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China Eximbank provides $29.9 million USD loan for El Makabra Agriculture Scheme (Linked to Record ID#56927, #178, #56959)

$29.91M USD

Funder	Export-Import Bank of China (China Eximbank)
Recipient Organization	Government of Sudan
Country	Sudan
Start Date	Jan 01, 2003
End Date	Jan 01, 2033
Duration	10,958 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`85574`

Grant Description

China Eximbank provides $29.9 million USD loan for El Makabra Agriculture Scheme According to Government of Sudan’s Ministry of Finance, in 2003, China Eximbank provided a $110,662,159.90 USD loan to the Government of Sudan for the Kehaila East Agriculture Scheme and El Makabra (المكابراب) Agriculture Scheme (Merowe Resettlement) Project.

📋 Loan / Grant Terms

💰 Loan Amountare unknown

China International Water & Electric Corporation (CWE) reported that contract for the El Makabra Agriculture Scheme cost $35 million.

The construction of the China Eximbank-financed 1250 MW Merowe Hydroelectric Power Plant (see Record ID#178) caused the displacement of several groups of people living in the surrounding areas, one of which was the Manaseer (Manasir) people.

The purpose of the project was to provide reliable water access for the Manaseer (Manasir) in Merowe Dam resettlement areas. It involved the construction of irrigation canals, pumping stations, and power stations.

On May 25, 2004, China International Water & Electric Corporation (CWE) signed the $35 million USD commercial contract for the El Makabra Agriculture Scheme. It was successfully completed, but its precise completion date is unknown.

In 2003, the Chinese Government also financed the New Amri Agriculture Scheme (Merowe Resettlement) Project (see #56927) and the Kehaila East Agriculture Scheme (see #56959).

📋 Staff Comments

The El Makabra (المكابراب) Agriculture Scheme is also known as the El Mekabrab Agriculture Scheme or “New Manaseer.' The Chinese project title is 穆卡巴若巴农业灌溉项目. The transaction amount is recorded as $110,662,159.90 minus $80.75 million used to fund the Kehaila East Agriculture Scheme.

📚 Sources & References

Funding for Merowe Dam
中国水利电力对外公司苏丹市场捷报频传 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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Government of Sudan

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