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[Sino-Congolese Programme] China Eximbank provides $6 million loan for Kolwezi Road Rehabilitation and Modernization Project (Linked to Record ID#450)

Funder	Export-Import Bank of China (China Eximbank)
Recipient Organization	Sino-Congolais des Mines (Sicomines SARL)
Country	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Start Date	Aug 17, 2015
End Date	Jul 30, 2026
Duration	4,000 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`59205`

Grant Description

[Sino-Congolese Programme] China Eximbank provides $6 million loan for Kolwezi Road Rehabilitation and Modernization Project In 2008, China Eximbank issued a $3.003 billion general buyer's credit loan to Sino–Congolais des Mines (Sicomines SARL) — a joint venture — to finance infrastructure projects in the DRC (as captured via Record ID#450).

All subsidiary borrowings under the (government-guaranteed) general buyer's credit loan agreement were to be repaid with revenues from mining projects managed by Sicomines SARL.

📋 Loan / Grant Terms

💰 Loan Amountcarried a maturity of 25 years

All infrastructure projects supported through the general buyer's credit loan were part of the so-called “Sino-Congolese Programme." One of the subsidiary loans issued as part of the “Sino-Congolese Programme” was a $6 million loan for the Kolwezi Road Rehabilitation and Modernization Project.

The purpose of this project was to rehabilitate 5 km of roads in the city of Kolwezi and the province of Lualaba.

It involved the rehabilitation of Line B (4.073 km) and Line C / Avenue Kazembe (584 km); rehabilitation of a school and a basketball court; construction of a market for agricultural products; development of a football field and updating of power supply equipment in Kapata district; and rehabilitation works in and Harmonie district.

China Railway Engineering Corporation (CREC) was the contractor responsible for project implementation. Construction began on September 3, 2016 and ended in December 2017. The project was officially completed on August 20, 2019.

📋 Staff Comments

The French project title is Réhabilitation et Modernisation de la Voirie de Kolwezi.
Given that AidData has captured the entire $3.003 billion China Eximbank loan commitment amount for multiple infrastructure projects via Project ID#450, it does not record a financial commitment (transaction) amount for the subsidiary loan supporting this project to avoid double-counting.
For loan and debt rescheduling records with variable interest rates, AidData calculates the all-in interest rate at T0 based on the reference rate (such as LIBOR or EURIBOR) on the loan start date, plus any known margin. Please see the methodology for additional details.

📚 Sources & References

Rapport Annuel 2015
Rapport de Conciliation ITIE RDC 2015 - signé.pdf
Projet de modernisation de la voirie de Kolwezi
Rapport Annuel 2017
Rapport Annuel 2016
Plan du Travail, 2018 Annual Report, rapport assoupliitie
CONVENTION DE LA SINO-CONGOLAISE DES MINES : Qui perd, qui gagne entre l’Etat congolais et la Chine ?
Etude d’évaluation de la mise en œuvre de la convention de collaboration relative au développement d’un projet minier et d’un projet d’infrastructures en RD Congo Projet SICOMINES
RDC - Contrat chinois : Un centre de recherche dénombre 40 infrastructures réalisées mais surfacturées à 824 millions $ 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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Sino-Congolais des Mines (Sicomines SARL)

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