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CNEEC provides $3 million supplier credit for Goma Hydroelectric Power Plant Upgrading Project (Linked to Record ID#2249)

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$6,311,209
Commitment Year•2004Country of Activity•Sierra LeoneDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•Sierra LeoneSector•EnergyFlow Type•Loan

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jan 1, 2004
Start (actual)
Jan 1, 2005
End (actual)
Jul 21, 2007

Geospatial footprint

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This hydroelectric power plant is located in Guala village, Dodo chiefdom, and Kenema District. More detailed location information can be found at: https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/2966392402#map=14/8.3979/-10.9780.

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Ultimate beneficial owners

At least 25% host country ownership

Funding agencies

State-owned companies

  • China National Electric Engineering Co., Ltd. (CNEEC)

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Sierra Leone

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Sierra Leone
  • Sierra Leone Ministry of Energy

State-owned companies

  • Bo Kenema Power Station
  • China National Electric Engineering Co., Ltd. (CNEEC)

Loan desecription

CNEEC provides $3 million supplier credit for Goma Hydroelectric Power Plant Upgrading Project

Interest type•Unknown

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

In 2004, China National Electric Engineering Co. Ltd (CNEEC) provided a $3 million supplier credit to the Government of Sierra Leone for the Goma Hydroelectric Power Plant Upgrading Project. The borrowing terms of this loan are unknown. The purpose of the project was to increase the installed power generation capacity of the Goma Hydroelectric Power Plant from 4x1MW to 4x1.5MW by upgrading the existing turbines. The Goma (or Dodo) hydroelectric power plant is located in Guala village, Dodo chiefdom, and Kenema District. It delivers electricity to the cities of Kenema and Bo through a 33kV transmission line. Bo-Kenema Power Services (BKPS) — an autonomous subsidiary of the country’s National Power Authority (NPA) — is entrusted with the zonal responsibility for the generation, transmission, distribution and sale of electricity to the cities of Bo and Kenema and the environs. Construction started in January 2005. This project was completed and handed over to the local authorities on July 21, 2007. The construction of the Goma (or Dodo) hydroelectric power plant was originally funded by the Chinese Government during the 1980s (see Record ID#2249).

Staff comments

This project is also known as the Dodo Hydroelectric Dam Project and the Bo-Kenema Power Station (BKPS) Upgrading Project. The Chinese project title is 塞拉利昂GOMA水电站升级改造项目. On January 26, 2007, the Chief Political Officer attached to the Chinese Embassy in Sierra Leone, stated that this project was funded with a grant from the Chinese Government. However, it is unclear if this was an incorrect statement or a reference to a supplementary source of funding.