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Overview

China's Dongguan City Donates 50 solar street lights to Nuku'alofa, Tonga

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$68,637
Commitment Year•2019Country of Activity•TongaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•TongaSector•Other Social Infrastructure And ServicesFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
May 15, 2019
Start (planned)
May 15, 2019
Start (actual)
May 15, 2019
End (planned)
May 15, 2019
End (actual)
May 15, 2019

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

  • People's Government of Dongguan City, Guangdong Province

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Tonga Ministry of Infrastructure and Tourism

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

  • Chinese Embassy

Loan description

China's Dongguan City Donates 50 solar street lights to Nuku'alofa, Tonga

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On May 15th, 2019, the Acting Prime Minister and Minister for Tourism and Acting Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Tonga signed and exchanged a handover certificate for TOP 150,000 worth of street lights. The donation included a total of 50 solar lights that were placed in the city of Nuku'alofa. Another batch of 50 street lights will arrive together with a delegation from Dongguan Municipal Government who will attend His Majesty’s King Tupou VI birthday celebration. According to the Chinese Embassy's report, Dongguan will donate the additional 50 solar lights in July.