Completed Development AidData Chinese Aid

16,129,032 US dollars grant from China Eximbank for a feasibility study of the Standard Gauge Railway (link to ID#60987, ID#37103, ID#31777, ID#47025, ID#66042, ID#52929, ID#52354)

$16.13M USD

Funder	Export-Import Bank of China (China Eximbank)
Recipient Organization	Government of Uganda
Country	Uganda
Start Date	Jan 01, 2015
End Date	Feb 19, 2032
Duration	6,258 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`59748`

Grant Description

In 2015, China Eximbank provided a $16,129,032 grant for a feasibility study of a 271-kilometer, Malaba-Kampala stretch of the Standard Gauge Railway that would connect Kampala with the Kenyan border at Malaba. If approved, China Harbour Engineering Co. Ltd (CHEC) would undertake the railroad construction project.

The feasibility study was completed by a German firm called Gauff Consultants.

The Ugandan Government then re-negotiated the contract price with CHEC (cutting the project cost by $26 million) and rescoped the project by adding another link from Kampala to the nearby Bukasa port on Lake Victoria as well as fencing for the entire railway route to protect it from vandalism.

The Government of Uganda subsequently submitted a formal loan application for 85% of the revised project cost to China Eximbank in September 2019.

📋 Staff Comments

This project is linked to project ID#37103, ID#31777, ID#47025, ID#66042, ID#52929, ID#52929, and ID#52354.

📚 Sources & References

Uganda : Staff Report for the 2015 Article IV Consultation and Fourth Review Under the Policy Support Instrument
Uganda still in talks over construction of Standard Gauge Railway: minister
Uganda Wants $2.3 Billion China Rail Loan Finalized by September
Information about Standard Gauge Railway (SGR)
You are here Why did Uganda opt for FIDIC/ EPC turnkey contract mode of implementation?
The Standard Gauge Railway is on course
Uganda Resubmits China Loan Request for $2.3 Billion Railway
Uganda Resubmits Loan Application for SGR Project
China Exim Bank starts appraisal of SGR Project
China Exim Bank starts appraisal of SGR Project
Standard Gauge Railway Uganda
Aid Management Platform - Feasibility Study of the Standard Gauge Railway
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