Project ID: 60539

MOFCOM provides grant for Solar Street Light Project

Summary

Funding agency [Type]

China Ministry of Commerce [Government Agency]

Recipient

Egypt

Sector

Energy (Code: 230)

Flow type

Grant

Infrastructure

Yes

Category

Intent

Development (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Commercial

Development

Representational

Mixed

Financial Flow Classification

ODA-like (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Official Development Assistance

Other Official Flows

Vague (Official Finance)

Flows categorized based on OECD-DAC guidelines

Project lifecycle

Status

Completion (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Pledge

Commitment

Implementation

Completion

Suspended

Cancelled

Milestones

Commitment

2013-01-01

Actual start

2013-02-01

Actual complete

2013-07-01

Geography

Description

According to Shenzhen Spike Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd (SPARK), in February 2013, the Foreign Aid Department of China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) and the Bureau of Renewable Energy within the Egyptian Ministry of Electricity and Energy initiated a Solar Street Light Project. With funding from MOFCOM, a contractor named SPARKOE installed 315 sets of 60W solar street lamps. The street lamps measure 8 meters in height and are spaced 30 meters apart. The project was completed in July 2013.

Additional details

This project is also known as the Egypt Split Type Solar Street Light Aid Project. The Chinese project title is 埃及-分体式太阳能路灯援外项目. It is unclear whether this project took place at or near the Kuraymat Solar Power Station. This issue merits further investigation.

Number of official sources

3

Number of total sources

3

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Details

Cofinanced

No

Direct receiving agencies [Type]

Government of Egypt [Government Agency]

Implementing agencies [Type]

Shenzhen Spike Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd. (SPARK) [Private Sector]

Egyptian Ministry of Electricity and Energy [Government Agency]