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China National Administration of Radio and Television provides RMB 800 million grant for Phase III of Digital Television Deployment Program (Linked to Record ID#72069)

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$120,926,222
Commitment Year•2019Country of Activity•CubaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•CubaSector•CommunicationsFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Implementation

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Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Sep 25, 2019
Start (actual)
Nov 13, 2019

Geospatial footprint

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The project provided a donation to the Cuban Institute of Radio and Television in Havana, Cuba. More detailed locational information can be found at https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/1854615

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 National Administration of Radio and Television

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Cuban Institute of Radio and Television

Loan description

China National Administration of Radio and Television provides RMB 800 million grant for Phase III of Digital Television Deployment Program (Linked to Record ID#72069)

Narrative

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Project narrative

On November 13, 2019, a ceremony occurred for the official signing of a collaboration agreement between the National Administration of Radio and Television of the People's Republic of China and the Cuban Institute of Radio and Television (ICRT). The National Administration of Radio and Television of the People's Republic of China agreed to provide an RMB 800 million ($114 million) grant for the acquisition of new transmitters and a greater digital radio and television signal, which was announced via the execution agreement for Phase III of the donation for the Digital Television Deployment Program in Cuba signed on September 25, 2019. The collaboration agreement was signed between the President of Solintel SA, Abel Martínez Abad, and the Division Director of the China International Center for Economic and Technical Exchange, Wu Junfeng. Phase III of Cuba's Digital Television Deployment Program was first discussed in a framework agreement signed on September 24, 2016 for a renovation project linked to the production of press and graphic materials, which was signed by Chinese Prime Minister, Li Keqiang, and the Army General, President of the Councils of State and Ministers, Raúl Castro Ruz.

Staff comments

1. Phases I and II of Cuba's Digital Television Deployment Program are captured via Record ID#72069. 2. The Spanish project title is III Fase del donativo para el Programa de Despliegue de la Televisión Digital en Cuba. 3. In January 2024, the Chinese Government and the Cuban Government signed letters of exchange regarding Phase IV of Cuba's Digital Television Deployment Program. See https://www.trabajadores.cu/20240110/donativos-chinos-mejoraran-mobiliario-y-television-digital-cubana/