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China Eximbank provides a loan for Phase 1 of the Sambizanga Municipal Infrastructure Project (Linked to Record ID#67304, #67310)

Funder	Export-Import Bank of China (China Eximbank)
Recipient Organization	Government of Angola
Country	Angola
Start Date	Jan 01, 2010
End Date	Sep 19, 2027
Duration	6,470 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`85374`

Grant Description

China Eximbank provides a loan for Phase 1 of the Sambizanga Municipal Infrastructure Project In or around 2010, China Eximbank provided a loan to the Government of Angola for Phase 1 of the Sambizanga Municipal Infrastructure Project.

📋 Loan / Grant Terms

💰 Loan Amountterms are unknown

Also in or around 2010, China Development Bank (CDB) provided a buyer’s credit loan (BCL) for Phase 1 of the same project (see #67304). CDB provided an $80 million loan for Phase 2A of this project (see #67310).

Phase 1 of this project involved the construction and installation of highways, water supply systems, drainage systems, power supply systems, communication stations, street lamps, and other supporting facilities (including an administrative office, a police station, a library and a health center). Sichuan Huashi Overseas Investment & Engineering Co.

Ltd. and CCR Agência 13 were the contractors responsible for implementation. The contract value with Sichuan Huashi Overseas Investment & Engineering Co. Ltd. is RMB 242.08 million (or $10,723,213.20). A foundation stone laying ceremony took place on 8 November 2010, and construction began in January 2011.

As of 3 August 2016, construction was 94% complete with expected completion in October 2016. This project is located in the District of Sambizanga within the city of Luanda. More specifically, it is located where the “Roque Santeiro” market used to be located. Sambizanga is one of the six districts in the municipality of Luanda.

It consists of the communes of Sambizanga, Bairro Operário and Ngola Kiluanje. It has 14.5 square kilometers and about 244,000 inhabitants.

📋 Staff Comments

This project is also known as the Sambizanga Infrastructure Construction Project or Sambizanga District Requalification Program. The Portuguese project title is Projecto de Requalificação e Modernização do Município do Sambizanga or Construção de Infra-estruturas internas e externas do Sambizanga-Ex Roque Santeiro or Projecto de construção de infra-estruturas internas e externas do Sambizanga or Programa de requalificação do distrito do Sambizanga or Projecto de Requalificação Urbana do Cazenga, Sambizanga e Rangel. The Chinese project title is 杉比桑卡项目 or Sambizanga基础设施和社区配套项目.

📚 Sources & References

安哥拉城市基础设施第一地区杉比桑卡市政项目照明通电成功
杉比桑卡项目
Angola SAMBIZANGA Project
中国国家开发银行保证继续向安哥拉提供财政支持
安哥拉Sambizanga基础设施和社区配套项目
安哥拉总统桑托斯视察海山集团H&S公司承建Sambizanga项目
Cazenga: Primeiros edifícios começam a ser habitados ainda este ano
About Hasan
PRESIDENTE DA REPÚBLICA DÁ INÍCIO AO PROCESSO DE REQUALIFICAÇÃO DO SAMBIZANGA
PRIMEIRA FASE DE REQUALIFICAÇÃO ABRANGE 30 MIL FAMÍLIAS NO CAZENGA E SAMBIZANGA
Chinese Loans to Africa Database
Boletim Da Divida Publica Periodo de 2013 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.