Chinese Government finances Assela-Dodola-Goba Road Upgrading Project
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]
Recipient
Ethiopia
Sector
Transport and storage (Code: 210)
Flow type
Vague TBD
Infrastructure
Yes
Category
Project lifecycle
Geography
Description
The Chinese Government is financing the Assela-Dodola-Goba Road Upgrading Project (or Dodola-Goba公路项目落). Financing details are unknown. This project was inaugurated on March 9, 2013. The upgrades should help local farmers sell agricultural products more efficiently and help improve the local economy. Sinohydro reported that the project was completed on November 30, 2011. They refer to the project as AD116 road. The contract cost was 57 million USD, and it is unclear how much was financed by the Chinese government. The road runs from Dodola to Goba in Bale Zone, and is 132 km long.
Additional details
The project is likely also referred to as 埃塞俄比亚阿塞拉至多多拉AD116公路项目沥青 in Chinese.
Number of official sources
2
Number of total sources
4
Details
Cofinanced
No
Implementing agencies [Type]
Government of Ethiopia [Government Agency]
SinoHydro [State-owned Company]