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Overview

Chinese Government grants 751,879,699.25 CFA for drilling of two boreholes in Thiès and Diourbel region

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$1,952,353
Commitment Year•2010Country of Activity•SenegalDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•SenegalSector•Water Supply And SanitationFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jan 1, 2010
Start (actual)
Jan 1, 2010
End (actual)
Jan 17, 2012

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

  • China Ministry of Commerce

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Senegal

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Senegal

State-owned companies

  • China Henan International Cooperation Group Co., Ltd. (CHICO)

Loan description

Chinese Government grants 751,879,699.25 CFA for drilling of two boreholes in Thiès and Diourbel region

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

In 2010, the Chinese Government reportedly agreed to provide a grant worth 751,879,699.25 CFA to the Government of Senegal for the drilling of two boreholes in Thiès region and Diourbel region. The purpose of this project was to expand access to drinking water to those regions. China Henan International Cooperation Group (CHICO) was the contractor responsible for implementation. Construction began in October 2008. The project completion ceremony took place on January 17, 2012. According to the Government of Senegal’s External Financing Management Platform (la Plateforme de Gestion des Financements Extérieurs du Sénégal, or PGFE), the Chinese Government had disbursed 360,000,000 CFA in support of this project as of December 31, 2012.

Staff comments

. The French project title is Deux Forages Pour L'Accès A L'Eau Potable. Some sources suggest that CHICO may have ultimately implemented this project in Thiès region but not in Diourbel region.