Lok Sabha Question No. 1557 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-10
Subject: Infrastructure Development in African Countries
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Feroze Varun Gandhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1557 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.02.2021

## INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICAN COUNTRIES

## 1557.SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI :

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether   India   is   funding/supporting   any   infrastructure   development projects in African countries;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Indian strategic investments in the region are comparable to the investments made by China and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the details of the steps being taken/planned by the Government to sustain and enhance bilateral infrastructure development co-operation with the African countries?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS [SHRI V. MURALEEDHARAN]

(a) Yes.  The  Government of India is supporting and funding a number of infrastructure development projects in various African countries.

(b)       A total of 211 Line of Credits (LoCs) amounting to US $ 12.85 billion have been extended to the African countries in various infrastructure projects such as power   plants,   hydroelectricity,   power   transmission   &   distribution   networks, dams,   roads,   railways,   ports,   agriculture   &   irrigation,   industrial   units,   skills development, civil construction etc. New sectors such as Telecommunication, Defence and Solar have also been included under the Government of India LoCs to Africa in the last few years. We are also extending LoCs under new channels including ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID), wherein four LoCs   worth   US   $   1   billion   have   been   extended   so   far   for   infrastructure development projects. We have completed a number of iconic projects in our partner countries, covering wide variety of sectors across the African continent.

(c) The nature of our development partnership and economic cooperation are not comparable.

(d) Details of infrastructure projects undertaken and ongoing in Africa is at Annex - I.

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## Annexure-I to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1557

## LIST OF INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS UNDER GOI LINES OF CREDIT (LOCs) TO AFRICA

## Table 1: COMPLETED infrastructure projects under GoI LoCs to Africa

| Sr. No.   | Country      | Purpose                                                                                                                   |
|-----------|--------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| (a)       | Benin        | (A) Railway equipment , (B) agricultural equipment and (C) feasibility study for setting up a cyber city                  |
| (b)       | Burkina Faso | Rural electrification                                                                                                     |
| (c)       | Cameroon     | (i) Maize Farm Plantation Projects (ii) Rice Farm Plantation Projects                                                     |
| (d)       | D.R. Congo   | Execution of Kakobola Hydroelectric Power Project                                                                         |
| (e)       | Ghana        | (i) Improved fish harvesting & fish processing project and (ii) Waste management equipment and management support project |
| (f)       | Ghana        | Sugar Plant                                                                                                               |
| (g)       | Malawi       | Cotton Processing Facilities, Green Belt Initiative and One Village One Product Project                                   |
| (h)       | Malawi       | Irrigation Network and Sugar processing equipment and fuel storage facility                                               |
| (i)       | Mauritania   | Potable water project and Milk Processing Plant                                                                           |
| (j)       | Mozambique   | Rural Electrification of Cabo Delgado, Manica, Niassa Provinces                                                           |
| (k)       | Mozambique   | Enhancing productivity of rice, wheat, maize cultivation                                                                  |
| (l)       | Mozambique   | Rural drinking water project extension                                                                                    |
| (m)       | Niger        | Potable Water for Semi-Urban and Rural Communities                                                                        |
| (n)       | Sierra Leone | Rehabilitation of existing facilities and addition of new infrastructure to supply potable water                          |
| (o)       | Swaziland    | Information technology park                                                                                               |
| (p)       | Swaziland    | Agricultural Development and Mechanization of Agriculture in Swaziland                                                    |
| (q)       | Togo         | Farming and cultivation of Rice, Maize and Sorghum in Togo                                                                |
| (r)       | Zambia       | Itezhi-T ezhi Hydro power project                                                                                         |
| (s)       | Gambia       | Completion of the National Assembly Building Complex                                                                      |
| (t)       | Eritrea      | Multipurpose agricultural projects and educational projects                                                               |
| (u)       | Madagascar   | Project for rice productivity and project for fertilizer production                                                       |
| (v)       | Mali         | Completion of Mali-Ivory Coast Interconnection Link for integrating the national power grids of the two                   |

