Overview

China's Ministry of Ecology and Environment donates solar LED street lights, LED bulbs, solar home systems, and energy-efficient air conditioners worth $2.7 million

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$2,700,000

Commitment Year•2023Country of Activity•EgyptDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•EgyptSector•EnergyFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Jun 18, 2023

Start (actual): Jun 18, 2023

End (actual): Jun 18, 2023

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 Ecology and Environment

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

Government of Egypt

Loan description

China's Ministry of Ecology and Environment donates solar LED street lights, LED bulbs, solar home systems, and energy-efficient air conditioners worth $2.7 million

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On June 18, 2023, China's Ministry of Ecology and Environment donated solar LED street lights, LED bulbs, solar home systems, and energy-efficient air conditioners worth $2.7 million to the Government of Egypt. The handover ceremony was attended by Chinese Ambassador to Egypt Liao Liqiang and Egypt's Minister of Environment Yasmine Fouad in the Egyptian capital of Cairo. This donation falls under a memorandum of understanding on donations to combat climate change signed by China's Ministry of Ecology and Environment and Egypt's Environment Ministry in 2016.