Global, Local Investors Invited to Express Interest in Dev’t of Indode Intermodal Rail Terminal, Dry Port & Logistics Center

Addis Ababa, July 16, 2025 (ENA)—The Ministry of Finance of Ethiopia, in collaboration with the Ethiopian Railways Corporation, invites global and local investors to express interest in the development of the Indode Intermodal Rail Terminal, Dry Port, and Logistics Center — a strategic Public-Private Partnership (PPP) project located just 26 Km southeast of Addis Ababa.

It its statement, the Ministry of Finance, said Ethiopia, through its recent reform programs, intends to increase private sector involvement in the transport sector.

Accordioning to the statement, the sector is currently limited to public and freight transport services and freight forwarding and stressed the need for opening up the sphere for private sector engagement in dry port and railway terminal development and logistics services.

To this end, the Government has launched this Request for Expression of Interest Notice (“REOI Notice”) for the design, build, finance, operation and maintenance (DBFOM) of Indode Intermodal Rail Terminal and Dry Port, and Logistics Centr ("Project").

The Project site is located in central Ethiopia, about 26 km southeast from Addis Ababa city.

The site sits on the key intermodal corridor between Djibouti and Addis Ababa in proximity to Ethiopia's main consumer centre (the Greater Addis Ababa Area).