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Chinese Government provides grant for provision of 250,000 energy-saving lamps (Linked to Record ID#37995, #38400)

Commitment Year•2017Country of Activity•MaldivesDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•MaldivesSector•EnergyFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jan 1, 2017
Start (actual)
Oct 22, 2017
End (actual)
Oct 22, 2017

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

  • Unspecified Chinese Government Institution

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of the Maldives

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of the Maldives

Loan description

Chinese Government provides grant for provision of 250,000 energy-saving lamps (Linked to Record ID#37995, #38400)

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On October 22, 2017, the Chinese Government handed over a donation of 250,000 energy-saving lamps and supporting equipment to the Maldives for distribution to more than 180 residential islands outside the capital, Malé, to benefit 50,000 users. The lamps were said to be an example of China's support for fighting climate change and its assistance to the Maldives in coping with it, according to the Chinese Embassy. For other Chinese donations of energy-saving lights, see Record ID#37995 and Record ID#38400.

Staff comments

There is very little information about this project beyond the 2017 article from the Chinese Embassy. However, in 2018, the Embassy reported that "the Chinese side has provided more than 850 thousand of LED lamps to the families of each islands through the Ministry of Energy and Environment," which may refer to this project. Additionally, in 2017, the Global Times reported that, "Last March, China vowed to gift 200,000 LED lights to the Maldives," which may also refer to this project.