Overview

Yunnan Provincial Government donates 10 smart streetlights to the Maldives in March 2023

Commitment Year•2023Country of Activity•MaldivesDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•MaldivesSector•Government And Civil SocietyFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Mar 13, 2023

End (actual): Mar 13, 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

Yunnan Provincial People’s Government

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

Malé City Council

Loan description

Yunnan Provincial Government donates 10 smart streetlights to the Maldives in March 2023

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On March 13, 2023, the Malé City Council inaugurated the smart streetlight project in partnership with China's Yunnan Province, the Chinese Embassy in Malé, and the Chinese Foreign Ministry. The Chinese government donated and installed 10 smart streetlights spanning from the Artificial Beach to Lonuziyaaraiy Park in Malé. The streetlights are equipped with free Wi-Fi, digital LED screens, speaker systems, CCTV cameras, and environment sensors to detect changes in weather. The ‘Smart Streetlight’ project fell under the ‘Digital Malé City’ project of the city council's strategic action plan in its fourth session.