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Overview

PowerChina donates USD 104,000 to Pakistani Prime Minister's Flood Relief Fund

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$98,272
Commitment Year•2022Country of Activity•PakistanDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•PakistanSector•Emergency ResponseFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Oct 8, 2022
Start (actual)
Oct 21, 2022
End (actual)
Oct 21, 2022

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

State-owned companies

  • Sinohydro Corporation Limited

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Pakistan

Loan description

PowerChina donates USD 104,000 to Pakistani Prime Minister's Flood Relief Fund

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On October 21, 2022, during a meeting with Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, the General Representative of PowerChina in Pakistan presented a check worth USD 104,000 for the Prime Minister's Flood Relief Fund. The donation was given in response to a call for continued assistance from the Pakistani government following severe flooding in the country. PowerChina also contributed to a larger donation from the All-Pakistan Chinese Enterprises' Association (captured in Record ID#100428), sent teams to assist in clearing flood damage in Tangir (captured in Record ID#100429), and donated other batches of unspecified materials.

Staff comments

1. AidData has coded the commitment date based on a news report claiming that PowerChina was planning to donate approximately USD 100,000 as early as October 8, 2022 (https://www.urdupoint.com/en/pakistan/chinese-firms-put-deeper-roots-in-pakistan-po-1575389.html).