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China Eximbank provides CFA 36 billion loan for Phase 2 of Gnassingbé Eyadéma International Airport Expansion and Modernization Project (Linked to Record ID#46970 and #73836)

$60M USD

Funder	Export-Import Bank of China (China Eximbank)
Recipient Organization	Government of Togo
Country	Togo
Start Date	May 30, 2016
End Date	Sep 25, 2030
Duration	5,231 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`67928`

Grant Description

China Eximbank provides CFA 36 billion loan for Phase 2 of Gnassingbé Eyadéma International Airport Expansion and Modernization Project On May 30, 2016, the Export-Import Bank of China and Ministry of Economy and Finance of the Republic of Togo signed a CFA 36 billion ($67 million) loan for Phase 2 of the Gnassingbé Eyadéma International Airport Expansion and Modernization Project.

📋 Loan / Grant Terms

💰 Loan Amountare unknown

Phase 2 involved the expansion of a 3,000-square-meter passenger terminal, the installation of two new boarding bridges, and the creation of a new apron for class E aircraft.

The project was expected to improve Togo's civil aviation and safety and help turn the Gnassingbé Eyadéma International Airport into an aviation hub in West Africa.

Phase 2 also included the construction of offices, a new presidential pavilion, a hotel with 96 rooms, 5 of which were suites.

China Airport Construction Group Corporation and Weihai International Economic & Technical Cooperative Co., Ltd (WIETC) were the contractors responsible for implementation. Construction began on February 15, 2016, and was completed in April 2019.

The acceptance ceremony of the project was held on December 23, 2019 and was attended by Togo's Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Zouréhatou Kassah-Traore and Chinese Ambassador to Togo Chao Weidong.

📋 Staff Comments

The Chinese project title is 多哥洛美机场改扩建二期项目 or 的多哥洛美机场改扩建二期项目 or 多哥二期机场项目 or 的多哥洛美机场二期指廊扩建工程. The French project title is Les travaux annexes de la modernisation de l'aéroport international Gnassingbé Eyadéma (AIGE) de Lomé.
In the database of Chinese loan commitments that SAIS-CARI released in July 2020, it identified this project as being financed by China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) with a $62 million interest-free loan. However, AidData has recorded China Eximbank as the financier of the project because it is identified as such by the Government of Togo and the Chinese Government.
The SAIS-CARI database recorded this project as having reached the official commitment (loan signature) stage but not the implementation stage or completion stage. AidData records this project as having reach the completion stage because it passed final inspection on December 23, 2019.
China Eximbank also financed Phase 1 of the Gnassingbé Eyadéma International Airport Expansion and Modernization Project (captured via Project ID#46970 and ID#73836).

📚 Sources & References

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Togo Airport Terminal 2 Finger Gallery Expansion Project Completed
Le Ministre GNOFAM a répondu aux questions des députés
Lancement des travaux de réhabilitation de l'aéroport international de Niamtougou
Togo president inaugurates Niamtougou airport extension work
多哥洛美机场改扩建二期项目举行终验仪式
中企承建多哥洛美机场扩建项目通过验收
中国进出口银行融资支持的多哥洛美机场改扩建二期项目主体部分完成终验
进出口银行融资支持的多哥洛美机场项目主体部分圆满完成终验, 【记者在非洲】之飞进多哥（图)
记者在非洲系列报道之四—— 北方机场
中国进出口银行融资支持的多哥洛美机场改扩建二期项目主体部分完成终验
Découvrons la nouvelle aérogare de Lomé
中企承建多哥洛美机场扩建项目通过验收
中国驻多哥经商处参赞胡冰视察多哥正威公司, 39 milliards F CFA de la Chine pur agrandir l'aéroport international de Lomé
Les travaux de modernisation de l’Aéroport de Lomé sont totalement achevés
Transports: Des travaux pour améliorer les capacités de l’Aéroport de Lomé
Les entreprises chinoises livrent les derniers travaux de modernisation de l'aéroport de Lomé au Togo
Nouveaux financements chinois en faveur du Togo 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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