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Overview

Chinese Government provides grant for Solar Street Light Demonstration Project

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$1,682,180
Commitment Year•2012Country of Activity•MauritaniaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•MauritaniaSector•EnergyFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jan 1, 2012
End (actual)
Nov 27, 2012

Geospatial footprint

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This project took place in the city of Akjoujt of Inchiri Province. More detailed location information can be found at: https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/1505634228

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 Mauritania

Implementing agencies

Private Sector

  • Poly Solar Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd. (Poly New Energy Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd.)

Loan desecription

Chinese Government provides grant for Solar Street Light Demonstration Project

Narrative

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Project narrative

In 2012, the Chinese Government agreed to provide a grant 460 million ouguiyas for a Solar Street Light Demonstration Project in Mauritania. This project involved the installation of 404 single-headed, 6-meter-high LED solar street lights on 5.2 km of roads in the city of Akjoujt of Inchiri Province. Poly New Energy Technology Co. Ltd. was the contractor responsible for implementation. On November 27, 2012, this project was officially completed and handed over to the local authorities.

Staff comments

The Chinese project title is 援毛里塔尼亚太阳能示范项目. The French project title is Projet du système d'éclairage des rues de la ville par le biais de l'énergie solaire. This project should not be confused with a 1200 solar street lights project in Nouakchott that was going to be funded in 2010 by China Eximbank but that eventually became embroiled in a scandal.