Overview

ZTE grants $12 million USD for Construction of Data Centers in Cameroon

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$12,678,922

Commitment Year•2015Country of Activity•CameroonDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•CameroonSector•CommunicationsFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Pipeline: Commitment

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Dec 21, 2015

Geospatial footprint

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The purpose of the project is to grant $12 million USD for the Construction of Data Centers in Cameroon. More detailed location information can be found at: https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/2746229, https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/732125487

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

State-owned companies

ZTE Corporation (formerly Zhongxing Telecommunication Equipment Corporation)

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

Cameroon Ministry of Economy, Planning, and Regional Development (MINEPAT)

Loan description

ZTE grants $12 million USD for Construction of Data Centers in Cameroon

Narrative

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Project narrative

On December 21st, 2015, ZTE Corporation signed an agreement for a grant worth $12,119,042 USD with Cameroon's Ministry of Economy, Planning and Regional Development (MINEPAT) for the construction of two turnkey Data Centers in Yaounde and Douala on behalf of the National Emergency Telecommunications Network. $7,420,551 will be going to the center in Yaounde, and $4,698,491 will be going to Douala. It is unclear if works ever began/ended.