Chinese Government provides grant for Solar Street Lighting Project
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]
Recipient
Central African Republic
Sector
Transport and storage (Code: 210)
Flow type
Grant
Infrastructure
Yes
Category
Project lifecycle
Geography
Description
On July 7, 2016, the Chinese Government officially completed and handed over the the Solar Street Lighting Project to the local authorities in the Central African Republic. The solar energy demonstration project involved the provision and installation of 200 solar street lights to provide night illumination for some public facilities and roads in Bangui. It was implemented by ZTE Corporation and was completed and put into use in June 2017. According to Chinese Ambassador Ma Fulin, this was the first project to be restarted in the Central African Republic after the country's civil war. It is unclear when the project exactly began and how much it cost to implement.
Additional details
This project is also known as the China-Africa Solar Demonstration Project. The Chinese project title is 中国援中非太阳能示范项目.
Number of official sources
3
Number of total sources
3
Details
Cofinanced
No
Direct receiving agencies [Type]
Government of the Central African Republic [Government Agency]
Implementing agencies [Type]
Central African Republic Ministry of Energy and Water Resources [Government Agency]
ZTE Corporation [State-owned Company]