Overview

Chinese Government provides a grant to drill 600 boreholes

Commitment Year•2012Country of Activity•MalawiDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•MalawiSector•Water Supply And SanitationFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Jul 25, 2012

Start (actual): Nov 1, 2012

End (actual): Nov 29, 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 Malawi

Implementing agencies

State-owned companies

Gansu Geological Engineering Co., Ltd.

Loan desecription

Chinese Government provides a grant to drill 600 boreholes

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On July 25, 2012, the Chinese Government committed to provide a grant to drill 600 boreholes in regions across Malawi. Construction began November 1, 2012 and was completed on November 29, 2013. The official handover ceremony took place on March 6, 2014. The 600 boreholes were drilled in 6 regions across Malawi and will serve approximately 150,000 people. The boreholes were drilled by Gansu Geological Engineering Co., Ltd. The value of the grant that supported this project is unknown.