China - Fourth Inland Waterways Project

Updated Project Information Document (PID) Report No: AB985 Project Name CHINA - Fourth Inland Waterways Project Region East Asia and Pacific Region Sector Ports, waterways and shipping (58%); Renewable energy (42%) Theme Infrastructure services for private sector development (P); Water resource management (P); Rural services and infrastructure (S); Public expenditure, financial management and procurement (S) Project P077137 Borrower(s) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA Implementing Agency(ies) GUANGXI ZHUANG AUTONOMOUS REGION & GUANGDONG PROVINCE Guangxi Communications Dept. project executed by Guangxi Xijiang Waterways Construction and Dev. Co. Ltd Address: 67 Xinmin Road, Nanning, Guangxi 530012, P.R. China Contact Person: Mr. Li, Shangyan Tel: 86-771-211-5065/86-771-262-0575 Fax: 86-771-261-4441/86-771-280-5550 Email: wzbgs@public.nn.gx.cn Guangdong Communications Dept.; project executed by Guangdong Provincial Waterways Bureau Address: 195 Yanjiang Zhong Road, Guangzhou 510120, PR. China Contact Person: Mr. Chen, Zichao Tel: 86-20-8330-5766 Fax: 86-20-8332-3084 Email: wbwblpo@pub.guangzhou.gd.cn Ministry of Communications Address: 11 Jianguomennei Ave, Beijing 100736, P.R. China Contact Person: Ms. Xia Hong Tel: 86-10-6529-3158 Fax: 86-10-6529-3156 Email: xiahong@moc.gov.cn Environment Category A (Full Assessment) Date PID Prepared June 18, 2004 Auth Appr/Negs Date August 19, 2003 Bank Approval Date March 25, 2004 1. Country and Sector Background The rapid growth of the Chinese economy has overloaded its transport network, which is struggling to keep pace. In varying degrees the infrastructure of all transport modes has been modernized and upgraded, but the tonnages to be moved have grown so fast and so broadly that there have been long time lags before new capacity could be put into operation. The expansion of cities has especially strained urban transport systems designed for far smaller populations. The introduction of higher-capacity and higher-quality transport services