Overview

Chinese Government grants RMB 1.7 million for provision of 7 FM radio transmitters

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$477,010

Commitment Year•2001Country of Activity•ZambiaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•ZambiaSector•CommunicationsFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Jan 1, 2001

Start (actual): Mar 18, 2002

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

Government Agencies

Government of Zambia

Loan desecription

Chinese Government grants RMB 1.7 million for provision of 7 FM radio transmitters

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On March 18, 2002, the Chinese Government granted RMB 1.7 million to the Government of Zambia for the provision of seven FM radio transmitters. The purpose of this project was to expand the broadcasting efforts of seven different provincial cities. It is unclear whether these goods were ever delivered.

Staff comments

Some sources suggest that the value of this grant was $1.365 million. However, for the time being, AidData relies on the RMB 1.7 million value recorded by the Government of Zambia’s Ministry of Finance and National Planning.