Ethiopia signs $1.5bn rail deal with Chinese contractor
The Construction Index
Tue June 26th 2012
The Ethiopian Railways Corporation (ERC) and China Communication Construction Company (CCCC) have signed an agreement to build a new railway line at a projected cost of US$1.5bn (£963m).
ERC head Getachew Betru said that the line from Mekelle Woldya to Hara Gebeya would link Ethiopia’s northern regions with the new port being constructed at Tadjurah in Djibouti and would pass through the potash mining areas.
It is part of the Ethiopia’s growth and transformation plan (GTP) and is expected to be completed within the GTP timeframe. The GTP ends in 2015.
The railway is also expected to attract a substantial amount of passenger traffic as well as freight on the Mekelle-Hara Gebeya segment, which is 260km in length.
CCCC has completed more than 20 projects in Ethiopia since 1998. Its vice-president Zhou Yongheng said that the terrain of the project is complicated and that there would be considerable construction difficulties in some areas but that CCCC Group would be mobilising substantial resources to guarantee completion.
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Ethiopian Railways Corp awards northern construction contracts
Railway Gazette 28 June 2012
ETHIOPIA: State railway development agency Ethiopian Railways Corp has signed contracts for the construction of a new railway network in the north of the country.
Planned to be completed within three years, the 1 435 mm gauge lines are intended to support regional development by providing Ethiopia with a second outlet to the sea through the port of Tadjurah in Djibouti.
This will complement the moribund line from Addis Abeba to Djibouti, which is currently being replaced on a new alignment.
On June 26 ERC signed a US$1·7bn turnkey contract for Turkish firm Yap? Merkezi to build a new line running 389 km north from Awash to Weldiya/Hara Gebeya.
Four days earlier, China Communications Construction Co had signed a US$1·5bn contract to build a 260 km line running south from Mek'ele to Weldiya/Hara Gebeya.
From the junction at Weldiya/Hara Gebeya a new line will be built eastwards via Semera, Dicheto and Elidar Tadjurah. Traffic is expected to include potash, and passenger services are planned.
ERC has identified eight corridors totalling more than 2 300 km for railway development under the government's Growth & Transformation Plan which runs to 2015.
Railway Gazette 28 June 2012
ETHIOPIA: State railway development agency Ethiopian Railways Corp has signed contracts for the construction of a new railway network in the north of the country.
Planned to be completed within three years, the 1 435 mm gauge lines are intended to support regional development by providing Ethiopia with a second outlet to the sea through the port of Tadjurah in Djibouti.
This will complement the moribund line from Addis Abeba to Djibouti, which is currently being replaced on a new alignment.
On June 26 ERC signed a US$1·7bn turnkey contract for Turkish firm Yap? Merkezi to build a new line running 389 km north from Awash to Weldiya/Hara Gebeya.
Four days earlier, China Communications Construction Co had signed a US$1·5bn contract to build a 260 km line running south from Mek'ele to Weldiya/Hara Gebeya.
From the junction at Weldiya/Hara Gebeya a new line will be built eastwards via Semera, Dicheto and Elidar Tadjurah. Traffic is expected to include potash, and passenger services are planned.
ERC has identified eight corridors totalling more than 2 300 km for railway development under the government's Growth & Transformation Plan which runs to 2015.
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Ethiopia signs $3.2 billion railway deal
June 30, 2012 (ADDIS ABABA) - Ethiopia has signed two agreements with Chinese and Turkish companies to construct a 3.2 billion dollar railway network.
According to the Ethiopian Railways Corporation (ERC), a Turkish firm Yapi Merkezi will build a $1.7 billion section of the project, while a Chinese company, China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) will build the remaining portion.
The Horn of Africa country plans to construct 5,000 km of railway lines by 2020. Some 1,808km of it is expected to be completed by 2015.
The railway network in northern part of the country will run from Mekele-Woldiya Hara Gebeya-Semera-Dicheto-Elidar, ultimately linking northern regions with Port Tadjourah in neighbouring Djibouti allowing an alternative route to land locked Ethiopia.
The northern railway project will have an extension which runs from Woldiya-Awash joining the Addis Ababa-Djibouti line.
Upon completion, Ethiopia hopes to transport potash, metals and other products from northern mines to Djibouti’s Port Tadjourah for international market.
The nationwide massive railway network will enable passengers to easily travel to every corner of the country. The government hopes the railway will further boost trade across nation. India has granted Ethiopia a $300 million loan which will cover 665km of rail line.
Since Ethiopia launched the 5-year growth and transformation plan (GTP) in 2010, the country is investing billions for infrastructure and industries.
(Sudan Tribune)
June 30, 2012 (ADDIS ABABA) - Ethiopia has signed two agreements with Chinese and Turkish companies to construct a 3.2 billion dollar railway network.
According to the Ethiopian Railways Corporation (ERC), a Turkish firm Yapi Merkezi will build a $1.7 billion section of the project, while a Chinese company, China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) will build the remaining portion.
The Horn of Africa country plans to construct 5,000 km of railway lines by 2020. Some 1,808km of it is expected to be completed by 2015.
The railway network in northern part of the country will run from Mekele-Woldiya Hara Gebeya-Semera-Dicheto-Elidar, ultimately linking northern regions with Port Tadjourah in neighbouring Djibouti allowing an alternative route to land locked Ethiopia.
The northern railway project will have an extension which runs from Woldiya-Awash joining the Addis Ababa-Djibouti line.
Upon completion, Ethiopia hopes to transport potash, metals and other products from northern mines to Djibouti’s Port Tadjourah for international market.
The nationwide massive railway network will enable passengers to easily travel to every corner of the country. The government hopes the railway will further boost trade across nation. India has granted Ethiopia a $300 million loan which will cover 665km of rail line.
Since Ethiopia launched the 5-year growth and transformation plan (GTP) in 2010, the country is investing billions for infrastructure and industries.
(Sudan Tribune)