads in Manyinga in Northwestern Province


Funder Export-Import Bank of China (China Eximbank)
Recipient Organization Government of Zambia
Country Zambia
Start Date Jan 01, 2019
End Date Nov 23, 2032
Duration 5,075 days
Number of Grantees 1
Roles Recipient
Data Source AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID 57282
Grant Description

China Eximbank agrees in principle to provide loan for 235km of TOO5 Road from Manyinga to Mwinilunga and 5 km Urban Roads in Manyinga in Northwestern Province On July 16, 2016, China CAMC Engineering Co. signed a 36-month commercial contract worth $273,179,080 with Zambia's Road Development Agency (RDA) involving the upgrade to bituminous standard of 214 kilometers of D286 road from Manyinga to Mwinilunga plus 4 kilometers of roads in the North Western Province in Zambia.

According to the RDA's 2018 Annual Work Plan, the project seems to have been expanded to include 235km of TOO5 Road from Manyinga to Mwinilunga and 5 km Urban Roads in Northwestern Province. China Eximbank was noted the source of funding, though it is unclear how much financing was provided.

The House debate script from October 11, 2017 says "the Road Development Agency (RDA) has completed the engagement of the contractors, but implementation awaits the finalization of the financing agreement by the Ministry of Finance." The Zambian Report on Government Assurances from 2020 states that as of September 2018, the delay in approval for the project's financing was "due to the Government’s decision to indefinitely postpone the contraction of pipeline debt as a measure to address fiscal and debt challenges for sustained macroeconomic stability." According to the RDA's 2020 work plan, construction is ongoing.

📋 Staff Comments
  1. Although a Facebook post from Northwestern Newsline reports China Exim as the financing agency as of May 2018 (see: 'MANYINGA - MWINILUNGA..'), the Road Development Agency started reporting Eximbank as the financier starting from its 2019 Annual Work Plan.
  2. AidData assumes the pledge year is 2019 for the time being.
  3. The Chinese project title is Manyinga—Mwinilunga公路建设项目 or 赞比亚马宁加至姆维尼伦加公路升级改造项目.
📚 Sources & References
  • CAMCE SIGNING COMMERCIAL CONTRACT OF UPGRADING TO BITUMINOUS STANDARD OF 214KM OF D286 ROAD FROM MANYINGA TO MWINILUNGA INCLUDING 4KM OF URBAN ROADS IN THE NORTH WESTERN PROVINCE OF ZAMBIA
  • January
  • FEASIBILITY STUDIES COMMENCE ON US$200M ROAD PROJECT
  • Project Details Manyinga - Mwinilunga Road
  • Zambia
  • GOVERNMENT RELEASES 32 MILLION KWACHA FOR CONSTRUCTION OF ACCESS ROAD TO SAMORA MACHEL AIRPORT
  • Wednesday, 11th October, 2017, 2019 Road Sector Annual Work Plan, 2020 Road Sector Annual Work Plan
  • RDA Annual Report 2018, 2018 Road Sector Annual Work Plan
  • REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT ASSURANCES FOR THE FOURTH SESSION OF THE TWELFTH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
  • MANYINGA - MWINILUNGA ROAD FEASIBILITY STUDY UNDERWAY 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.
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