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China signs contract for solar energy demonstration project

Commitment Year•2011Country of Activity•NigerSector•EnergyFlow Type•Free-standing technical assistance

Status

Project lifecycle

Pipeline: Commitment

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jan 1, 2011
Start (planned)
Dec 22, 2011
End (planned)
Mar 22, 2012

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On December 22, 2011, the Chinese Ambassador to Niger, the Niamey Mayor, and City Council Speaker signed a contract for a solar energy demonstration project. For more detailed location information: https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/3218804

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

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Niger

State-owned companies

  • ZTE Corporation (formerly Zhongxing Telecommunication Equipment Corporation)

Loan desecription

China signs contract for solar energy demonstration project

Narrative

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Project narrative

On December 22, 2011, the Chinese Ambassador to Niger, the Niamey Mayor, and City Council Speaker signed a contract for a solar energy demonstration project. The project will be implemented by Zhongxing Technologies and is estimated to be completed in four months. The financial amount for this project cannot be found. On January 1, 2022, a ceremony honoring China-aided Mali Solar Energy Demonstration Village project in Koneobra village, where off-grid solar systems, solar street light systems, solar water pump systems, and some centralized solar power supply systems are directly benefiting tens of thousands of local people.