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The project will connect Mtwara Port with Mbamba Bay through southern Tanzania and provide branch lines to the Mchuchuma coal and Liganga iron-ore deposits. The PAP II concept covers approximately 1,000 km of standard-gauge railway and is designed for passenger speeds of up to 160 km/h and freight speeds of up to 120 km/h. The PAP II baseline was USD 5.5 billion at 2016 prices, excluding VAT; Tanzania's March 2026 PPP pipeline gives a current indicative estimate of approximately USD 5.6 billion. The railway is intended to form the transport backbone of the Mtwara Development Corridor. It would support movement of minerals, agricultural products, fuel, industrial inputs and general freight between inland production areas, Lake Nyasa and the Indian Ocean. Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania and Zimbabwe are identified as beneficiaries in the PAP II record. Feasibility and preliminary design were completed before the current reporting period. Government reporting in 2023 described the next step as engagement of a transaction adviser to review the earlier feasibility work and prepare procurement documentation for selection of a PPP investor. The PPP model reflects the project's large capital requirement and the need to link railway demand with development of the mineral and agricultural base. In February 2026, Tanzania's Deputy Minister for Transport confirmed that feasibility and preliminary design had been completed and that the government was continuing to mobilise resources, including through public-private partnership arrangements. No official record reviewed confirms financial close, award of a railway works contract, contractor mobilisation or construction.

The Nacala Railway Corridor Project will transport approximately 18 million tons of coal, derived from the expansion of Moatize Mine (Mozambique) through a railway system connecting the existing mine in Moatize to a new coal terminal in Nacala Velha (Mozambique). The project was funded by Vale, and has the potential of being developed into a transport corridor for Mozambique's Tete Province, and potentially Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The railway line is located in the north-western region of Mozambique, starting at Moatize in the Tete Province, going through Malawi and connecting to the existing railway network at Nkaya Junction. From here the route follows the exisitng alignment through Entre Lagos, Cuamba and Nampula. Finally, in the region of Monapo, the railway follows a new route up to the new coal terminal at Nacala Velha. Aurecon previously developed FEL 1, 2 and 3 (Front End Loading) studies for the development of the corridor. The Detail Design (FEL4), included the design of the entire railway line and its associated infrastructure from the mine loadout station to the car dumper at the proposed new port terminal at Nacala Velha. The railway line is designed for a 20.5t axle load. Apart from providing an export conduit for the client, the rail corridor will have direct- and indirect social benefits to the larger community in terms of job creation, improved mobility (passenger train services) and the economic development of the region.

Expansion of the Maputo port, including the dredging of the port from its current 9,4 m draught to 11 m to accommodate the larger Panamax vessels, which will improve the port"’s competitiveness in terms of bulk and container traffic, and expansion of the coal terminal.

The Nacala Railway Corridor Project will transport approximately 18 million tons of coal, derived from the expansion of Moatize Mine (Mozambique) through a railway system connecting the existing mine in Moatize to a new coal terminal in Nacala Velha (Mozambique). The project was funded by Vale, and has the potential of being developed into a transport corridor for Mozambique's Tete Province, and potentially Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The coal terminal will have the capacity to handle 30 million tons per annum.

The project involves the construction of a new coal terminal at Beira port. A 50 ha site has been set aside for this purpsoe. The terminal is intended to process export coal mined by Brazilian group Vale and Anglo-Australian group Rio Tinto.

The Sena line runs from Limbe (going through Chiromo where the railway line crosses the Shire River, where the culvert has been washed away and Nsanje) to Marka, the border between Malawi and Mozambique.

The road runs in a north-easterly direction from Harare to the Nyamanpanda Border Post (between Zimbabwe and Mozambique), covering a total distance of 278km. See this project on an interactive GIS map (with Google Earth satellite imagery and geo-referenced photographs) at www.tmsagis.co.za. The Harare-Nyamapanda road is part of the Regional Trunk Road Network (RTRN Link NR 25) as well as the Trans-African Highway NR 9 and the rehabilitation of Marehwa-Nyamapanda is a section of this project, which covers a distance of 172km.

