China donates 10 water tanker trucks to help water-scarce communities in El Salvador (linked to #55498)
Commitment amount
$ 1138320.153805909
Adjusted commitment amount
$ 1138320.15
Constant 2021 USD
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]
Recipient
El Salvador
Sector
Water supply and sanitation (Code: 140)
Flow type
Grant
Infrastructure
No
Category
Project lifecycle
Description
On March 22, 2019, the Chinese government donated 10 water tanker trucks to the El Salvador National Administration of Aqueducts and Sewers (ANDA- "Administración Nacional de Acueductos y Alcantarillados" in Spanish). According to a decree published by the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador, the donation cost 6,908,000 RMB. The trucks will help deliver water to water-scarce communities. ANDA also implemented the project, including internal transport of the donation. The handover ceremony was held in San Salvador. President Sanchez, ambassador Ou Jianhong, Foreign Minister Carlos Castaneda, and the President of ANDA Felipe Rivas attended. This project is one of 13 projects in various sectors that was carried out with a 1 billion RMB grant from the Chinese government to El Salvador, committed in 2018. This grant is captured in linked project ID #55498.
Number of official sources
3
Number of total sources
6
Details
Cofinanced
No
Direct receiving agencies [Type]
El Salvador National Administration of Aqueducts and Sewers [Government Agency]
Implementing agencies [Type]
El Salvador National Administration of Aqueducts and Sewers [Government Agency]