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Chinese Government provides $19.7 million loan for 220kv Garissa-Wajir Transmission Line Project (Linked to Record ID#31086)

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$21,388,495
Commitment Year•2012Country of Activity•KenyaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•KenyaSector•EnergyFlow Type•Loan

Status

Project lifecycle

Pipeline: Commitment

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Dec 5, 2012
Start (actual)
Jul 1, 2013
End (planned)
Jun 30, 2016

Geospatial footprint

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This 392 km transmission line runs from Garissa to Wajir. More detailed locational information can be found at https://www.nema.go.ke/images/Docs/EIA_1400-1409/ESIA_1409%20Isiolo_Garbatulla_Garissa%20report%20.pdf and https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/696704120

Stakeholders

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

Ultimate beneficial owners

At least 25% host country ownership

Funding agencies

Government Agencies

  • Unspecified Chinese Government Institution

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Kenya

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

  • Kenyan Ministry of Energy

State-owned companies

  • China Construction Civil Engineering Limited
  • China National Machinery Import & Export Corporation (CMC)
  • Kenya Electricity Transmission Company Limited (KETRACO)

Loan desecription

Chinese Government provides $19.7 million loan for 220kv Garissa-Wajir Transmission Line Project

Interest type•Unknown

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On June 5, 2012, the Chinese Government provided a $19,734,400 loan for the 220kv Garissa-Wajir Transmission Line Project. This project involved the construction of a transmission line from Garissa to Wajir, and the construction of a 392 km 132kV single circuit line and sub-station in Wajir. On December 12, 2012, the China Construction Civil Engineering Limited (CCCE) and Kenya's Ministry of Energy, signed a contract approving the Kenyan Power Transmission Improvement Project [肯尼亚输变电改善工程合同 （220KV输电线路及变电站，132KV输电线路及变电站)] at a value of RMB 623,744,542.66. CCCE and China National Machinery Import and Export Corporation are the contractors. They worked under the supervision of Kenya Electricity Transmission Company Limited (KETRACO). This project is scheduled to be finished on June 30, 2016.

Staff comments

1. The Nyahururu (Rumuruti)–Maralal 132 kV Transmission Line and Sub-station Project (ID#31086) and the 220kv Garissa-Wajir Transmission Line Project are part of a larger Kenya Power Transmission Improvement Project (contract value of RMB 623,744,542.66). CCC Engineering Limited (CCCE) claims that the larger Kenya Power Transmission Improvement Project (Chinese name: 肯尼亚输变电改造项目正) is supported by a "Chinese government preferential loan", so it is possible that the Nyahururu (Rumuruti)–Maralal 132 kV Transmission Line and Sub-station Project and the 220kv Garissa-Wajir Transmission Line Project are supported through a single Chinese Government loan. For the time being, we record these projects as being funded through two separate loans.