The Port of Beira is Mozambique’s principal maritime gateway for the central region and an important outlet for landlocked markets in Southern Africa. It is connected by road and rail to Zimbabwe and Zambia, by the Sena corridor towards Tete and Malawi, and by pipeline to Zimbabwe. The original PIDA PAP II submission identifies the regional beneficiaries as Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe and parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The project responds to the need for additional cargo-handling capacity and more reliable port infrastructure along a corridor that carries containers, general cargo, fertilizer, agricultural commodities, minerals and petroleum products. The approved Phase I package is broader than a single terminal expansion. It includes construction of a multipurpose terminal; expansion of the container terminal; construction of wharves 11A and 11B and paving of more than 20 hectares; construction of a fertilizer terminal and its supporting infrastructure; and rehabilitation and expansion of the fuel terminal. The submitted technical target is to increase annual handling capacity from 13.6 million tonnes to 24 million tonnes. The historical Phase I cost is USD 88.6 million. The submission also refers to a possible Phase II minerals terminal estimated at USD 509.1 million, but that amount is separate and must not be added to the Phase I project cost unless the database is formally re-scoped. Current port information helps explain the operating base on which the PAP II project is being implemented, but it must not be confused with completed project outputs. The 2026/2027 operator directory records a 645-metre multipurpose container terminal with a design capacity of approximately 500,000 TEU per year, a 300,000 square metre container yard, four ship-to-shore cranes and associated yard equipment. It records a general cargo terminal with 670 metres of quay and a design capacity of 4.5 million tonnes per year, as well as an oil terminal with an annual capacity of 2.5 million tonnes. These are current port facilities and capacities; they are not, by themselves, evidence that the full PAP II investment package has been completed. Physical implementation is clearest in the container and general-cargo components. The operator reported that the container terminal handled 469,664 TEU in 2025 and was adding two new ship-to-shore cranes to its equipment fleet. The stated development direction is to expand container handling towards 700,000 TEU per year. Earlier operator reporting also described expansion of general-cargo capacity from 3.5 million to 5 million tonnes per year and a dedicated fertilizer-handling facility with a conveyor from ship to warehouse and a dedicated mobile harbour crane. These activities relate directly to the approved container-terminal and fertilizer-terminal components and support a portfolio-level classification of S4B – Construction. They do not establish that wharves 11A and 11B, the multipurpose terminal and every supporting facility have all been completed. The fuel-terminal component remains less advanced. In 2025, CFM issued an expression of interest for consultancy services to develop a multi-user floating fuel pier, technically described as a single buoy or single point mooring. The consultancy covers assessment of regional fuel demand and storage requirements; collection of technical, environmental, legal and financial information; risk assessment; selection of a public-private partnership model; preparation and evaluation of partner-procurement documents; contract negotiation; and later supervision of works. This evidence shows active project preparation and procurement for the fuel component, not completed construction or operation. For database reporting, the project should therefore be treated as a mixed-maturity portfolio. S4B is justified because material components of the approved scope are under physical implementation, but the narrative must state that other components remain in preparation or have not been independently verified. The project must not be advanced to S4C until official evidence confirms commissioning and operation of the complete approved phase, or until the project is formally divided into separately reportable components. The USD 88.6 million value should continue to be described as the original Phase I baseline rather than a verified current cost estimate.

Dredging of the 40 km entrance channel to the port of Beira.

The project involves the construction of a submarine optical fiber cable across Lake Tanganyika, connecting Kigoma in Tanzania to Kalemie in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The cable is 186 km in length and will be deployed at lake depths reaching up to 1,470 meters. It will use G652D standard single-mode optical fiber with an initial capacity of 100 Gbps, expandable to several terabits per second using OTN over DWDM overlay technology. The primary component is the lake-bed cable, which will extend the existing Tanzania National ICT Broadband Backbone (NICTBB) into eastern DRC. The NICTBB, managed by Tanzania Telecommunications Corporation (TTCL) on behalf of the Government of Tanzania, already spans approximately 7,910 km and connects Tanzania to six neighboring countries: Zambia, Malawi, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi. The project also includes establishing Points of Presence (PoPs) on both sides to facilitate interconnection and service delivery. The cable design incorporates specialized burial techniques and environmental safeguards to address seismic risks along the East African Rift. Joint environmental studies by TTCL and the Societe Congolaise des Postes et Telecommunications (SCPT) are being conducted to ensure compliance with the Ramsar Convention protecting Lake Tanganyika's biodiversity. This infrastructure is critical for digital integration within the East African Community (EAC) and the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), providing a direct, high-capacity link that bypasses challenging overland routes. The project is recognized under the AUDA-NEPAD 2nd PIDA Priority Action Plan (2021-2030) as a key link for digital integration in East and Southern Africa. The government of Tanzania constructed a National ICT Broadband Backbone (NICTBB) connecting all Regions in Tanzania and cross boarder connectivity to Zambia, Malawi, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi. The NICTBB has a total length of 7,910Km. The aim of NICTBB is to provide connectivity to all neighboring countries. Now the government is planning to connect with DRC by construction of optical fiber cable. The ideal of connection is between Kigoma in Tanzania and Kalemie in DRC, where the submarine optical fiber cable will be constructed. To achieve direct cross border link across lake Tanganyika, it will requires understanding of lake Tanganyika's bottom terrain and hydrology, landscape of beach sides, assessment of risks for marine activity and analysis of environmental factors for an in-depth design. The process will need to involve desk study, preliminary system design, route survey then detailed system design, which will determine the requirements for its implementation and operation. However, for generic understanding of requirements, we have identified possible locations of cable landing points along the shores of lake Tanganyika. The direct water distances between the two points is approximate to 150km with 1,470m considered as possible maximum depth of lake Tanganyika. Therefore considering that the cable will need to be layed down at the bottom of the lake, about 200km of submarine OFC could be needed for laying between the two points.

