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Chinese Government provides RMB 200 million grant — via August 2017 ETCA — for Phase 1 of Windhoek to Hosea Kutako International Airport Road Project (Linked to Record ID#60977, #92520, #60980)

¥200M RMB

Funder	China Ministry of Commerce
Recipient Organization	Government of Namibia
Country	Namibia
Start Date	Aug 28, 2017
End Date	Jul 06, 2031
Duration	5,060 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`60979`

Grant Description

On August 28, 2017, the Chinese Government and the Government of Namibia signed an Economic and Technical Cooperation Agreement (ETCA), which committed an RMB 200 million (NAD 400 million) grant for Phase 1 of the Windhoek to Hosea Kutako International Airport Road Project.

Phase 1 is a 8.4 kilometer, two-way, four-lane highway from Mandume Ndemufayo Avenue (or MR49 or Kupferburg road) to Sam Nujoma Drive. The Windhoek to Hosea Kutako International Airport Road Project is also called the TR 9/1 or Trunk Road 9/1 Project.

In early December 2015, a joint venture between China Railway Engineering Seventh Bureau (direct subsidiary of CREC) and Onamagongwa Trading Enterprises (see the linked Record ID#67851) won a NAD 799 million ($66.65 million or RMB 312.97 million) bid to implement the project. On December 16, 2015, a groundbreaking ceremony was held for the first phase of the project.

Construction was scheduled to last 36 months between January 2016 and January 2019, but conflict between the JV partners led to significant delays.

As of December 2019, the project had achieved a 77% completion rate, and so this project is in the implementation stage.

As of November 15, 2021, the CEO of the Roads Authority (RA) announced that the project had achieved a 98% completion rate. As of May 10, 2022, the CEO of the Roads Authority announced that the project would be completed in July 2022.

China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) reportedly issued an RMB 447,000,000 grant (captured via Record ID#92520) to support Phase 2B of this same road project. Also in 2018, China Eximbank signed a loan agreement (captured via Record ID#60977) for Phase 2B.

📋 Staff Comments

1. The China Eximbank funding for both Phase 1 and Phase 2B of this project is captured in Umbrella Project ID#60980.

📚 Sources & References

The foundation stone of the first phase of the Nai Capital Airport Highway contracted by the China Railway Seventh Bureau
The foundation stone of the first phase of the Nai Capital Airport Highway contracted by the China Railway Seventh Bureau
China Railway Engineering Seventh Bureau won the bid for the first phase of the new road of Namibia Capital Airport
Namibia
China sign grant aid, donation agreements
Ambassador Zhang Yiming visited the China Railway Seventh Bureau Company Project
Namibia and China sign agreements
Namibia
China sign grant aid, donation agreements
Harambee Projects: Construction and Rehabilitation
Chinese expel locals from airport road project
中国和纳米比亚签署经济技术合作协定等3项协议
Kaiyamo gets N$1b road job
中国中铁股份有限公司重大工程中标公告
Final phase of airport road to cost N$1bn
Windhoek-Rehoboth Road dualisation costs N$7bn
Roads Authority Electronic Newsletter Update 2019
Namibia solidifies intent to be logistics gateway – Third and last section of the Windhoek to HKIA road gets off the ground
Airport road construction faces delays
Windhoek – Hosea Kutako International Airport Road Phase 2B halfway complete
Airport road construction faces delays amidst diverse challenges
Traffic deviation on Windhoek to airport road in effect
Labour Ministry halts construction on airport road due to safety concerns
Work stoppage ordered at Windhoek airport road construction after fatal accident
Potential Growth of Chinese Infrastructure in Namibia Under New President
Workers turn up the heat
Airport road tender U-turn 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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