10 Biggest Projects Undertaken By China In Africa.
China is Africa's largest trading partner
and the fourth biggest investor in the continent.
China has continued to invest heavily across Africa
during the past decade, and has remained
the continent's
biggest creditor in the same period.
Since the unveiling of the China's Belt and Road Initiative,
a Global infrastructure development strategy
adopted by the Chinese government in 2013,
with a goal of investing in nearly 70 countries and International organizations,
China has invested hundreds of billions of dollars in
Africa infrastructure development projects.
According to McKinsey,
an American management consulting firm,
since 2005
the total value of Chinese businesses operating
in Africa
is more than US $ 2 Trillion dollars.
Closing in the Infrastructure gap
has always been a top agenda in many African nations.
Chinese firms in cooperation with African governments,
are constructing Railways,
Highways, Bridges, Hospitals,
Universities, Airports, Power stations,
Smart cities, Stadiums and etc.
In this video,
We are going to look at the 10 Biggest Projects Undertaken By China In Africa.
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10} TAZARA RAILWAY
There's probably no other project,
that stands as a symbol of "China - Africa relationship"
than the TAZARA railway.
The Tazara railway is heralded as a defining moment
in China - Africa relations.
It is the first Railway funded by China in Africa,
and was the largest ever foreign development project
China had ever undertaken anywhere in the world at the time.
A Bi-National Railway linking
the Southern Africa Regional Transport Network to the port
of Dar es Salaam,
Offering both Freight and Passenger Services between
Tanzania and Zambia,
The Railway line is the only railway that connects
East Africa and Southern Africa,
and also "One Of The Longest Railway Lines In Africa".
Also called the Uhuru Railway,
The railway is 1860 km
1160 miles long,
starting from Dar es Salaam Tanzania
to the town of Kapiri Mposhi in Central Zambia.
Built in five years,
between 1970 and 1975
by Chinese contractors.
The railway line is often considered as
"One Of the Greatest Engineering Effort Since World War II".
The total cost of the project is more than US$ 3.5 Billion in today's value.
9} KILAMBA CITY PROJECT, ANGOLA.
The Kilamba project is a showpiece of Angola's Housing and Urban Development Program,
Announced by the Angolan and president in 2008.
A US$ 3.5 billion dollar project
financed by the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
while purportedly backed
by oil revenues,
The Kilamba city project is one of the biggest projects ever undertaken In Angola.
Built in Kilamba district,
35 km 21 miles from the
country's capital Luanda
with construction Works handled by China Citic Limited.
Kilamba city has 750 apartment buildings,
schools, and over 100 retail units
and is set to accommodate 160,000 people
In 20,000 flats, with each floor
having an area of between 110 and 150 square meters.
The project is the biggest Housing project ever undertaken in Angola.
8} KENYA STANDARD GAUGE RAILWAY
Kenya SGR is a Standard Gauge Railway System
that will connect Kenyan cities and link the country to
the Neighboring country of Uganda and through Uganda
to South Sudan,
The Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda,
and Burundi.
constructed by China Communications Construction Company (CCCC),
The Kenyan SGR came at a cost of US$ 3.6 Billion
7} ADDIS ABABA-DJIBOUTI RAILWAY
The first cross-border electrified Railway in Africa.
Addis Ababa - Djibouti Railway line,
is a 753 km, 467 miles,
Electrified Singletrack Standard Gauge line
between Ethiopia's Capital Addis Ababa
and the Port of Djibouti.
The SGR railway has 45 train stations,
and runs parallel to the old abandoned One Metre Gauge Railway,
which was built more than 100 years ago.
The main contractors of the project are China Railway Group Limited,
(CREC)
and China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation
(CCECC),
While the total cost of the project is over US$ 4 Billion .
6} CACULO CABACA HYDROELECTRIC DAM, ANGOLA
The Caculo Cabaca Hydropower project is a
2172 Megawatts run-of-the-river,
Hydro electric facility under construction in the Kwanzaa Norte province
of Angola.
Angola is currently developing several major Hydropower projects.
Angola Africa's second largest oil producer,
faces
big power problems
which hinders the development of the country.
Under the National Energy Development Program,
The Angolan government is expected to satisfy its
Increasing demand for electricity in the country,
and to foster Local, Social and Economic development.
The project is being developed by Angola's Ministry of Energy and Water
"MINEA",
with a total estimated Investment of approximately US$ 4.5 Billion
upon completion,
Caculo Cabaca
is expected to be the biggest Hydroelectric facility in Angola,
surpassing the 2070 Megawatts installed capacity
of the Lauca Hydroelectric power station
At full capacity,
the Caculo Cabasa Hydroelectric Power station
is estimated to generate up to 8123 Gigawatt hours of electricity annually.
The Caculo Cabasa Hydropower project comprises
a 103 Meters
High concrete Dam with a Crest length of 553 Meters,
An underground Powerhouse equipped with
4530 Megawatts turbine generator units,
as well as a 52 Megawatts
ecological power
plant located
adjacent to the dam.
5} MAMBILA HYDROELECTRIC DAM, NIGERIA
Nigeria is undertaking construction of a Mega Hydropower Dam,
as it seeks to boost its energy production,
dubbed Mambila
Hydroelectric power project,
The facility
which has been planned for more than three decades is one of
the biggest construction projects in Africa.