|      |               | countries.                                                                                                                                                               |
|------|---------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| (w)  | Mozambique    | Rural Electrification Project in the provinces of Inhambane, Zambezi and Nampula                                                                                         |
| (x)  | Mozambique    | Solar Photo Voltaic Module Manufacturing Plant                                                                                                                           |
| (y)  | Niger         | (a) Rehabilitation of six-power stations (b) Purchase of three power transformers (c ) Rehabilitation as well as erection of power lines between various places in Niger |
| (z)  | Rwanda        | Power projects                                                                                                                                                           |
| (aa) | Senegal       | Rural electrification project and Fishing Industry Development Project                                                                                                   |
| (bb) | Senegal       | Supply of medical equipment, furniture and other accessories to four hospitals                                                                                           |
| (cc) | Sierra Leone  | Procurement of tractors and connected implements, harvesters, rice threshers, rice mills, maize sheller and pesticide spray equipment                                    |
| (dd) | Tanzania      | Export of tractors, pumps and equipment from India to Tanzania                                                                                                           |
| (ee) | Tanzania      | Financing the purchase of vehicles                                                                                                                                       |
| (ff) | Togo          | Rural Electrification Project                                                                                                                                            |
| (gg) | D.R Congo     | Installation of hand pumps and submersible pumps                                                                                                                         |
| (hh) | Benin         | Tractor assembly plant and farm equipment manufacturing unit                                                                                                             |
| (ii) | Mali          | Agriculture and food processing projects                                                                                                                                 |
| (jj) | Senegal       | Acquisition of buses                                                                                                                                                     |
| (kk) | Chad          | For financing Extension of spinning mill                                                                                                                                 |
| (ll) | Cote d'Ivoire | Transmission line between Cote d'Ivoire and Mali                                                                                                                         |
| (mm) | Cote d'Ivoire | Electricity Interconnection Project between Cote d'Ivore and Mali                                                                                                        |
| (nn) | Zambia        | Pre-fabricated health posts                                                                                                                                              |
| (oo) | Gambia        | Electrification expansion project                                                                                                                                        |
| (pp) | Kenya         | Upgrade of Rift Valley Textiles Factory (RIVATEX East Africa Ltd)                                                                                                        |
| (qq) | Malawi        | Construction of a New Water Supply System from Likhubula river in Mulanje to Blantyre                                                                                    |

Table 2: ONGOING infrastructure projects under GoI LoCs to Africa

|   Sr No | Country      | Purpose                                                                                     |
|---------|--------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Angola       | Industrial park                                                                             |
|       2 | Angola       | Setting up a textile project (cotton Ginning & spinning)                                    |
|       3 | Benin        | Upgradation of Water Supply Schemes in 69 villages in Benin                                 |
|       4 | Burkina Faso | Low cost housing and economical buildings project in Burkina Faso                           |
|       5 | Burundi      | Kabu Hydro Electric Project                                                                 |
|       6 | Burundi      | Farm Mechanization                                                                          |
|       7 | Burundi      | Preparation of Detailed Project report for an Integrated Food Processing Complex in Burundi |

