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PowerChina Donates 504 Solar Light Systems to Nigerian Village

Commitment Year•2022Country of Activity•NigeriaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•NigeriaSector•Other Social Infrastructure And ServicesFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Nov 5, 2022
Start (actual)
Nov 5, 2022
End (actual)
Nov 5, 2022

Geospatial footprint

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The purpose of this project was to donate 504 sets of solar-power light systems to the Lauteye village in Bunkure local government area of Kano state, north Nigeria. More detailed locational information can be found at: https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/3710308

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

  • PowerChina Finance Company Limited

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Nigeria

Loan desecription

PowerChina Donates 504 Solar Light Systems to Nigerian Village

Narrative

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Project narrative

On Nov. 5th, 2022, PowerChina, a Chinese state-owned hydropower and civil engineering construction company, donated 504 sets of solar-power light systems to the Lauteye village in Bunkure local government area of Kano state, north Nigeria. Over 300 families in the village benefited. The donation will help end the village's reliance on charcoal fires or kerosene lamps for nighttime lighting in the village.