Project ID: 33230

Chinese Government provides $7.2 million grant for the National Performing Arts Theater Construction Project (Linked to Project ID#71571)

Commitment amount

$ 16542903.954907583

Adjusted commitment amount

$ 16542903.95

Constant 2021 USD

Summary

Funding agency [Type]

China Ministry of Commerce [Government Agency]

Recipient

Sri Lanka

Sector

Other social infrastructure and services (Code: 160)

Flow type

Grant

Infrastructure

Yes

Category

Intent

Development (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Commercial

Development

Representational

Mixed

Financial Flow Classification

ODA-like (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Official Development Assistance

Other Official Flows

Vague (Official Finance)

Flows categorized based on OECD-DAC guidelines

Project lifecycle

Status

Completion (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Pledge

Commitment

Implementation

Completion

Suspended

Cancelled

Milestones

Commitment

2004-01-01

Actual start

2008-05-23

Actual complete

2011-12-15

Geography

Description

On January 1, 2004, Chinese Government and the Government of Sri Lanka signed a $7,263,139 grant agreement for the National Performing Arts Theater Project (captured via Project ID#33230). Then, on July 8, 2004, the Chinese Government and the Government of Sri Lanka signed an RMB 100 million ($10,857,433) interest-free loan agreement for the National Performing Arts Theater Project (captured via Project ID#71571). The loan proceeds were drawn from three Economic and Technical Cooperation Agreements (ETCAs) worth RMB 20 million, RMB 30 million, and RMB 50 million that were signed on February 23, 2000, July 30, 2022, and February 11, 2003, respectively. This loan achieved a 100% disbursement rate. Its amount outstanding was RMB 100 million as of June 30, 2022. The objective of the project was to construct a well-equipped modern theater in Colombo. The Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre (Sinhala: නෙළුම් පොකුණ මහින්ද රාජපක්ෂ රඟහල) — now known as Nelum Pokuna and previously known as the National Performing Arts Theatre — is a performing arts centre in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Yanjian Group was the contractor responsible for project implementation. Its construction began on May 23, 2008. The theatre opened on December 15, 2011. The building spreads over 14,000 square meters of floor area. The theatre is equipped with ultra-modern facilities such as an auditorium with 1,288 seats, a library, and training facilities. The building features two permanent theaters—the main auditorium and an open-air theatre—and the ability to convert the front steps into an additional open-air theatre. The 690-square-meter moving stage in the auditorium includes the ability to raise and lower the orchestra pit to and from stage level. There are facilities to conduct educational and research activities. Parking for 500 vehicles is also available.

Additional details

1. The Chinese project title is 斯里兰卡国家艺术剧院. 2. The maturity length and grace period of the interest-free loan from MOFCOM are unknown. For the time being, AidData assumes standard MOFCOM interest-free loan borrowing terms (20-year maturity and 10-year grace period). 3. The Government of Sri Lanka loan key numbers (corresponding to the 3 ETCAs) are 2000073, 2002076, and 2003077.

Number of official sources

32

Number of total sources

40

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Details

Cofinanced

No

Direct receiving agencies [Type]

Government of Sri Lanka [Government Agency]

Implementing agencies [Type]

Yanjian Group Co., Ltd. [Private Sector]

Government of Sri Lanka [Government Agency]