-- Jakarta-Bandung Railway
The rail link is expected to stimulate growth in such sectors as metallurgy, manufacturing, infrastructure, power generation and logistics, create jobs, and promote structural transformation in Indonesia. It will, in particular, facilitate travel, expand business opportunities and promote tourism along the rail line. It will also provide a sound basis for further cooperation between China and Indonesia in such fields as infrastructure development and trade.
-- China-Laos Railway
This planned line is China' s first overseas railway project to provide a direct link to China' s internal rail network, and the second such project - after the Jakarta-Bandung rail link in Indonesia - to be built with Chinese technology and equipment to meet Chinese standards. It will also be an important section of the pan-Asia railway network.
-- China-Thailand Railway
The China-Thailand railway will be Thailand' s first standard-gauge railway to be jointly built by China and Thailand. Its planned length is 900 kilometers.
This rail cooperation project will be a showcase for effective alignment between China' s Belt and Road Initiative and Thailand's infrastructure development plans. Serving Thailand's northeastern regions and covering major cities, the network will be a great boon to economic development and standards of living in those regions.
-- Mombasa-Nairobi Railway
The 471-kilometer-long Mombasa-Nairobi stretch is the first section of a planned East Africa railway network. Passenger trains will travel at 120 kilometers per hour, while freight trains will run at 80 kilometers per hour and be able to carry 25 million tons per year. Connecting Nairobi, the capital city of Kenya, with Mombasa, the largest port in East Africa, this will be the first rail link conforming to Chinese standards ever built outside of China. It will also be the first new rail line in Kenya in a century.
-- Addis Ababa-Adama Expressway
The Addis Ababa-Adama expressway is the first expressway in Ethiopia and East Africa. The road was built with financing support from the Chinese government and using Chinese technology and standards.
In addition to extensive use of local labor, the project's Chinese contractor brought technical and managerial expertise to Ethiopia, contributing to its capability in infrastructure development.
-- Karot Hydropower Project
The project is being developed on a build-operate-transfer basis. Started at the end of 2015, it is scheduled to be operational by 2020. After completion, it will be operated by the construction contractor for 30 years, after which the ownership will be transferred to the Pakistani government at no cost.
With an investment of 1.65 billion dollars, the power station will have an installed capacity of 720MW and an average annual output of 3.2GWh.
The aforementioned information was published by the New World Press under the China Foreign Languages Publishing Administration.
