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China Eximbank provides $63.9 million buyer’s credit loan for Phase 1 (Zhlobin-Osipovichi Section) of Railway Electrification Project (Linked to Record ID#42199, ID#66727, ID#66977, and ID#46387)

$63.97M USD

Funder Export-Import Bank of China (China Eximbank)
Recipient Organization Government of Belarus
Country Belarus
Start Date Jun 14, 2011
End Date Oct 02, 2033
Duration 8,146 days
Number of Grantees 1
Roles Recipient
Data Source AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID 66722
Grant Description

China Eximbank provides $63.9 million buyer’s credit loan for Phase 1 (Zhlobin-Osipovichi Section) of Railway Electrification Project On June 14, 2011, China Eximbank and the Government of Belarus signed a $63,974,952.50 buyer’s credit loan agreement [CHINA EXIMBANK No. BLA201115] for Phase 1 (Zhlobin-Osipovichi Section) of the Railway Electrification Project.

The borrowing terms of this loan, which was funded through a $5.7 billion framework agreement (captured in Record ID#42199), are unknown.

The Government of Belarus on-lent the proceeds of the loan to Belarusian Railway and issued a sovereign guarantee in support of the loan.

The proceeds of the loan were used by the borrower to finance approximately 85% of the cost of a commercial contract [№ 2784] that Belarusian Railway signed with China National Electric Import & Export Corporation (CUEC) on August 25, 2010. The purpose of the project was to electrify a 107 km railway segment from Zhlobin to Osipovichi.

Upon completion, it was envisaged that this project would reduce the cost of transportation by 26% and reduce the consumption of fuel and energy resources by 15%. CUEC was the EPC contractor responsible or implementation. The project officially commenced on June 2, 2011.

Then, on September 27, 2012, a presidential decree ordered the construction of the project during the remainder of 2012 and 2013. A project completion ceremony was held on September 28, 2013.

📋 Staff Comments
  1. This project is also known as the First Stage of the Electrification of Gomel-Zhlobin-Osipovichi and Zhlobin-Kalinkovichi Project, the First Stage of the Electric Locomotive and Railway Electrification Project, and the Zhlobin-Osipovichi Section of the Gomel-Zhlobin-Osipovichi and Zhlobin-Kalinkovichi Railway Electrification Project. The Russian project title is проекта «Электрификация участков железной дороги Гомель – Жлобин – Осиповичи и Жлобин – Калинковичи. Первая очередь. Участок Жлобин – Осиповичи» or Электрификация участка Гомель-Жлобин-Осиповичи. The Chinese project title is 奥西波维奇-日洛宾铁路电气化改造项目 or “奥西波维奇-日洛宾”段铁路电气化改造项目.
  2. The Government of Belarus’ sovereign bond prospectus states that the Chinese Government has lent it $64 million for railroad activities. This amount is almost exactly equivalent to the face value of this China Eximbank loan.
  3. China Eximbank also financed Phase 2 (see Project ID#66727), Phase 3 (see Project ID#66977), Phase 4 (see Project ID#46387) of the Railway Electrification Project.
📚 Sources & References
  • 白俄罗斯总统出席中国企业承建的电气化铁路改造项目通车仪式
  • Belarus
  • China Exim Bank sign $1bn loan agreements to finance joint projects
  • China to fund more electrification in Belarus, Об уточнении отдельных показателей республиканского бюджета на 2018 год, В Жлобин — на электричке? Почему бы и нет!, ИНВЕСТПРОЕКТ ПО ЭЛЕКТРИФИКАЦИИ УЧАСТКА ЖЕЛЕЗНОЙ ДОРОГИ ЖЛОБИН-ОСИПОВИЧИ БУДЕТ РЕАЛИЗОВАН В 2012-2013 ГОДАХ, Началась электрификация участков железной дороги Гомель-Жлобин-Осиповичи и Жлобин-Калинковичи, ПЕРЕЧЕНЬвнешних государственных займов, обслуживание и погашение которых осуществляются с привлечением средств республиканского бюджета ( LIST of external government loans, servicing and repayment of which are carried out with the involvement of funds from the republican budget), ПОСТАНОВЛЕНИЕ СОВЕТА МИНИСТРОВ РЕСПУБЛИКИ БЕЛАРУСЬ 4 мая 2009 г. No 572
  • TRAIN & RAILWAY _China Electric Import and Export Co.
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  • Electrification of the Gomel-Zhlobin-Osipovichi Section
  • 火车和铁路电气化_中国电气进出口有限公司
  • 中国企业在欧洲承建的首条电气化铁路线通车--国际--人民网, Об утверждении перечня финансируемых за счет внешних государственных займов и внешних займов, привлеченных под гарантии Правительства Республики Беларусь, инвестиционных проектов и предназначенных для реализации таких проектов технологического оборудования и запасных частей к нему, которые при ввозе на территорию Республики Беларусь освобождаются от таможенных пошлин и налога на добавленную стоимость, О некоторых вопросах реализации Кредитного соглашения с Экспортно-импортным банком Китая
  • China's Overseas Development Finance 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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