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China Eximbank provides $134 million loan for the 285 km Isiolo-Garissa Transmission Line Project with Associated Substations Project

$134M USD

Funder	Export-Import Bank of China (China Eximbank)
Recipient Organization	Government of Kenya
Country	Kenya
Start Date	Jul 14, 2017
End Date	Sep 25, 2029
Duration	4,456 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`58387`

Grant Description

China Eximbank provides $134 million loan for the 285 km Isiolo-Garissa Transmission Line Project with Associated Substations Project On July 14, 2017, China CAMC Engineering Co Ltd (中工国际工程股份有限公司) signed a commercial contract for the Isiolo-Garissa Electrical Transformation and Transmission Project with Kenya’s Ministry of Energy and Petroleum.

According to multiple sources, the project is being funded through a $134 million loan from the Export-Import Bank of China.

The project, which is also known as the Isiolo-Garissa Transmission Line Project with Associated Substations Project, involves the construction of a 220KV, 285-km transmission lines between Garissa and Isiolo and three substations in central and northern Kenya and delivering these transmission lines and substations to Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (KETRACO) upon completion.

The contract value is $131,065,700 and the expected period of implementation is 24 months.

📋 Staff Comments

The Chinese name of this project is 在加里萨和伊索洛之间建立高压输电线路.
This record has been marked as having evidence of financial distress because it was part of the debt restructuring agreement captured in record #92668.

📚 Sources & References

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IJGlobal - Garissa-Isiolo Transmission Line (285KM) - Kenya
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China CAMC Engineering bags transmission line contract (Kenya)
Kenya: CAMC to build Garissa-Isiolo line
China's Global Energy Finance Chinese Development Bank (CDB) and Export-Import Bank of China (Ex-Im)
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Nacala Corridor and West Africa Growth Ring in Africa Final Report
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CHINA CAMC ENGINEERING CO.
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CAMCE SIGNING COMMERCIAL CONTRACT OF ISIOLO-GARISSA TRANSMISSION LINE PROJECT WITH ASSOCIATED SUBSTATIONS OF KENYA
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