PowerChina builds and donates Sinohydro Training Institute in Chikankata
Commitment amount
$ 1670890.3276804122
Adjusted commitment amount
$ 1670890.33
Constant 2021 USD
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
Sinohydro (PowerChina) [State-owned Company]
Recipient
Zambia
Sector
Education (Code: 110)
Flow type
Free-standing technical assistance
Infrastructure
No
Category
Project lifecycle
Geography
Description
While constructing the Kafue Gorge Lower Hydropower Station Project in Chikankata, PowerChina spent USD 1.45 million setting up the Sinohydro Training Institute for the training of local workers as construction and engineering technicians. The institute was unveiled in 2017, and later "transferred to local proprietors at no charge after the project was completed." The Kafue Gorge project (#57536) has not yet been completed, however, making the nature of this transfer unclear. The institute also offered free courses while operated by PowerChina. As of 2020, the institute has had 347 students, four of whom received a scholarship to study in China in 2019.
Additional details
Number of official sources
0
Number of total sources
3
Details
Cofinanced
No
Direct receiving agencies [Type]
Government of Zambia [Government Agency]
Implementing agencies [Type]
Sinohydro (PowerChina) [State-owned Company]