China Eximbank provides RMB 310 million government concessional loan for Zinder City Potable Water Supply Project (Linked to Project ID#83, #31049)

In November 2011, the Chinese Government and the Government of Niger signed a cooperation agreement to improve the drinking water supply in the city of Zinder. Then, on June 19, 2013, China Eximbank and the Government of Niger signed a RMB 310 million government concessional loan (GCL) agreement for the Zinder City Potable Water Supply Project. This loan carried the following borrowing terms: a 20 year maturity, a 5 year grace period, a 1% interest rate, and a 0.25% commitment fee. The purpose of this project was to increase potable water access for the residents of Zinder and its surroundings as well as the neighboring city of Mirriah. It involved the construction of water production facilities in Ganamaram (approximately 64 km north of Zinder), the construction of a 61 km water transport pipe, and the installation of 25 public standpipes and 2,000 public access water points. It also involved a capacity-building component. The project sought to double water production capacity — from 10,000 m3 to 21,500 m3. China Geo-Engineering Corporation was the contractor responsible for implementation. On March 31, 2013, President Mahamadou Issoufou presided over the official launch of the project in Iyaka in the municipality of Oualelewa. The project was completed on March 5, 2015. A completion ceremony then took place on January 27, 2016. The water supply facilities were put into use on March 8, 2015. This project built upon an earlier project known as the Zinder Water Supply Project, which was funded by China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) in 2002 (captured via Project ID#83).

Additional details

1. This project is also known as the Zinder City Drinking Water Production Capacity Building Project and the Potable Water Project Near Zinder Project. 2. The French project title is Système d'alimentation en eau potable à Zinder or Projet de Renforcement des Capacités de la Production d'Eau Potable de la Ville de Zinder. 3. The Chinese project title is 尼日尔津德尔城市供水项目. 4. In the database of Chinese loan commitments that SAIS-CARI released in July 2020, it does not identify the borrowing terms of this loan. AidData relies on the borrowing terms (20 year maturity, 5 year grace period, 1% interest rate, 0.25% commitment fee) that are reported by the Government of Niger (see https://tresor.ne/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/RAPPORT-ANNUEL-2021_VF-1.pdf).

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