CDBC provides $2 billion loan to Sonangol to support its development efforts (Linked to Project ID#53063)
Commitment amount
$ 2459760362.6825547
Adjusted commitment amount
$ 2459760362.68
Constant 2021 USD
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
China Development Bank (CDB) [State-owned Policy Bank]
Recipient
Angola
Sector
Energy (Code: 230)
Flow type
Loan
Level of public liability
Other public sector debt
Infrastructure
No
Category
Project lifecycle
Description
On November 21, 2011, China Development Bank Corporation (CDBC) and Sonangol Finance Limited — a wholly owned subsidiary of Sociedade Nacional de Combustiveis de Angola (Sonangol), Angola's state-owned oil company — signed a $2 billion loan agreement to support the company’s ‘development’. This loan carried a maturity of 112 months (9.33 years), but its other borrowing terms are unknown. On August 31, 2017, Sonangol completed an $833,333,333 early loan repayment as part of a 2016 debt refinancing agreement with CDB.
Number of official sources
3
Number of total sources
4
Details
Cofinanced
No
Direct receiving agencies [Type]
Sonangol Finance Limited [State-owned Company]
Implementing agencies [Type]
Sonangol Finance Limited [State-owned Company]
Collateral
This loan was collateralized with future revenues from the sale of oil exports.
Loan Details
Maturity
9 years