Tanzania to build $6 billion SGR line to transport coal

A section of the standard gauge railway in Changamwe, Kenya. PHOTO | FILE

Tanzania is in negotiations with China for $6 billion funding to build a standard gauge railway line that will link major coal fields with Mtwara port and other East African countries.

The 997km line will run from Mtwara to Amelia port and Manda, branching off to Ngaka and Mchuchuma–Katewaka.