Overview

China Funds Upgrade of UBC's Broadcasting Facilities in Uganda

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$3,428,789

Commitment Year•2006Country of Activity•UgandaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•UgandaSector•CommunicationsFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Jan 1, 2006

Start (actual): Nov 1, 2007

End (actual): Jul 1, 2011

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

Unspecified Chinese Government Institution

Receiving agencies

State-owned companies

Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC)

Implementing agencies

State-owned companies

China International Television Corporation

Loan desecription

China Funds Upgrade of UBC's Broadcasting Facilities in Uganda

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

In 2006, Uganda and China signed an agreement for China to give the Uganda Broadcasting Corporations (UBC) a grant of 1,827,210 USD to establish additional channels and upgrade its broadcasting facilities. In November 2007, China sent a 5 person delegation to Uganda to assess measures which UBC technical facilities can be upgraded. The construction started on March 2011 and ended on July 2011.