Inv MaintCost CD

							Prefeasibility Study for the                                                  Annex5.3.4 Infrastructure
Reopening of the Shire - Zambezi Waterway                             Investment and Maintenance Cost




   Summary of Investment and Maintenance Cost Estimates
                                 Scenario 1       Scenario 2      Scenario 3a       Scenario 3b
   River training and
   capital dredging              USD 4,250,000   USD 19,000,000    USD 550,000         USD 50,000
   Annual maintenance
   of waterway                     USD 425,000    USD 1,900,000     USD 55,000          USD 5,000
   Port structures in
   Nsanje                          USD 900,000     USD 900,000     USD 900,000        USD 400,000
   Port structures in
   Chinde                        USD 1,800,000       NA           USD 1,800,000          NA
   Access channel to the
   Indian Ocean in Chinde        USD 8,100,000    USD 1,750,000       NA                 NA
   Annual maintenance
   of access channel               USD 810,000     USD 175,000        NA                 NA