Project ID: 34156

Chinese Government provides RMB 29.3 million interest-free loan for New Operation Theatre and Wards Block at Victoria Hospital Project (Linked to Project ID#34155, #1325, #67620)

Commitment amount

$ 6429483.195093279

Adjusted commitment amount

$ 6429483.2

Constant 2021 USD

Summary

Funding agency [Type]

China Ministry of Commerce [Government Agency]

Recipient

Mauritius

Sector

Health (Code: 120)

Flow type

Loan

Level of public liability

Central government debt

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

2008-07-01

Actual start

2013-02-04

Actual complete

2015-12-04

Geography

Description

In July 2008, China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) and the Government of Mauritius signed an RMB 29,310,000 loan agreement for the New Operation Theaters and Wards Block at Victoria Hospital Project. This loan carried the following borrowing terms: a 20 year maturity, a 10 year grace period, and a 0% interest rate. It was originally scheduled for repayment via annual installments between August 2018 and August 2028. Then, in December 2008, China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) and the Government of Mauritius signed an RMB 40,000,000 loan agreement for the New Operation Theaters and Ward Blocks at Victoria Hospital Project. It carried the following borrowing terms: a 20 year maturity, a 10 year grace period, and a 0% interest rate. It was originally scheduled for repayment via annual installments between January 2019 and January 2029. As of December 31, 2020, the Government of Mauritius had made an RMB 8 million repayment on the RMB 40,000,000 loan. Then, in March 2021, MOFCOM waived the Government of Mauritius’ obligation to repay the loan’s outstanding amount (RMB 32 million). In 2009, the Chinese Government also provided an RMB 32 million grant for the New Operation Theaters and Ward Blocks at Victoria Hospital Project. Project ID#34156 captures the first loan agreement, Project ID#67620 captures the second loan agreement, and Project ID#34155 captures the grant agreement. The project involved the construction of a new operation theaters and ward blocks at Victoria Hospital in Candos within central Mauritius. More specifically, it involved the construction of an 8,600 square foot building that can accommodate six operation theaters, two recovery rooms (each with seven beds), one Intensive Care Unit (ICU) with eight beds, two female wards on the second floor, and two male wards on the third floor. The hospital has a total capacity of 120 beds. The project also involved the provision of furniture and medical equipment, including laryngoscope sets, electrical and orthopedic operating tables, ICU beds, and fowlers beds, and ambulances. China IPPR International Engineering Co., Ltd. was the contractor responsible for the design of the project. It signed a design contract with the Government of Mauritius on March 23, 2010. Nanjing Dadi Construction Group Co. Ltd. was the contractor responsible for project implementation. The project commenced on February 4, 2013 and was officially completed and handed over to the local authorities on December 4, 2015. In 2009, the Chinese Government also provided an RMB 32 million grant for the New Operation Theaters and Ward Blocks at Victoria Hospital Project. #34155 captures the grant agreement. China IPPR International Engineering Co., Ltd. was the contractor responsible for the design of the project. It signed a design contract with the Government of Mauritius on March 23, 2010. Nanjing Dadi Construction Group Co. Ltd. was the contractor responsible for the implementation of the project. This project involved the construction of a new operation theaters and ward blocks at Victoria Hospital in Candos within central Mauritius. More specifically, it involved the construction of an 8,600 square foot building that can accommodate six operation theaters, two recovery rooms (each with seven beds), one Intensive Care Unit (ICU) with eight beds, two female wards on the second floor, and two male wards on the third floor. The hospital has a total capacity of 120 beds. The project also involved the provision of furniture and medical equipment, including laryngoscope sets, electrical and orthopedic operating tables, ICU beds, and fowlers beds, and ambulances. It commenced on February 4, 2013 and was officially completed and handed over to the local authorities on December 4, 2015.

Additional details

1. The Chinese project title is 维多利亚医院援建手术室和病房项目 or 维多利亚医院项目 or 毛里求斯维多利亚医院配建手术室和病房项目. 2. Some sources indicate that the total cost of this project was Rs 600 million and that two-thirds of the cost (Rs 400 million or ~$10 million) was covered via Chinese Government interest-free loans while the other third (Rs 200 million or ~$5 million) was covered through a Chinese Government grant. 3. In the database of Chinese loan commitments that it released in July 2020, SAIS-CARI identifies this project as being supported by two loans: a $6 million loan with a 17 year maturity, 7 year grace period, and 0% interest rate and a $4 million loan with a 16 year maturity, 6 year grace period, 0% interest rate. AidData relies on the face values of the loans (RMB 40,000,000 and RMB 29,310,000) and the borrowing terms (20 year maturity, 10 year grace period, and 0% interest rate for both loans) that are recorded by the Government of Mauritius.

Number of official sources

14

Number of total sources

21

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Cofinanced

No

Direct receiving agencies [Type]

Government of Mauritius [Government Agency]

Implementing agencies [Type]

Nanjing Dadi Construction Group Co., Ltd. [Private Sector]

China IPPR International Engineering Co., Ltd. [State-owned Company]

Loan Details

Maturity

20 years

Interest rate

0.0%

Grace period

10 years

Grant element (OECD Grant-Equiv)

57.6211%

Bilateral loan

Interest-free loan

Investment project loan