The Trans-Kalahari Railway Project Management Office (TKR-PMO) has revealed that 12 companies/groups submitted expressions of interest to develop the Trans-Kalahari Railway between Botswana and Namibia as a public-private partnership. The TKR-PMO is looking to execute the project under a design, build, finance, operate, maintain, and transfer contract model. Investors would fund the feasibility study and develop the proposed new railway corridor and/or upgrade the existing railway between the two countries. The railway will run for about 1,500km from the coalfields at Mmamabula in Botswana to the port of Walvis Bay in Namibia. According to the timeline published by TKR-PMO, the prequalification stage will now run from December to February.

Source: The North Africa Journal December 22, 2023 17:16 UTC