Project ID: 2251

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

Commitment amount

$ 6832956.365659908

Adjusted commitment amount

$ 6832956.37

Constant 2021 USD

Summary

Funding agency [Type]

China National Electric Engineering Co., Ltd. (CNEEC) [State-owned Company]

Recipient

Sierra Leone

Sector

Energy (Code: 230)

Flow type

Loan

Level of public liability

Central government debt

Infrastructure

Yes

Category

Intent

Mixed (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Commercial

Development

Representational

Mixed

Financial Flow Classification

OOF-like (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Official Development Assistance

Other Official Flows

Vague (Official Finance)

Flows categorized based on OECD-DAC guidelines

Project lifecycle

Status

Completion (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Pledge

Commitment

Implementation

Completion

Suspended

Cancelled

Milestones

Commitment

2004-01-01

Actual start

2005-01-01

Actual complete

2007-07-21

Geography

Description

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 Project ID#2249).

Additional details

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.

Number of official sources

7

Number of total sources

11

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Details

Cofinanced

No

Direct receiving agencies [Type]

Government of Sierra Leone [Government Agency]

Implementing agencies [Type]

Government of Sierra Leone [Government Agency]

China National Electric Engineering Co., Ltd. (CNEEC) [State-owned Company]

Sierra Leone Ministry of Energy [Government Agency]

Bo Kenema Power Station [State-owned Company]

Loan Details

Bilateral loan

Investment project loan

Supplier's credit/Export seller's credit