Chinese Government provides RMB 118.6 million grant — via ETCA — for Cañas-Bebedero Aqueduct Construction Project (Linked to Project ID#54673 and ID#72563)

On May 19, 2017 and July 19, 2017, the Chinese Government and the Government of Costa Rica signed letters of exchange, committing of RMB 107,890,000 grant funding for the Cañas-Bebedero Aqueduct Construction Project. At some point, the face value of the Chinese Government’s grant commitment apparently increased to RMB 118,657,500. The grant proceeds were drawn from Economic and Technical Cooperation Agreements (ETCAs) signed by the two governments on December 11, 2015 and November 24, 2016. The purpose of the project was to construct the Cañas-Bebedero aqueduct in Guanacaste province in order to deliver drinking water from the Sandillal reservoir to 27,000 residents of Cañas, Palmira, San Miguel, Bebedero and Porozal. China Urban Construction Research Institute (CUCD) and China Tiesiju Civil Engineering Group (CTCE) were the contractors responsible for project implementation. The project commenced on April 10, 2019 and it was originally expected to reach completion within 18 months (October 10, 2020). However, it was ultimately completed on or around January 7, 2022.

Additional details

1. This project is also known as the Urban Water Supply Project. The Chinese project title is 卡尼亚斯市和贝贝德罗市城市供水项目 or 在卡尼亚斯供水项目. The Spanish project title is Acueducto Cañas y Bebedero ad Abastecimiento de agua potable para Cañas. 2. The 2015 ETCA is captured via Project ID#54673. 3. The grant funds were to be deposited in an account established by China Development Bank and the Ministry of Finance of Costa Rica.

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