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China Eximbank provides a loan in support of the 10,000 Housing Units Project

Funder	Export-Import Bank of China (China Eximbank)
Recipient Organization	Government of Algeria
Country	Algeria
Start Date	Jan 01, 2012
End Date	Sep 29, 2030
Duration	6,846 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`62670`

Grant Description

China Eximbank provides a loan in support of the 10,000 Housing Units Project In 2012, the Export-Import Bank of China provided a loan in support of the Ministry of Housing of Algeria's 10,000 Housing Units Project. Further loan details are unknown.

The loan proceeds were used to support a commercial contract awarded to China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC) for the construction of 10,000 housing units in the city of Sidi Abdallah in the Algiers Province.

The owner of the housing units was Algeria's Agence Nationale de l’Amélioration et du Développement du Logement (AADL). The 10,000 housing units were spread over an area of 109 hectares. The total area of construction was one million square meters. CSCEC's Algerian subsidiary, CSCEC Algeria, was the contractor responsible for project implementation.

The project entered implementation in November 2014. It had a construction period of 28 months.

It passed preliminary inspection in December 2017, and then went into a one-year maintenance period, which involved unspecified Algerian subcontractors and Chinese companies. The project passed final inspection in February 2019, marking its completion.

📋 Staff Comments

The Chinese project title is 阿尔及利亚住房部10000套RHP住房工程.It is not clear which institution China Eximbank made this loan to. For now, AidData has assumed the Government of Algeria was the recipient, as the project was done on behalf of Algeria's Ministry of Housing.Several sources (see ' سيدي عبد الله.. “المدينة الغبية”' and 'Remis en décembre : les logements de Sidi Abdallah seront dotés des structures indispensables') point to an inauguration date of 10,000 housing units as December 11, 2016 by President of Algeria Abdelaziz Bouteflika. However, CSCEC Algerie, states that project passed inspection in December 2017. The December 11, 2016 may represent a ceremony of the completion of basic construction or may represent a different batch of housing units in Sidi Abdallah; regardless, that date is not representative of the project's completion and has been treated accordingly.The Year_uncertain field has been set to True because while the loan may have been provided in 2012, this is not necessarily the same as the commitment year.

📚 Sources & References

Remis en décembre : les logements de Sidi Abdallah seront dotés des structures indispensables, 16.000 logements livrés à Sidi Abdellah d'ici à novembre 2017
La ville nouvelle de Sidi Abdellah, concentré des maux algériens
驻阿尔及利亚大使杨广玉考察中建公司住房项目
The project of 10 000 Housing in Sidi Abdellah, سيدي عبد الله.. “المدينة الغبية, 2014年度商务部中国进出口银行重点支持的服务贸易企业和项目入选名单, 2012年度商务部中国进出口银行重点支持的服务贸易企业和项目入选名单（央企）
L’Algérie made by China
SIDI ABDELLAH AADL 10000套住宅项目全部顺利终验 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.