Preparation of preliminary/detailed designs and construction of Phase II of Lomahasha and Siteki (Phase II in Swaziland),and Namaacha Water Supply Project. This phase will ensure water supply to the Lomahasha area in Swaziland and extending it to the Namaacha town in Mozambique through a memorandum of understanding for supply of water to communities residing along common borders of the two countries. It aims to supply a total population of 100 000 people with a safe drinking water supply and sanitation service as well as irrigating 1,000 hectares of land. The project aims to: - Improve health of the residents; - Promote economic activity; - Create employment opportunities; - Increase food security and reduction of poverty; and - Provide additional revenue for the water utilities. The project began as the Siteki Lomahasha water supply project, funded under the Government of Swaziland capital projects budget. Due to the financial constraints, the Corporation concentrated on the Siteki component which is now almost complete. Fiscal constraints also resulted in the suspension of the Lomahasha component, pending further identification of infrastructure funding possibilities.

The SADC Regional Carrier-Neutral Data Centre a strategic ICT infrastructure project under the PIDA Priority Action Plan 2 (PAP2) to develop a Tier III certified, carrier-neutral data centre to serve as the primary regional digital hub for the Southern African Development Community (SADC). The facility is designed to host the SADC Regional Internet Exchange Point (IXP), ICANN Root Server Instances, and cloud services infrastructure. Tier III certification guarantees 99.982% uptime with a maximum of 1.6 hours (95 minutes) of downtime annually, N+1 fault tolerant systems, and 72-hour power protection. The project is structured as a public-private partnership (PPP) with an estimated total facility investment of USD 10 million. The project institution is the SADC Secretariat, SATA, and the hosting country. Beneficiary countries include all 16 SADC member states: Angola, Botswana, Comoros, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eswatini, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. The Digital Investment Facility (DIF), an EU co-funded service, is conducting a comprehensive feasibility, market, and regulatory study to enhance the bankability of the project and facilitate investor engagement. As of late 2025, a competitive evaluation process is underway to select the host country for the SADC Regional IXP component, with Botswana (via BoFiNet and its newly launched Digital Delta Data Centre) and a Zimbabwean entity shortlisted in the final evaluation stage. A data center is a critical information infrastructure. It complements IXPs to rely less on international transit for Internet. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Internet has shown to a be an absolute prerequisite of modern living and a tool that can be used to protect people, save lives, to enable people to telecommute, students to keep up with their studies and for everyone to keep in touch with their families and friends. Most online content, tools and services used were hosted outside the region and this placed a lot of strain on the costly International Internet links. A data center is the digital heart of each public or private network providing access to data and services via the Internet.

The project involves the extension of the Tanzania National ICT Broadband Backbone (NICTBB) southwards to connect with Mozambique's national backbone via the Mtambaswala border crossing. The primary component is the construction of a 72-kilometre cross-border terrestrial fiber optic link along the Mangaka-Mtambaswala route in the Mtwara and Ruvuma regions of Tanzania, with transmission systems installed at Mtambaswala and Masasi stations. The project also includes construction of the fiber optic layout, power and transmission equipment, mechanical building, guard booth, and associated civil works. The technical specification includes the deployment of Single Mode Optical Fiber type G652D with OTN over DWDM transmission technology, operating at a capacity of up to 1.6 terabits per second. The project was contracted to M/s Raddy Fiber Solution in January 2021 at a cost of TSh 2.4 billion (approximately USD 1 million), funded by the Government of Tanzania. Construction commenced in March 2021 and the Tanzania-side infrastructure was delivered to the Mtambaswala border by 2023, with the link confirmed operational and Mozambique listed among Tanzania's six digitally interconnected neighbours by September 2024. The project aims to create a resilient, high-capacity digital corridor, enabling both countries to access multiple submarine cable systems (EASSy and SEACOM) landed in Tanzania and Mozambique, thereby providing redundancy and reducing international bandwidth costs. The project is a key component of the SADC Regional Infrastructure Development Master Plan and the Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA), code. Government of Tanzania constructed a National ICT Broadband Backbone (NICTBB) connecting all Regions in Tanzania and cross boarder connectivity to Zambia, Malawi, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi. The NICTBB has a total length of 7,910Km. The aim of NICTBB is to connect all neighboring countries. Now the government is planning to connect Mozambique so that to enable access of submarine cables landed in both countries. This connect will increase the reliability of the sea cables in the SADC and EAC regions.

