Overview

Chinese Government provides RMB 50 million grant for Hebron Solar Photovoltaic Power Project

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$8,207,002

Commitment Year•2016Country of Activity•West Bank and Gaza StripDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•West Bank and Gaza StripSector•EnergyFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Jan 1, 2016

Geospatial footprint

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This project involved the construction of a 30MW solar-powered electricity generation station in the town of Bani Na'im (بني نعيم), which is located 8 kilometers east of Hebron in the Hebron Governorate. More detailed locational information can be found at https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/332791725.

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

Palestinian Energy Authority

Loan desecription

Chinese Government provides RMB 50 million grant for Hebron Solar Photovoltaic Power Project

Narrative

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Project narrative

In January 2016, while expressing his support for an independent Palestine, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced that his government would provide an RMB 50 million ($7.6 million USD) grant for the construction of a solar photovoltaic power project in Palestine. Then, in July 2016, Omar Kittaneh, the Chairman of the Palestinian Energy Authority (PEA), and Chen Xingzhong, the Chinese Ambassador to the State of Palestine signed an agreement regarding the Hebron Solar Photovoltaic Power Project. The purpose of this project was to construct a 30MW solar-powered electricity generation station in the town of Bani Na'im (بني نعيم), which is located 8 kilometers east of Hebron in the Hebron Governorate. The precise project implementation start and end dates are unknown. However, it is known that Guo Wei, the Chinese Ambassador to the State of Palestine, conducted a project inspection on July 11, 2019. It is also known that this project was completed during calendar year 2019 .

Staff comments

This project is also known as the Renewable Energy Project. The Chinese project title is 希伯伦太阳能光伏发电项目. The Arabic project title is مشروع الخلايا الشمسية.