Chinese firms ink deal for final phase of Tanzania’s SGR
The Tanzania-Zambia railway. Tanzania is beaming with hope that cargo transportation within the country and to neighbouring nations will be cheaper by 2027 once it completes construction of the standard gauge railway. PHOTO | FILE
Tanzania is beaming with hope that cargo transportation within the country and to neighbouring nations will be cheaper by 2027 once it completes construction of the standard gauge railway (SGR) after two Chinese firms inked a deal to construct the final phase of the rail.
The firms, China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) and China Railway Construction Company (CRCC), will build the final 506km section to complete the railroad linking the Dar es Salaam port to landlocked neighbours Burundi and DR Congo.
