科伦坡港口城

科伦坡港口城

科伦坡港口城是目前斯里兰卡最大的外国投资项目，位于首都科伦坡核心商贸区，通过在科伦坡港口附近填海造地的方式，建造一个有高尔夫球场、酒店、购物中心、水上运动区、公寓和游艇码头在内的港口城。该项目由中国交通建设股份有限公司与斯里兰卡国家港务局共同开发。该项目并非两国的政府间项目，而是公私合营（PPP）的投融资项目，即由斯里兰卡政府负责环境、规划和施工许可，中国企业负责投融资、规划、施工和运营。按最初计划，该港口城规划建筑规模超过530万平方米，工程直接投资14亿美元，将带动二级开发投资约130亿美元，为斯里兰卡创造超过8.3万个长期就业岗位。该项工程于2014年9月17日开工，后因斯里兰卡大选以及政府更迭等因素影响，建设进展有所延宕。经中方多方面交涉，在2016年8月签署新的三方协议后，该工程项目得以继续推进。

Colombo Port City

Colombo Port City is currently Sri Lanka’s largest foreign investment project located in Colombo’s central business district. It will be built on land reclaimed from the sea adjacent to the existing Port of Colombo. It will feature a golf course, hotels, shopping malls, waterparks, condominiums and a marina.

The project will be implemented by the Communications Construction Company Limited (CCCC) and the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA). Rather than being an inter-governmental project, it relies on public-private partnerships for funding. The Sri Lankan government is responsible for environmental impact assessment, overall planning, and contractor licensing. Chinese companies will focus on funding, project planning, construction, and operations management.

The Port City will involve a combined floor area of over 5.3 million square meters, with an initial direct investment of US$1.4 billion. It is expected to attract further development investment of US$13 billion, and create 83,000 long-term jobs.

After groundbreaking on September 17, 2014, the project was delayed as a result of Sri Lanka’s general election and subsequent transfer of power to a new administration. After repeated efforts by China, a new tripartite agreement to proceed with the construction of the project was signed in August 2016 between Sri Lanka’s Urban Development Authority, the Ministry of Megapolis and Western Development, and the China Harbor Engineering Company.