Infrastructure
Ethiopia and China Sign $15mln Railway Grant Agreement
BirrMetrics · 4 hours ago · Read the Full Story on BirrMetrics
AI SUMMARY
Ethiopia and China have signed a $15 million grant agreement to upgrade equipment, provide spare parts, and build technical capacity for the Ethio-Djibouti Railway.
- Ethiopia and China officially signed an agreement for the China-Aid Project for Supplementary Work on the Ethio-Djibouti Railway.
- The agreement secures a $15 million grant package for material assistance, equipment upgrades, and technical capacity building.
- The signing ceremony took place in Addis Ababa, featuring State Minister of Finance Tiguist Fisseha and Chinese Embassy Minister Counsellor Liu Xiaoguang.
- The aid package includes mechanical and electrical spare parts for electric locomotives, track hardware, station-yard accessories, and small-scale maintenance machinery.
- Chinese technical experts will travel to Ethiopia to train railway personnel and provide practical guidance.
- The Ethio-Djibouti Railway handles over 90 percent of Ethiopia's import and export freight through Djibouti ports.
Related
Ethiopia to Electrify Djibouti Trade Corridor with Multi-Million-Dollar EV Plan
Capital Ethiopia · 5 days ago
Study Identifies Four Promising Sites for Wind Power Development
Capital Ethiopia · 5 days ago
11 New Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Opened in Addis Ababa and Regional Cities
TIKVAH Ethiopia · 6 days ago
Ethiopia Launches Natural Gas-Powered Buses in Addis Ababa
Ethiopian News Agency · last week