Grant for purchase of new trains

$18M USD

Funder	China Machinery Engineering Corporation (CMEC)
Recipient Organization	Sudan Railway Corporation (SRC)
Country	Sudan
Start Date	Dec 20, 2000
End Date	Dec 13, 2031
Duration	11,315 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`2145`

Grant Description

On Deceber 20, 2000, an agreement was signed between the Sudan Railway Corporation (SRC) and the China CMEC company in the Martyr Hall in Khartoum to give the SRC a grant of 18 million USD for purchasing four light and four heavy train cars.

The agreement was signed on behalf of the SRC by the director general of the corporation, Engineer Umar Muhammad, and Mr Huang Tiang on behalf of the China CMEC company. The signing ceremony was witnessed by the state minister for transport, Hasan Musa Hajj al-Safi. The amount was projected to be increased to 40 million USD in the near future.

The current status and start and end dates are unknown.

📚 Sources & References

Chinese company grants 18m dollars for purchasing new trains. 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.