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China provides a 10 million XCD grant via ETCA for 1,572 Street Lights Construction Project

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$5,216,467
Commitment Year•2008Country of Activity•Antigua and BarbudaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•Antigua and BarbudaSector•EnergyFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Dec 1, 2008
Start (actual)
Jan 8, 2009
End (actual)
Oct 22, 2010

Geospatial footprint

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The areas that were to be illuminated through this project are as follows: Sir Vivian Richards Stadium to Parham, Cassada Gardens to the Woods Centre, Multipurpose Road to Five Islands, Falmouth to English Harbour, Shirley Heights Road, Swetes to Old Road, Urlings to Bolans, Friars Hill Road, Cedar Valley Main Road, Potworks Dam Main Road, Powells, Green Castle Road, Hodges Bay to Airport Road, Queen Elizabeth Highway, Anchorage Road, American Road and Hawksbill Drive. More detailed locational information can be found at: Sir Vivian Richards Stadium to Parham: https://www.openstreetmap.org/directions?engine=fossgis_osrm_car&route=17.1047%2C-61.7843%3B17.1066%2C-61.7619 Cassada Gardens to the Woods Centre: https://www.openstreetmap.org/directions?engine=fossgis_osrm_car&route=17.1302%2C-61.8358%3B17.1358%2C-61.8145#map=17/17.13222/-61.82527 Multipurpose Road to Five Islands: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/434005008 Falmouth to English Harbour: https://www.openstreetmap.org/directions?engine=fossgis_osrm_car&route=17.01012%2C-61.77483%3B17.00628%2C-61.75974#map=16/17.0123/-61.7662 Shirley Heights Road: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/14040624 Swetes to Old Road: https://www.openstreetmap.org/directions?engine=fossgis_osrm_car&route=17.0509%2C-61.7953%3B17.0259%2C-61.8764#map=15/17.0334/-61.8321 Urlings to Bolans: https://www.openstreetmap.org/directions?engine=fossgis_osrm_car&route=17.0660%2C-61.8742%3B17.0259%2C-61.8764 Friars Hill Road: https://www.openstreetmap.org/directions?engine=fossgis_osrm_bike&route=17.1237%2C-61.8409%3B17.1607%2C-61.8259 Cedar Valley Main Road: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/14387825 Potworks Dam Main Road: https://www.openstreetmap.org/directions?engine=fossgis_osrm_bike&route=17.06782%2C-61.75733%3B17.05402%2C-61.74570 Powells: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/14387624 Green Castle Road: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/278071330 Hodges Bay to Airport Road: https://www.openstreetmap.org/directions?engine=fossgis_osrm_bike&route=17.1680%2C-61.8132%3B17.1410%2C-61.7914#map=15/17.1489/-61.7956 Queen Elizabeth Highway: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/18801699 Anchorage Road: https://www.openstreetmap.org/directions?engine=fossgis_osrm_bike&route=17.1583%2C-61.8464%3B17.1341%2C-61.8442 American Road: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/14012183 Hawksbill Drive: https://www.openstreetmap.org/directions?engine=fossgis_osrm_bike&route=17.11881%2C-61.89589%3B17.11913%2C-61.88520

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 Antigua and Barbuda

Implementing agencies

State-owned companies

  • Jiangsu Provincial Construction Group Co., Ltd.(JPC)

Loan desecription

China provides a 10 million XCD grant via ETCA for 1,572 Street Lights Construction Project

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On January 9, 2008, the Chinese Ambassador to Antigua and Barbuda, Chen Ligang, and the Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Spencer, signed the Economic and Technological Cooperation Agreement on behalf of their respective governments at the Prime Minister's Office. According to the agreement, the Chinese government will provide free assistance to the Antigua and Barbuda government to start the street lighting project in Antigua. In December 2008, the Government of China granted EC$10 million to Antigua and Barbuda for 1,572 street lights as part of the larger Antiguan Street Lighting Project. APUA's General Manager Esworth Martin, along with representatives from the government of Antigua & Barbuda and the People's Republic of China, signed the final construction agreement, paving the way for the installation of the street lights. The Chinese name for this project is "街道照明工程." The signing ceremony for the technical inspection memorandum occurred on January 22, 2008. The groundbreaking ceremony was held on January 8, 2009 in St. John. The street lights were installed by the Jiangsu Provincial Construction Group Co in October 2010. The handover ceremony was held on October 22, 2010. The areas that have been illuminated by the new street lights are as follows: Sir Vivian Richards Stadium to Parham, Cassada Gardens to the Woods Centre, Multipurpose Road to Five Islands, Falmouth to English Harbour, Shirley Heights Road, Swetes to Old Road, Urlings to Bolans, Friars Hill Road, Cedar Valley Main Road, Potworks Dam Main Road, Powells, Green Castle Road, Hodges Bay to Airport Road, Queen Elizabeth Highway, Anchorage Road, American Road and Hawksbill Drive.

Staff comments

A source described a lighting ceremony for the streetlights held on March 23, 2007. They lit the first section of the project, which was between the cricket ground and the airport. The timing of this ceremony is odd because it occurred a year before the ETCA for the project was signed. (See: 中国驻安巴大使任小萍参加我援建安巴路灯项目亮灯仪式)