Chinese Government provides grant for Power Generation Equipment Project (Linked to Project ID#73511)
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
China Ministry of Commerce [Government Agency]
Recipient
Guinea-Bissau
Sector
Energy (Code: 230)
Flow type
Grant
Infrastructure
No
Category
Project lifecycle
Geography
Description
In 2002, China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) provided a grant to the Government of Guinea-Bissau for the Power Generation Equipment Project. The monetary value of this grant commitment is unknown. This project involved the provision and installation of power generation equipment to a power plant in the city of Bissau (Central Eletrica de Guine-Bissau). This project commenced in November 2002. Then, on January 29, 2003, the Secretary of State for Energy of Guinea-Bissau visited the project site. After the installation, commissioning, and trial operation of four 1500-kilowatt power generation units in February 2003, the project passed final MOFCOM inspection and it was officially completed and handed over to the Government of Guinea-Bissau on April 5, 2003. Guinea-Bissau's Prime Minister and the Chinese Ambassador to Guinea-Bissau Gao Kexiang attended the handover ceremony.
Additional details
The Chinese project title is 提供发电设备 or 建发电设备项目.
Number of official sources
6
Number of total sources
6
Details
Cofinanced
No
Direct receiving agencies [Type]
Government of Guinea-Bissau [Government Agency]