Completed Development AidData Chinese Aid

Chinese Government provides RMB 50 million to TAZARA Operations and Maintenance in Special Train Loan

¥50M RMB

Funder	China Ministry of Commerce
Recipient Organization	Government of Zambia
Country	Zambia
Start Date	Jan 01, 2001
End Date	Jan 11, 2027
Duration	9,506 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`1364`

Grant Description

Chinese Government provides RMB 50 million to TAZARA Operations and Maintenance in Special Train Loan On July 19, 2001, the Chinese Government provided an interest free RMB 50 million loan to the Government of Zambia to support the ongoing operations and maintenance of TAZARA, including through the provisions of spare parts and operations.

This project was known as the Special Train Loan.

In 1967, the Chinese Government provided an RMB 494 million interest-free loan to the Government of Zambia for the construction of the 1860 km Tanzania–Zambia Railway (TAZARA), stretching from Dar‑es‑Salaam to Kapiri Mposhi.

Since then, the Chinese Government has provided a series of grants and loans to support TAZARA by providing spare parts, fuel, technical assistance, passenger coaches, and locomotives.

📋 Staff Comments

1. Since the borrowing terms of the interest-free loan are unavailable, AidData has set the maturity to 20-years by default and grace period to 10-years by default, per China's Foreign Assistance White Paper (http://www.cidca.gov.cn/2018-08/06/c_129925064_3.htm) which states that the maturity of interest-free loans is 20-years, with a drawdown period of 5-years, grace period of 5-years, and repayment over 10-years. AidData treats the drawdown period as providing 5-years of additional grace.

📚 Sources & References

China-Africa economic relations: The case of Zambia 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 Zambia

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