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China grants $3.2 million USD for a Well Drilling Project in Djibouti (Linked to ETCA #59360)

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$3,471,902
Commitment Year•2012Country of Activity•DjiboutiDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•DjiboutiSector•Water Supply And SanitationFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Feb 10, 2012
Start (actual)
Apr 22, 2013
End (planned)
Apr 1, 2014
End (actual)
Oct 8, 2015

Geospatial footprint

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This project involved the construction fo 10 boreholes in the Arta, Ali Sabieh, Obock, Djibouti Ville, and Tadjourah regions. More detailed location information can be found at: https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/4027786#map=11/11.4469/42.7964, https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/3725240#map=11/11.2237/42.9151, https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/3905167, https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/27565085#map=11/11.5937/43.1473, https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/3725194#map=10/12.0386/42.5542

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

  • China Ministry of Commerce

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Djibouti

Implementing agencies

State-owned companies

  • China Jiangxi International Economic and Technical Cooperation Co., Ltd. (CJIC)

Loan description

China grants $3.2 million USD for a Well Drilling Project in Djibouti (Linked to ETCA #59360)

Narrative

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Project narrative

According to a Djibouti Ministry of Finance document listing foreign aid contributions up to 10 February 2012 , the Chinese government granted $3,203,400 USD (about 570 million DJF) to the Government of Djibouti to drill 10 water wells in rural areas (other project names: 援吉布提打井项目 or Projet de réalisation de 10 forages d'exploitation en milieu rural). This project involved the construction of 10 boreholes and solar powered-pumps in the Arta, Ali Sabieh, Obock, Djibouti Ville, and Tadjourahs regions. On 15 January 2014, the Chinese and Djiboutian governments signed an Economic and Technical Cooperation Agreement (ETCA #59360) giving a $16.5 million grant for various development projects in Djibouti. All Africa reported that some unknown fraction of this ETCA was used to support this well drilling project. In June 2016, China Jiangxi Corporation for International Economic & Technical Cooperation won the EPC contract for this 12-month contract. Construction began on 22 April 2013 and the project passed inspection on 6 February, 2015. It was officially completed and handed over to Djibouti authorities on 8 October, 2015.