The Mambila Hydroelectric
Power project,
which is being undertaken by China's
Sino Hydro Corporation at a cost of
US$ 5.8 Bilion ,
will be connected to three dams
across the Donga River in Taraba State, Nigeria
The facility will have a Total Installed capacity of
3050 Megawatts of electricity.
The construction of the dam is going to take six years
and once completed it will be the largest Power installation
in the country,
and one of the largest Power stations in Africa.
4} TEBESSA PHOSPHATE PLANT, ALGERIA
In 2018, Algeria signed a US$ 6 billion dollar deal with China,
to build a Phosphate plant
in the region of Tebessa,
to take advantage of the country's
vast Phosphate reserves.
The project is
in the region of Tebessa,
700 km 430 miles,
East of the Capital Algiers
and is set to generate US$ 1.9 Billion per year.
Coming at a cost of US$ 6 Billion,
the project plans to expand the output of the Bladi L had
Phosphate Mine
in the e astern region of Tebessa
from 1 million annually
to 10 million tons.
China firm "Citic limited"
are expected to construct the project.
The Tebessa plant
will revolutionize Algeria's
Agriculture sector
once complete,
enabling the country to be "One Of The World's Top Phosphate and Fertilizer Exporters".
3} NIGERIA STANDARD GAUGE RAILWAY
A Standard Gauge Railway line connecting Nigeria's
major cities.
The Railway line is being built as a part of an Initiative in Nigeria
. Aimed at replacing the existing Narrow Gauge Railway System
with a wider Standard Gauge Railway System,
which is one of the first Standard Gauge Railway modernization projects
undertaken in West Africa.
Up until now there are 2 SGR Railways routes in Nigeria,
which are Abuja to Kaduna
which was inaugurated by the Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari in 2016.
and the other is Lagos to Ibadan SGR Railway,
which began semi scale operation in December 2020
and on June 2021
the SGR line
began Commercial operations.
Constructed in Phases
by China Civil Engineering Construction Company,
(CCECC),
The Nigeria SGR
comes at a Total cost of over US$ 8.3 Billion .
2} SUEZ CANAL SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE, EGYPT
Egypt wants to create an Investment arm to channel funds
to Projects along the Suez Canal,
so as to take advantage of proximity to
"One of the World's Busiest Shipping Lanes".
Launched in 2015,
the project is expected to generate US$ 12 Billion annually
The Special Zone has special customs and tax administration system,
and the plan is to develop Ports Said,
Ismailia and Suez,
to serve Logistical and Industrial projects
that employ hundreds of Thousands of people.
Several projects are in progress of being developed,
some of which include, First upgrading the Cairo to Suez,
and El Ismailiya to Port Said roads.
Second, establishing six tunnels
that connects the area
and the Suez Canal banks
Third is developing the Nuweiba Port to form a
free zone.
Fourth, upgrading Sharm El Sheikh Airport.
And last but not least upgrading
the ports of East Port Said.
Ismailia is intended to become the Administrative center
of the Zone, and it is expected to host
specialized clusters for R&D activities
in both communication and information technology, and
renewable energy, as well
some light Industries
like Agribusinesses and Textiles.
An urban area at Qantara and new Ismailia city
will be developed,
hosting over 350,000 residents
In Port Said,
Egypt plans on establishing an Industrial zone
that focuses on Light intermediate Industries with
a capacity to support 80,000 jobs.
Industries will include Agribusiness,
Textiles,
Automotive Assembly,
Pharmaceuticals,
and other export-oriented Industries.
New urban areas
will be developed at East port Said and Bardawil City,
hosting up to 250,000 residents.
This is one of the biggest projects in Africa in Value,
and Revenue that is expected to generate.
According to the Suez Canal Zone
Chairman,
Yehia Zaki Said,
In just five years,
The project has attracted investment worth US$ 15 Billion
China has invested over US$ 5 Billion in the project.
1} EGYPT NEW CAPITAL CITY
Just 28 miles,
45 kilometers, East of Cairo,
Egypt is constructing a New Administrative Capital.
The US$ 58 Billion project started
In 2015,
is designed to be a hub for government and the finance industry.
Egypt hopes to entice
some of the 20 million residents of its current capital
Cairo,
to relocate to the New city.
To relocate
to the new city,
where there is Space for 6.5 million people.
Located 45 Km 27 miles,
east of Cairo,
The smart city has 21 Residential districts and
25 Commercial districts.
The City will have a recreation park
double the size of New York City's Central Park,
90 square kilometers of Solar energy farms,
and several artificial Lakes.
Other key features include a Technology park, 40,000 Hotel rooms,
A Theme park
four times the size of Disneyland,
2000 Educational Institutions,
1250 Mosques,
663 Hospitals and Clinics,
and a New International Airport.
Transfer of Government Ministries, foreign embassies,
Parliament,
and Presidential Palaces, is expected to take place
by end of 2022, at a cost of
US$ 45 Billion,
Egypt New Capital City Project
is by far the biggest ongoing Mega project in Africa by value.
The new capital is being constructed by Egyptian contractors
in cooperation with several Chinese firms, Under
the supervision of the Egyptian Ministry of Housing.
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