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Overview

Chinese government launches Biogas Demonstration and Training Project in Rwanda

Commitment Year•2004Country of Activity•RwandaSector•EnergyFlow Type•Scholarships/training in the donor country

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jan 1, 2004
Start (actual)
May 13, 2004
End (actual)
May 1, 2005

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

  • Unspecified Chinese Government Institution

Loan description

Chinese government launches Biogas Demonstration and Training Project in Rwanda

Narrative

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Project narrative

On May 13, 2004, the Chinese government launched the Biogas Demonstration and Training Project (沼气培训项目) for 40 Rwandans in Luzhou, China. The trainees arrived in China on April 5, 2004. The project not only provided funding for Rwandan technicians to participate in biogas training in China and but also sent specialists to Rwanda for teaching and demonstration. The training program will last for one year. The Chinese specialists in Rwanda seek to assist in building two civilian and one industrial biogas demonstration tanks. The project aimed to help Rwanda with energy shortage problem.