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[Sino-Congolese Programme] China Eximbank provides $23.3 million loan for Phase 2 of Mbuji Mayi-Mwene Ditu Paved Road Rehabilitation Project (Linked to Record ID#450, 59244)

Funder	Export-Import Bank of China (China Eximbank)
Recipient Organization	Sino-Congolais des Mines (Sicomines SARL)
Country	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Start Date	Jan 01, 2023
End Date	Nov 12, 2030
Duration	2,872 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`108764`

Grant Description

[Sino-Congolese Programme] China Eximbank provides $23.3 million loan for Phase 2 of Mbuji Mayi-Mwene Ditu Paved Road Rehabilitation Project In 2008, China Eximbank issued a $3.003 billion general buyer's credit loan to Sino–Congolais des Mines (Sicomines SARL) — a joint venture — to finance infrastructure projects in the DRC (as captured via Record ID#450).

All subsidiary borrowings under the (government-guaranteed) general buyer's credit loan agreement were to be repaid with revenues from mining projects managed by Sicomines SARL.

📋 Loan / Grant Terms

💰 Loan Amountcarried a maturity of 25 years

All infrastructure projects supported through the general buyer's credit loan were part of the so-called ‘Sino-Congolese Programme.’ One of the subsidiary loans issued as part of the 'Sino-Congolese Programme' was a $23,322.145 loan for Phase 2 of the Mbuji Mayi-Mwene Ditu Paved Road Rehabilitation Project.

The purpose of the project is to rehabilitate a 38.8 km segment of a 130 km road from the town of Mbuji-Mayi in Kasai Oriental (Eastern Kasai) to the town of Mwene-Ditu in the province of Lomami.

CREC 7 — a subsidiary of China Railway Engineering Corporation (CREC) — is the contractor responsible for project implementation and it hired La Société d'infrastructures sino-congolaise (SISC S.A.) as a subcontractor. The work of CREC 7 and SISC S.A. is being supervised by ACGT. Phase 2 commenced on January 4, 2023.

Then, on November 10, 2023, the Provincial Minister of Infrastructure and Public Works, Transport and Communications of Kasaï Oriental, ÉMILE BANZA MUTAMBAYI, inspected the project site. By the end of calendar year 2023, Phase 2 achieved a 37% completion rate.

📋 Staff Comments

The French project title is la 2ème phase de réhabilitation et modernisation de la route Mbuji-Mayi-Mwene Ditu or Projet de réhabilitation de la Route revêtue Mbuji Mayi - Mwene Ditu. The Chinese project title is 姆布吉玛伊-姆韦内迪图道路项目二期工.
Given that AidData has captured the entire $3.003 billion China Eximbank loan commitment amount for multiple infrastructure projects via Record ID#450, it does not record a financial commitment (transaction) amount for the subsidiary loan supporting this project to avoid double-counting.
Phase 2 of the Mbuji Mayi-Mwene Ditu Paved Road Rehabilitation Project is reportedly the 45th project funded through the Sicomines agreement.
The Mbuji Mayi-Mwene Ditu Paved Road Rehabilitation Project is being undertaken and financed in three phases.
The China Eximbank loan commitment for Phase 1 of the Mbuji Mayi-Mwene Ditu Paved Road Rehabilitation Project is captured via Record ID#59244.

📚 Sources & References

Visite du ministre provincial des Travaux Publics sur le chantier de la route MbujiMayi-Mwene Ditu ce 10 novembre 2023
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Relance du programme Sino-congolais : L’agence APCSC appelle la Chine à exécuter des infrastructures de qualité conformément à la nouvelle philosophie de coopération
RDC : 23 322,145 USD investis pour la 2ème phase des travaux de réhabilitation de la RN1 entre Mbuji-Mayi et Mwene-Ditu
Lancement des travaux de la 2ème phase sur la Nationale n°1 entre Mbuji-Mayi et Mwene Ditu
Kasaï Oriental : Les travaux de réhabilitation de l’axe routier Mbuji-Mayi – Mwene-Ditu lancés
Projet de réhabilitation de la Route revêtue Mbuji Mayi - Mwene Ditu
中刚“一揽子”合作协议第45个基建项目开工
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RAPPORT ANNUEL D’ACTIVITE 2023
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La phase 2 du projet de connexion Mbuji-Mayi dans le Kasaï-Oriental à Mwene-Ditu dans la province de la Lomami a été lancée
Kasaï oriental : travaux de réhabilitation de la route Mbuji Mayi - Muene Ditu. Deuxième phase
中刚“一揽子”合作协议第45个基建项目开工 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.