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. 2021 Jan 21;4(1):58–79. doi: 10.1057/s42214-020-00082-6

Table 2.

BRI projects

Name Location Type Status* Total cost* Contractors Implementers Operators Financing sources/amount* Relevant SDGs
Expansion of Dhaka-Sylhet Road to Four-Lane Highway Bangladesh Road 2016/2018 2200 China Harbor Engineering Company Bangladesh Roads and Highways Department China Harbor Engineering Company Bank of China 1, 8, 9, 10
Afghanistan-China-Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan-Iran Rail Road Project, Afghanistan section Afghanistan Rail 2018/N/A 3200 N/A N/A N/A

Bank of China

ADB

World Bank

8, 9, 10, 17
Colombo International Financial City Sri Lanka Inter modal May 2018/2019 1400 China Harbour Engineering Construction Company N/A N/A China Communications Construction Company/1300 3, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13
Hambantota Deep Sea Port Phase I Sri Lanka Port  Oct 2007/Nov 2010 508,000

China Harbor Engineering Company

Sino-German Bausparkasse Co Ltd

Sri Lanka Ports Authority China Merchants Port Holdings Company Limited China National Electric Import & Export Corporation/307 Sri Lanka Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation/54.17 8, 9, 10, 13, 14
**Gwadar Port Breakwater Pakistan Port May 2013/n/a 123,000 N/A Gwadar Port Authority China Overseas Ports Holding Company Pakistan China 8, 9
Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway Project Nairobi Rail 2017/ 2020 3800 China Road and Bridge Corporation N/A N/A N/A 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10 11
Sino-Thai High-Speed Rail (Phase 1), Section Bangkok-Nakhon Ratchasima Thailand Rail July 11 2017/2021 179 Thailand Department of Highways State Railway of Thailand (SRT) N/A Thailand/5699 8, 9, 10
Ethiopia-Djibouti Railway Line Modernization Ethiopia, Djibouti Rail 2011/ 2021 4000 China Railway Group and China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation N/A N/A N/A 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 11
Vientiane–Boten Railway Laos Rail Nov. 13 2015/2021 8000

China Railway Group, Ltd.

China Railway No 5 Engineering Group

China Railway No 8 Engineering Group

China Railway No 2 Engineering Group

Laos-China Railway Company N/A

The Export-Import Bank of China

Laos

China

1, 3, 8, 9, 10, 11
Savannakhet–Lao Bao Railway Laos Rail Nov. 07 2012/2020 4000 OSI Interwerks Sdn Bhd Giant Rail Company Limited

Giant Rail Company Limited

Laos Ministry of Public Works and Transport

Rich Banco Berhad 1, 3, 8, 9, 10, 11
Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Rail (PPP) Indonesia Rail 2016/ 2021 5800

China Railway Construction Corporation Ltd.

China Railway International Group

PT Jasa Marga (Persero) Tbk

PT Kereta Api (Persero)

PT Perkebunan Nusantara

PT Wijaya Karya (WiKa)

Ministry of Transportation of Indonesia PT Kereta Cepat Indonesia–China (KCIC)

China Development Bank/ 4500

PT Kereta Cepat Indonesia–China (KCIC)

1, 3, 8, 9, 10, 11
Sahiwal Coal-Fired Power Plant Unit I Pakistan Powerplant 2015/ Oct. 28, 2017 1800

Albario Engineering Pvt Ltd

Habib Rafiq (pvt) Ltd

Huaneng Shandong Ruyi (Pakistan) Energy (Private) Ltd

SEPCO1 Electric Power Construction Corporation

N/A N/A N/A 1, 8, 9, 10
UEP Wind Farm Pakistan Powerplant March 30 2015/ Dec. 06 2017 250,000

China Gezhouba Group Company Limited

Hydrochina Corporation

N/A United Energy Pakistan (UEP) China Development Bank 1, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13
Sachal Wind Farm Pakistan Powerplant Dec. 18 2015/ April 11 2017 134,000 HydroChina International Engineering Co Ltd N/A Sachal Energy Development (Pvt.) Ltd. Industrial and Commercial Bank of China/110 1, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13
Hassyan Coal-Fired Power Plant Phase III United Arab Emirates Powerplant n/a/ March 2023 1800 N/A N/A N/A N/A 3, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13
Gwadar Coal-Fired Power Plant Units I & II Pakistan Powerplant 2017/n/a 542,200

China

Communication

Construction Co Ltd

CIHC Pak Power Company Limited

Gwadar Port Authority N/A N/A 1, 8, 9, 10
Al Dur II Independent Water and Power Project (IWPP) Bahrain Powerplant n/a/2021 1500

SEPCOIII Electric Power Construction Corp

Saudi Acwa Power Projects

Sidem

Siemens AG

N/A Electricity and Water Authority (EWA) Bahrain N/A 3, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13
AIIB projects
Name Location Sector *Approved Funding Timeline—Financing Approval Relevant SDGs
Cambodia: Fiber Optic Communication Network Project Cambodia ICT 75,000 July 2019 1, 8, 9, 10, 11
Nepal: Power Distribution System Upgrade and Expansion Project Nepal Energy 112,300 December 12, 2019 1, 7, 8, 9, 10
Upper Trishuli-1 Hydropower Project Nepal Energy 90 May 21, 2019 1, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13
Turkey: TKYB Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency On-Lending Facility Turkey Finance 200 November 12, 2019 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13
Uzbekistan: Prosperous Villages Project Uzbekistan Social 82 December 12, 2019 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 16
Azerbaijan: Trans Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline Project (TANAP) Azerbaijan Energy 600 December 21, 2016 7, 8, 9, 17
Indonesia: National Slum Upgrading Project Indonesia Urban 216.5 June 24, 2016 1, 2, 3, 9, 10
Pakistan: Tarbela 5 Hydropower Extension Pakistan Energy 300 September 27, 2016 1, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13
Myanmar: Myingyan 225 MW Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) Power Plant Project Myanmar Energy 20 September 27, 2016 1, 7, 8, 9, 10
Philippines: COVID-19 Active Response and Expenditure Support (CARES) Program Philippines Social 750 April 20, 2020 (concept review date) 3,9,10
Indonesia: COVID-19 Active Response and Expenditure Support Program Indonesia Social 750 May 2020 3, 9, 10
Oman: Oman Broadband Infrastructure Oman ICT 152.1 December 8, 2017 1, 8, 9, 10, 11

Source: Reconnecting Asia project database, Center for Strategic and International Studies: https://reconnectingasia.csis.org/database/.

*Status: refers to start and planned completion dates.

*Total cost: refers to reported cost only, in millions of US dollars.

*Amount: in millions of US dollars.

Source: Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) Projects List: https://www.aiib.org/en/projects/list/index.html.

*Approved funding: in millions of US dollars.