The project has achieved financial close on its financing package.
Name of the Project
Lobito Corridor railway project.
Location
The Lobito Atlantic Railway links Kolwezi, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Copperbelt, to the Port of Lobito, in Angola. The corridor comprises the 1 289 km Angola section between Lobito and Luau, on the Angola-DRC border, and a 450 km DRC section between Luau and Kolwezi operated under a track access agreement with the Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer du Congo (SNCC).
Project Owner/s
Cross-border transport infrastructure project the Lobito Corridor railway project, in Angola, has achieved a successful financial…
The Lobito Corridor has reopened to Congo's copper after flood repairs, restoring the West's flagship railway for African…
Angola's Lobito rail wins fresh funding as Washington and Beijing fight for Africa's cobalt and copper. What it means for supply…
A $753m US-backed railway from Angola to Congo shows how Washington, Africa and a Lusophone builder are racing China for the…
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) approved a plan to partner with Portuguese construction company Mota-Engil SGPS on…
The Zambia Lobito copper railway would send Copperbelt metal west to Angola's coast, backed by US and Western finance to rival…
