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China Eximbank provides 219 million RMB government concessional loan for Kigali Municipal Road Reconstruction Project (Linked to Record ID#52329)

¥219M RMB

Funder	Export-Import Bank of China (China Eximbank)
Recipient Organization	Rwanda Ministry of Finance
Country	Rwanda
Start Date	Mar 27, 2009
End Date	May 27, 2033
Duration	8,827 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`955`

Grant Description

China Eximbank provides 219 million RMB government concessional loan for Kigali Municipal Road Reconstruction Project On 24 October 2008, the Chinese Ambassador and Rwanda Minister of Finance signed a loan framework agreement for the Kigali Municipal Road Reconstruction Project.

Then, on 27 March 2009, China Eximbank and the Rwanda Minister of Finance signed the final government concessional loan agreement (GCL) worth 219 million RMB for this road project.

📋 Loan / Grant Terms

💰 Loan Amountterms are as follows: 20-year maturity

📅 Maturity20 years

⏳ Grace Period6 years

💹 Interest Rate2%

It was ratified by the Rwanda legislature on 30 June 2009. This project involved the rehabilitation of nine roads in the city of Kigali with a total length of 36 kilometers. The contractor responsible for project implementation is China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC).

The start of construction was delayed due to issues with land appropriation but construction had begun by September 2010. The project was ultimately completed in October 2011.

The project is viewed by as a leading example of "urban road hygiene", as described by the director general of Kigali's engineering works during the expansion.

The general manager of CRBC's office in Rwanda also reported an excellent safety record, with an injury rate of 0.26 per million worker hours.

Years later, China Eximbank provided an additional 488 million RMB loan for expanding 54 km of Kigali roads (see Record ID#52329).

📋 Staff Comments

Chinese project title: 基加利市政道路改造项目 or 基加利市政36公里道路项目 or 基加利市政道路改升级造项目. The French project title is le projet de reconstruction des voiries de la Ville de Kigali. This project is also called the Kigali Urban Roads Upgrading Project or Kigali Urban Road Network or Kigali Urban Road Rehabilitation Project.

📚 Sources & References

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