Reconstruction of the cargo and passenger transport system on the Beira-Machipanda railway line, linking the provinces of Sofala and Manica to neighbouring Zimbabwe, via the Machipanda border post, will once again allow people and goods to travel, particularly rural workers along the Beira corridor. This section of railway is of particular importance to Mozambique as it is expected to offer greater dynamism to the strategy of linking different development hubs in the country and neighbouring regions, and improve efficiency in transporting passengers and cargo between points along the railway.

Construction of Calomue/Dedza One-Stop Border Post between Mozambique and Malawi, with Calomue on the Mozambique side and Dedza on the Malawian side.

The railway section is about 1,000 km running from Mtwara Port at the Indian Ocean to Mbambabay/ (Ameliabay) in Lake Nyasa with Spurs connecting to Mineral fields of Mchuchuma coal and Liganga iron ore mines in the south west of Tanzania.

The railway section is about 1,000 km running from Mtwara Port at the Indian Ocean to Mbambabay/ (Ameliabay) in Lake Nyasa with Spurs connecting to Mineral fields of Mchuchuma coal and Liganga iron ore mines in the south west of Tanzania.

The railway section is about 1,000 km running from Mtwara Port at the Indian Ocean to Mbambabay/ (Ameliabay) in Lake Nyasa with Spurs connecting to Mineral fields of Mchuchuma coal and Liganga iron ore mines in the south west of Tanzania.

The railway section is about 1,000 km running from Mtwara Port at the Indian Ocean to Mbambabay/ (Ameliabay) in Lake Nyasa with Spurs connecting to Mineral fields of Mchuchuma coal and Liganga iron ore mines in the south west of Tanzania.

The project supports operationalisation of the Single African Air Transport Market by addressing the infrastructure and airspace-management constraints that limit safe, efficient and competitive air transport. It covers both physical aviation infrastructure, including airports and air-navigation systems, and the institutional and technical architecture required for a seamless African airspace. The master plan is expected to consolidate national and regional plans, forecast traffic and capacity needs, identify infrastructure gaps, prioritise investments and develop an implementation roadmap. The seamless airspace component is intended to promote harmonised procedures, performance-based navigation, flexible routes, common surveillance-code arrangements and interoperable CNS/ATM systems. The African Union Commission and AFCAC are the principal continental institutions, working with ICAO, regional economic communities, air-navigation service providers, civil-aviation authorities and industry stakeholders. All African Union member states are beneficiaries. A continent-wide aviation infrastructure gap analysis was completed and validated in 2023. Official ICAO and AFCAC reporting in 2024-2026 indicates that its results are being used to refine the air-navigation master strategy and identify bankable national and regional projects. The 2026 AU Assembly still called for mobilisation of financing for development of the Continental Aviation Infrastructure Master Plan.

Establishing Forbes/ Machipanda One-Stop Border Post (OSBP). Zimbabwe has prepared improvement plans for both Forbes and Nyamapanda that have been ready since 2005 but have not been implemented. The improvement plans envisage the expansion of the border control area and building of additional facilities and infrastructure. The existing Forbes border post building is currently under renovation and expansion to accommodate commercial office and increasing space in the travellers' clearance hall.

This project is the Zimbabwe section of the Beira - Harare railway (rail component of the Beira multimodal corridor), from the Mozambique border at Machipanda, to the capital Harare.

Construction of a transmission line that connects Cahora Bassa Hydroelectric Power Station at Songo in Mozambique with the power system of Zambia at Serenje.

The project entails the construction of a 200 km, 400 kV(initially 220 kV) power line from Matambo substation, in Mozambique, to Phombeya, north of Blantyre. The first assignment will involve the design, supply and installation of the 400 kV overhead transmission line from the Mozambique-Malawi border to a new substation at Phombeya. The second assignment will entail the design, supply and installation of the new 400 kV Phombeya substation. Other assignments include extension of Matambo substation (Mozambique) and upgrading of SCADA systems (EDM).

Expansion of Nacala Port container terminal (Mozambique) to accommodate 600 000 TEUs per annum.

Establishing the Nyamapanda/ Cuchimano One-Stop Border Post with Cuchimano on the Mozambique side and Nyamapanda on the Zimbabwean side.

Establishing the Zobue/ Mwanza OSBP which lies on the Tete/ Nacala Corridor, with Zobue on the Mozambican side and Mwanza on the Malawian side.