The project aims to extend the Chingola - Solwezi Railway in Zambia's copperbelt province to the border with Angola at Jimbe. The project also involves the expansion of the Mineral Terminal of Lobito port and the construction of a rail link from Solowezi in Zambia to Luena in Angola to link Zambia"™s Copper belt with the Benguela Railway and Lobito Port.
<p>The project involves the extension of Chingola - Solwezi Railway to the border with Angola at Jimbe, to service new mines in the Copperbelt region. Angola has already commenced construction from Luena on the Lobito Corridor towards Jimbe which lies on the Angola- Zambia border. This project will see full rail service on the Lobito Corridor.</p>
<p>The objective is to provide a railway link from the Copperbelt to Angola, improving export/ import capacity through the Lobito port.</p>