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Tanzania-Burundi Standard Gauge Railway Phase II – Lots 6, 7, and 8 Project

Project Type
Project Preparation
Sector
Transport
Country/Region
Tanzania, Burundi
Implementing Partners
African Development Bank
Financing Type
Sovereign
Total Financing
USD525,000
Project Description

The MCDF grant is supporting the development of East Africa’s Central Corridor rail infrastructure. The underlying investment involves the construction of a 651-kilometer (km) single-track, electrified standard gauge railway (SGR) that consists of three segments, between Tagora and Kigoma (411km) and Uvinza and Malagarasi (156km) in Tanzania and between Malagarasi and Musongati (84km) in Burundi. It is the second of two phases of Central Corridor SGR section development and will link with the first phase that extends to Tanzania’s port of Dar es Salaam.

The grant is funding the updating of technical feasibility studies that were conducted in 2020 but need to be revised and expanded to cover the project’s Tagora-Kigoma and Uvinza-Malagarai segments (lots). The grant is also supporting the review of the project’s existing environmental and social impact assessment, with a focus on these same two lots.

Alignment with MCDF Core Values

The MCDF grant aims to facilitate project preparation in line with International Financial Institution standards. The proposed SGR segments will connect Tanzania, Burundi, and neighboring countries and unlock trade and economic opportunities in underserved areas.

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