Chinese Government provides a RMB 79.6 million grant for the Tokoin-Lomé High School Expansion Project

Project narrative

On November 9, 2011, the Chinese Government and the Government of Togo signed a grant agreement for the Tokoin-Lomé High School Expansion Project and Solar Energy Demonstration Project. The grant was worth RMB 79,600,000 (or CFA 6.4 billion francs). China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) was the source of the grant. The project involved the construction of a science complex at a high school in the Tokoin-Lycée suburb outside the capital city of Lomé. The complex consists of six buildings with amphitheaters, offices, a cafeteria, 24 science classrooms, and fully equipped computer laboratories. The tallest building was 13.8 meters high. The project included the demolition of the original gymnasium, the construction of a library and a school gate. It also included the construction of sports complex with a surface area of 500 m², a 300 meter asphalt road lined with solar street lights, guardrails, and 960 meters of sanitation works. The complex had a solar-based energy supply. On March 13, 2012, a project design contract was signed between Hunan Provincial Architectural Design Institute and the Togolese Ministry Primary and Secondary Education and Literacy. Then, on December 24, 2012, Togolese Ministry Primary and Secondary Education and Literacy signed a construction contract with China Railway 14th Bureau Group Co., Ltd. (also known as China Railway Shisiju Group Co., CRCC). Cimtogo, a Togo-based subsidiary of German multinational company HeidelbergCement, delivered more than 6,900 tons of cement for the project. Construction began on June 19, 2013 and ended on December 18, 2014. The handover certificate was signed on February 3, 2015. The project was officially handed over to the Togolese authorities on October 23, 2015, in a ceremony attended by President of Togo Faure Gnassingbé.