Project ID: 47063

Chinese Government provides $14.4 million USD loan for Al Mek Nimir Bridge Construction project

Commitment amount

$ 29260066.827696532

Adjusted commitment amount

$ 29260066.83

Constant 2021 USD

Summary

Funding agency [Type]

Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]

Recipient

Sudan

Sector

Transport and storage (Code: 210)

Flow type

Loan

Level of public liability

Central government debt

Infrastructure

Yes

Category

Intent

Development (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Commercial

Development

Representational

Mixed

Financial Flow Classification

Vague (Official Finance) (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Official Development Assistance

Other Official Flows

Vague (Official Finance)

Flows categorized based on OECD-DAC guidelines

Project lifecycle

Status

Completion (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Pledge

Commitment

Implementation

Completion

Suspended

Cancelled

Milestones

Commitment

2006-05-01

Actual start

2005-08-16

Actual complete

2007-10-29

Geography

Description

In May 2006, the Chinese Government and the Government of Sudan signed an $14.4 million USD loan agreement for construction of the Al-Mek Nimir Bridge (جسر المك نمر) in Khartoum. The loan terms are unknown. Turk Eximbank and the Government of Oman provided additional funding for this bridge project. The 523 meter bridge crosses the Blue Nile River and connects Khartoum North. Yapı Merkezi Construction and Industry Inc., a Turkish company, was the contractor responsible for implementation. Construction of the project began on 16 August, 2005, and the bridge was opened for use on 29 October, 2007.

Additional details

This project is also known as the al-Mek Nimir Bridge Construction Project. The Arabic project title is كبري المك نمر. The Chinese Government loan that supported this project is not included in the database of Chinese loan commitments that SAIS-CARI released in July 2020.

Number of official sources

3

Number of total sources

5

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Details

Cofinanced

No

Direct receiving agencies [Type]

Government of Sudan [Government Agency]

Implementing agencies [Type]

Yapı Merkezi Construction and Industry Inc. [Private Sector]

Loan Details

Bilateral loan

Investment project loan