China Eximbank pledges preferential buyer’s credit for 74.40MW Lompatan Harimau Dam Construction Project
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Summary
Funding agency [Type]
Export-Import Bank of China (China Eximbank) [State-owned Policy Bank]
Recipient
Indonesia
Sector
Energy (Code: 230)
Flow type
Loan
Level of public liability
Central government debt
Infrastructure
Yes
Category
Project lifecycle
Description
In 2016, China Eximbank reportedly signaled interest in issuing a preferential buyer’s credit for the Lompatan Harimau Dam Construction Project. The purpose of the project was to construct a 74.40MW hydropower plant in the district/city of Rokan Hulu within Riau Province and thereby irrigate 4,000 hectares of land. In a 2015-2019 List of Medium-Term Planned External Loans, the Government of Indonesia’s Planning Ministry (BAPPENAS) identified a potential $152,100,000 loan for this project. However, AidData has not identified that China Eximbank ever issued a loan for this project. In April 2018, members of the Rokan Dam Rejection Alliance demonstrated at the Riau governor's office in Pekanbaru to protest against the construction of the Lompatan Harimau Dam, which allegedly would displace 15,000 people from the villages of Cipang Kiri Hilir, Cipang Kiri Hulu, Cipang Kanan and Tibawan Village in Rokan Hulu district.
Additional details
This project is also known as the Rokan Kiri Dam Construction Project. The Chinese project title is 廖省的隆巴丹哈里茂水坝（Lompatan Harimau). The project was part of a larger, $4 billion lending package captured in Project ID#49923.
Number of official sources
2
Number of total sources
7
Details
Cofinanced
No
Direct receiving agencies [Type]
Government of Indonesia [Government Agency]