Project ID: 2258

Chinese Government funds 0.64MW Makali Hydropower Plant in Tonkolili District (Linked to Project ID#22211 and#53053)

Summary

Funding agency [Type]

Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]

Recipient

Sierra Leone

Sector

Energy (Code: 230)

Flow type

Vague TBD

Concessional

Vague

Category

Intent

Development (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Commercial

Development

Representational

Mixed

Financial Flow Classification

Vague (Official Finance) (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 year

2009

Completion

2017

2012-01-01

Planned

2017-12-12

Actual

Geography

Description

In May 2009, Reuters reported that the Chinese Government agreed to finance the construction of a mini (0.64MW) hydropower dam in Makali, Tonkolili District in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone. The size and nature of the Chinese Government’s financial commitment is unknown. Human Constructing Engineering Group was the contractor responsible for implementation. The dam was expected to be finished over three years (a completion set to occur sometime in 2012). However, the project was completed in November 2016, and the Sierra Leonean Government officially commissioned the project on December 12, 2017. The 0.64MW Makali Hydropower Plant in Tonkolili District is one of 3 Chinese Government-financed hydropower projects that were being implemented in parallel. The other two are the 2MW Bankasoka Hydropower Plant in Port Loko District (see Project ID#53053) and the 2.2MW Charlotte Falls Mini Hydropower Project (see Project ID#222111).

Number of official sources

6

Number of unofficial sources

4

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Details

Cofinanced

No

Receiving agencies [Type]

Government of Sierra Leone [Government Agency]

Implementing agencies [Type]

Government of Sierra Leone [Government Agency]; Hunan Constructing Engineering Group Corporation [State-owned Company]; Sierra Leone Ministry of Energy [Government Agency]