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Chinese Government provides EUR 3.6 million grant for Solar Lighting Project

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$4,942,245
Commitment Year•2013Country of Activity•LebanonDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•LebanonSector•EnergyFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jan 1, 2013
Start (actual)
Jun 1, 2013
End (actual)
Nov 19, 2015

Geospatial footprint

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The purpose of this project was to install 500 solar-powered streetlights in the towns and cities of Dora, Kornet Chehwane (Cornet Chahwan), Kaslik, Batroun, and Jounieh. More detailed locational information can be found at: Dora: https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/259206936 Kornet Chehwane: https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/7924645 Kaslik: https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/4704006960 Batroun: https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/9200211 Jounieh: https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/258842202

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 Lebanon

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

  • Lebanese Council of Development and Reconstruction
  • Ministry of Energy and Water of Lebanon

Private Sector

  • Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
  • Irsal Telecom

Loan desecription

Chinese Government provides EUR 3.6 million grant for Solar Lighting Project

Narrative

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Project narrative

In 2013, the Chinese Government provided an EUR 3.6 million grant to the Government of Lebanon for the Solar Lighting Project. The purpose of this project was to install 500 solar-powered streetlights in the towns and cities of Dora, Kornet Chehwane (Cornet Chahwan), Kaslik, Batroun, and Jounieh. Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd is was the contractor responsible for implementation under the supervision of the Lebanese Ministry of Energy and Water. However, it hired a Lebanese subcontractor called Irsal Telecom. The Lebanese Council of Development and Reconstruction also assisted in implementation. On November 27, 2014, the Economic and Commercial Counselor of Lebanon for China, Zhang Fengling, conducted a project site visit. The project commenced in June 2013 and it was officially completed and handed over to the locational authorities on November 19, 2015.

Staff comments

This project is also known as the Solar Streetlight Project and the Public Street Lighting Project. The Chinese project title is 援黎太阳能照明项目 or 太阳能照明项目.