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MOFCOM provides grant for Omar Bongo Ondimba Senate Rehabilitation Project

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$14,000,000
Commitment Year•2023Country of Activity•GabonDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•GabonSector•Government And Civil SocietyFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Implementation

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jan 13, 2023
Start (actual)
May 21, 2024
End (planned)
May 21, 2025

Geospatial footprint

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The purpose of the project is to rehabilitate the Omar Bongo Ondimba Palace -- also known as the Senate Palace -- in the capital city of Libreville. More detailed locational information can be found at https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/3369330

Stakeholders

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

Funding agencies

Government Agencies

  • China Ministry of Commerce

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Gabon

Implementing agencies

State-owned companies

  • China Electronics Engineering Design Institute Co., Ltd.

Loan description

MOFCOM provides grant for Omar Bongo Ondimba Senate Rehabilitation Project

Narrative

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Project narrative

On January 13, 2023, the Chinese Government and the Government of Gabon signed a $14 million grant agreement for the Omar Bongo Ondimba Senate Rehabilitation Project. The purpose of the project is to rehabilitate the Omar Bongo Ondimba Palace -- also known as the Senate Palace -- in the capital city of Libreville. China Electronics Engineering Design Institute Construction Group Ltd. is the contractor responsible for project implementation. On October 27, 2024, the Chinese Government and the Government of Gabon signed a project implementation agreement. Then, the project’s groundbreaking ceremony took place on May 21, 2024. The project was originally scheduled to reach completion within 12 months (May 21, 2025).

Staff comments

1. The Chinese project title is 加蓬参议院大厦修缮项目. The French project title is la réhabilitation du Palais du Sénat or la projet de la réhabilitation du Palais Omar Bongo Ondimba 2. The Chinese Ministry of Commerce also financed the initial construction of the Omar Bongo Ondimba Senate Building. See Record ID#1588, #60483, and #60606.