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China pledges to construct Centre for Research and Training on Alternative Energy in Tanzania

Commitment Year•2013Country of Activity•TanzaniaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•TanzaniaSector•EnergyFlow Type•Vague TBD

Status

Project lifecycle

Pipeline: Pledge

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Oct 24, 2013

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

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Tanzania

Implementing agencies

State-owned companies

  • Dalian International Economic and Technical Cooperation Group (CDIG)
  • National Development Corporation (NDC) of Tanzania
  • PowerChina Kunming Engineering Corporation Limited

Loan desecription

China pledges to construct Centre for Research and Training on Alternative Energy in Tanzania

Narrative

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Project narrative

On October 24, 2013 during the Tanzania Prime Minister's official visit to China, officials from the National Development Corporation (NDC) of Tanzania, Dalian International Economic and Technical Cooperation Group (CDIG), and Kunming Engineering Corporation signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to build a Centre for Research and Training on Alternative Energy (or Renewable Energy Research and Development Center or 坦桑尼亚可再生能源研究与开发中心) in Tanzania. The total project cost was estimated to be $136 million USD but it is unclear whether the Chinese government was responsible for covering the entire project cost. Whether this was financed by Chinese government grants or loans is unknown. There is very little reporting on this project after 2013.