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

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.

Additional details

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.

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