|   8. | Cameroon                 | Cassava Plantation Project                                                                                                                                                            |
|------|--------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    9 | Central African Republic | Setting up a modern dry process cement plant of 400 TPD capacity and procurement of 100 buses for internal transport                                                                  |
|   10 | Central African Republic | Development of Mining Project                                                                                                                                                         |
|   11 | Central African Republic | Two hydro-electric projects                                                                                                                                                           |
|   12 | Comoros                  | For installation of an 18 MW power project in Moroni, the capital city of Comoros                                                                                                     |
|   13 | Cote d'Ivoire            | Rice production programme                                                                                                                                                             |
|   14 | D.R. Congo               | Katende Hydro-electric Project                                                                                                                                                        |
|   15 | D.R.Congo                | Completion of Katende Hydro-electric Project                                                                                                                                          |
|   16 | D.R.Congo                | Development of Power Distribution Project in Bandundu Province                                                                                                                        |
|   17 | D.R.Congo                | Financing transmission and distribution project in Kasai province of Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) for evacuation of electricity from Katende Hydroelectricity Power Project |
|   18 | Djibouti                 | Completing Cement Plant Project in Djibouti                                                                                                                                           |
|   19 | Djibouti                 | Ali Sabieh Cement Project, Djibouti                                                                                                                                                   |
|   20 | Ethiopia                 | Development of sugar industry (Fincha Sugar Factory project has been completed)                                                                                                       |
|   21 | Ethiopia                 | Development of sugar industry (Fincha Sugar Factory project has been completed)                                                                                                       |
|   22 | Ethiopia                 | Development of sugar industry (Fincha Sugar Factory project has been completed)                                                                                                       |
|   23 | Ethiopia                 | Development of sugar industry                                                                                                                                                         |
|   24 | Gambia                   | Replacement of Asbestos water pipes with UPVC pipes project                                                                                                                           |
|   25 | Guinea                   | Strengthening of Health System                                                                                                                                                        |
|   26 | Kenya                    | Power Transmission Lines                                                                                                                                                              |
|   27 | Lesotho                  | Vocational training center for empowerment of youth and women                                                                                                                         |
|   28 | Mali                     | Power Transmission Project Connecting Bamako and Sikasso via Bougouni                                                                                                                 |
|   29 | Mozambique               | Rehabilitation of Road between Tica, Buzi and Nova Sofala in Mozambique                                                                                                               |
|   30 | Mozambique               | Construction of houses in Mozambique                                                                                                                                                  |
|   31 | Niger                    | Solar electrification of 30 villages and solar photovoltaic system of 5 MW                                                                                                            |
|   32 | R. Congo                 | Rural Electrification                                                                                                                                                                 |
|   33 | R. Congo                 | Development of Transport System                                                                                                                                                       |

|   34. | R. Congo          | Setting up a Greenfield 600 tpd rotary kiln Cement Plant Project                                                                                                                                                                        |
|-------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    35 | Rwanda            | [i] Export Targeted Modern Irrigated Agricultural Project and [ii] Extension of Export Targeted Modern Irrigated Agricultural Project                                                                                                   |
|    36 | Senegal           | Rural electrification                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|    37 | Senegal           | Fisheries Development Project                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
|    38 | Senegal           | Setting up a Modern Abattoir, Meat Processing, Cold Storage, Rendering and Tannery Plant and Market Place in Senegal                                                                                                                    |
|    39 | Senegal           | Rice Self Sufficiency programme in Senegal                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|    40 | Sudan             | Mashkour Sugar Project                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|    41 | Tanzania          | Water supply schemes to Dar-es-Salam                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
|    42 | Tanzania          | Extension of Lake Victoria Pipeline to Tabora, Igunga and Nzega                                                                                                                                                                         |
|    43 | Togo              | Rural Electrification Project to cover 150 localities                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|    44 | Togo              | Setting up of 161 KV Power Transmission Line                                                                                                                                                                                            |
|    45 | EBID, West Africa | Financing exports of various equipment, goods and services                                                                                                                                                                              |
|    46 | EBID, West Africa | Export of goods and services and project exports                                                                                                                                                                                        |
|    47 | Zimbabwe          | Up-gradation of Deka Pumping Station and River Water Intake System in Zimbabwe                                                                                                                                                          |
|    48 | Nigeria           | [i] supply and commissioning of transmission lines; [ii] 132/33 KV substation, solar mini grid electrification and solar street lighting in the state of Kaduna; & [iii] construction of gas-based power plant in the cross river state |
|    49 | Zimbabwe          | Renovation/upgradation of Bulawayo Thermal Power Plant                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|    50 | Burundi           | Construction of new Parliament in Gitega and 2 Ministerial buildings in Bujumbura, Burundi                                                                                                                                              |
|    51 | Cote d'Ivoire     | Upgradation of four Military Hospitals- (i) Abidjan-Imaging Unit , (ii) Bouake (iii) Daloa (iv) Korhogo                                                                                                                                 |
|    52 | Ghana             | Strengthening of service centers for Agriculture Mechanization                                                                                                                                                                          |
|    53 | Ghana             | Rehabilitation, up-gradation of potable water system in Yendi                                                                                                                                                                           |
|    54 | Kenya             | Development of Various Small and Medium Enterprises                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|    55 | Mauritius         | Equity Participation for Financing Various Infrastructure Projects                                                                                                                                                                      |
|    56 | Mozambique        | Construction of 1600 Borewells with Handpumps and 8 Small Water Systems                                                                                                                                                                 |
|    57 | Mozambique        | Procurement of railway rolling stock including locomotives, coaches and wagons                                                                                                                                                          |
|    58 | Rwanda            | Establishment of 10 Vocational Training Centres and 4 business Incubation Centres in Rwanda                                                                                                                                             |
|    59 | Rwanda            | Base-Butero-Kidaho Road Project                                                                                                                                                                                                         |

