Overview

Chinese Government provides grant for Solar Streetlight Project

Commitment Year•2012Country of Activity•MoroccoDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•MoroccoSector•EnergyFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Jan 1, 2012

End (actual): Jun 5, 2017

Geospatial footprint

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This project involved the provision and installation of 300 sets of solar powered streetlights and auxiliary equipment in the Ain El-Beida commune within the city of Fez. More detailed location information can be found at: https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/2799557

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

Moroccan Ministry of Energy, Minerals, Water and Environment

Loan desecription

Chinese Government provides grant for Solar Streetlight Project

Narrative

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Project narrative

In November 2009, at the Fourth Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation held in Egypt, Premier Wen Jiabao announced eight new measures for assistance to Africa, including addressing climate change and strengthening China-Africa cooperation in the field of renewable energy. Then, in order to implement one of these measures, the Chinese Ambassador to Morocco, Xu Jinghu, and the Secretary-General of the Ministry of Energy, Minerals, Water and Environment of the Kingdom of Morocco, Mohammed Yahya Zniber, signed letters of exchange regarding to the Solar Streetlight Project on February 8, 2012. This project involved the provision and installation of 300 sets of solar powered streetlights and auxiliary equipment in the Ain El-Beida commune within the city of Fez. The project was reportedly completed in April 2013. However, a project handover certificate was not issued until June 5, 2017.

Staff comments

The Chinese project title is 太阳能照明设备项目. The French project title is le projet d'éclairage solaire.