Chinese Government funds Port Loko and Charlotte Transmission and Distribution Network Project

In September 26, 2016, the Chinese Embassy in Sierra Leone reported that it signed a supplementary agreement with Sierra Leone’s Ministry of Energy for the construction of the China-aided Port Loko and Charlotte Transmission and Distribution Network Project. This project involved the installation of two substations, 21 km of 11kV power transmission lines, 3 km of 415V power transmission lines, 20 transformers, and a high-voltage switchgear. The total cost of the project was RMB 49,723,500 (approximately $7.02 million). Shanxi Construction Investment Group Co., Ltd. was the contractor responsible for Implementation. Construction began in November 17, 2016 and ended on December 12, 2017. The Chinese embassy identifies the project site locations as Port Loko and Charlotte, but Shanxi Construction Investment Group Co., Ltd. identifies the project site locations as Port Loko, Freetown and Makali. The nature and size of the Chinese Government financial commitment for this project is unknown.

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1. This project is separate from the mini hydropower plants in Port Loko, Makali, and Freetown (see Project ID#2958, #22211, #53053). 2. Given that this project is described by official sources as 'China-aided', AidData assumes that it was funded through a MOFCOM grant or interest-free loan. The flow_class field is therefore set to ODA-Like because the project has development intent and grants and interest-free loans from MOFCOM always exceed the OECD concessionality threshold of 25%

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