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Overview

China finances Phase II satellite television program for more than 300 villages in Senegal in 2021 (Linked to Record ID#66560)

Commitment Year•2021Country of Activity•SenegalDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•SenegalSector•CommunicationsFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Implementation

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Oct 1, 2021
Start (actual)
Oct 21, 2021
End (planned)
Mar 31, 2022

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 Ministry of Commerce

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Senegal

Implementing agencies

Private Sector

  • StarTimes

Loan description

China finances Phase II satellite television program for more than 300 villages in Senegal in 2021 (Linked to Record ID#66560)

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

In 2018, Senegal and China signed the exchange of letters for the installation and access to satellite television system in more than 300 villages in Senegal. This is part of the Access to Satellite TV in Ten Thousand African Villages Project committed by the Chinese government in 2015 (Record ID#57618). While Phase I of the project was completed in 2018 (Record ID#66560), Phase II started on October 21, 2021. The manager of StarTimes hopes they can finish implementation by March 2022. The goal is to provide access to another 300 villages in Senegal. Specifically, China seeks to install 300 solar TVs, 600 solar projectors, and 6000 solar digital media players.