|   60. | Sierra Leone   | Transmission Line and Sub-Station in Sierra Leone                                                                      |
|-------|----------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    61 | Senegal        | Upgradation and Rehabilitation of Health Care System.                                                                  |
|    62 | Tanzania       | Water Supply Scheme in 17 Towns in Tanzania                                                                            |
|    63 | Tanzania       | Rehabilitation and Improvement of Water Supply System in Zanzibar                                                      |
|    64 | Zimbabwe       | Renovation/upgradation of Bulawayo Thermal Power Plant                                                                 |
|    65 | Zimbabwe       | Upgradation of Deka Pumping Station and Water Intake System - Phase-II                                                 |
|    66 | Zimbabwe       | Upgradation of Bulawayo Thermal Power Plant                                                                            |
|    67 | EBID           | Development of Projects                                                                                                |
|    68 | Malawi         | Drinking water supply schemes under Southern region Water Board                                                        |
|    69 | Zimbabwe       | Announced by Vice President during his visit to Zimbabwe in November 2018. Re-powering of Hwange Thermal Power Station |

Table 3: Infrastructure Projects in Africa under GOI Grants

|   S.N o | Country       | Project                                                                               | Status                                                         |
|---------|---------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Niger         | Mahatma Gandhi Convention Centre                                                      | Completed                                                      |
|       2 | Niger         | CGARD Project                                                                         | Completed                                                      |
|       3 | Madagascar    | CGARD Project                                                                         | Under process                                                  |
|       4 | Senegal       | Upgradation and modernization of Entrepreneur and technical development center (ETDC) | Phase-I completed. Agreement for Phase-II is yet to be signed. |
|       5 | South Africa  | Setting up of Gandhi-Mandela Center of Specialization for Artisan Skills              | Completed                                                      |
|       6 | Cote d'Ivorie | Rural Technology Park Project                                                         | Under process                                                  |
|       7 | Zanzibar      | Rehabilitation and improvement of Water Supply Project                                | Under process                                                  |
|       8 | Zanzibar      | Construction of Water Supply Scheme in 25 towns                                       | Under process                                                  |
|       9 | Mauritius     | Supreme Court Building construction Project                                           | Completed                                                      |
|      10 | Mauritius     | Metro Express construction Project                                                    | Under process                                                  |
|      11 | Mauritius     | Social Housing for Poor Project                                                       | Under process                                                  |
|      12 | Seychelles    | Construction of Police Headquarters Project                                           | Under process                                                  |
|      13 | Seychelles    | Construction of Attorney General's Office Project                                     | Under process                                                  |
|      14 | Seychelles    | Government House Complex Project                                                      | Under process                                                  |

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