Project ID: 52365

China Funds Solar Energy Training Course for African Countries

Summary

Funding agency [Type]

China Ministry of Commerce [Government Agency]

Recipient

Africa, regional

Sector

Energy (Code: 230)

Flow type

Scholarships/training in the donor country

Infrastructure

No

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

2016-01-01

Actual start

2016-05-13

Actual complete

2016-06-10

Description

In June 2016, China organized a solar energy training course for countries in tropical and subtropical regions of Africa. Twenty individuals from eight countries and regions, including Ghana, Rwanda, Nepal, and Kenya were enrolled in the course in Lanzhou, the capital of Northwest China's Gansu province. The training is sponsored by China's Ministry of Commerce and implemented by Gansu Natural Energy Research Institute, and it will focus on the technology of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems, solar water heaters, solar building, and solar desalination. The 28-day course will include lectures, technical exchanges, economic and trade talks, and on-site practice. China hopes to help these countries make better use of the energy with its advanced renewable energy technology. The cost of the project is unknown.

Number of official sources

2

Number of total sources

4

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Details

Cofinanced

No

Implementing agencies [Type]

Gansu Natural Energy Research Institute [State-owned Company]