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Overview

Chinese Government donates 100 buses and 50 garbage trucks to Guinea

Commitment Year•2011Country of Activity•GuineaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•GuineaSector•Transport And StorageFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jan 1, 2011
Start (actual)
Dec 23, 2011
End (actual)
Dec 23, 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

  • China Ministry of Commerce

Receiving agencies

State-owned companies

  • Société de Transport Guinéen (SOTRAGUI)

Implementing agencies

State-owned companies

  • China FAW Group Co., Ltd. (FAW)
  • Xiamen King Long United Automotive Industry Co., Ltd.

Loan desecription

Chinese Government donates 100 buses and 50 garbage trucks to Guinea

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On July 26, 2011, the Chinese Government pledged to donate 100 buses and 50 garbage trucks to the Government of Guinea. The Chinese Ministry of Commerce financed this project with a grant of an unknown value. On December 23, 2011, the Chinese Ambassador, Zhao Lixing, and Guinean President Alpha Conde attended a handover ceremony for this donation. The vehicles were used by Guinea's state-owned transportation company, SOTRAGUI. The buses (type XMQ6106G) were manufactured by King Long Automotive of China and arrived in Conakry in late November 2011. To ensure the normal operation of the vehicles, King Long Automotive specially arranged two after-sales service engineers and a French translator to work with local operators in Guinea. The producer of the trucks was FAW Group. This project aimed to improve public transportation and health conditions in Conakry. The 100 buses went into operation on March 1, 2012.