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Overview

Chinese railway experts help modernize Namibian railway network

Commitment Year•2003Country of Activity•NamibiaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•NamibiaSector•Transport And StorageFlow Type•Free-standing technical assistance

Status

Project lifecycle

Implementation

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jan 1, 2003

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

Government Agencies

  • Unspecified Chinese Government Institution

Receiving agencies

State-owned companies

  • TransNamib Holdings Limited

Implementing agencies

State-owned companies

  • China Railway Materials Import & Export Co., Ltd. (CRMIE)

Loan desecription

Chinese railway experts help modernize Namibian railway network

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

In 2003, China agreed to provide railway experts to TransNamib to advise on the modernization of the railway network. In January of 2004, four engineers from China arrived in Namibia to take charge of assembling locomotives and training staff at the company. The engineers would also be joined by three technicians.