Project ID: 91639

Chinese Government donates solar-powered street lights worth BWP 7.5 million to Botswana in December 2020

Commitment amount

$ 731552.6216511347

Adjusted commitment amount

$ 731552.62

Constant 2021 USD

Summary

Funding agency [Type]

Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]

Recipient

Botswana

Sector

Other social infrastructure and services (Code: 160)

Flow type

Grant

Infrastructure

No

Category

Intent

Development (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Commercial

Development

Representational

Mixed

Financial Flow Classification

ODA-like (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Official Development Assistance

Other Official Flows

Vague (Official Finance)

Flows categorized based on OECD-DAC guidelines

Project lifecycle

Status

Completion (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Pledge

Commitment

Implementation

Completion

Suspended

Cancelled

Milestones

Commitment

2020-12-11

Actual complete

2020-12-11

Description

On December 8, 2020, the Chinese Ambassador to Botswana went to the Kgalagadi District in Botswana, for the handover ceremonies of Chinese-aided solar street light projects worth BWP 7.5 million. The President of Botswana, Mokgweetsi Masisi, also attended the ceremonies. Overall, China donated a total of 300 solar street lights to three villages in Kgalagadi: Khuis, Gakhibane, and Makopong. The Kgalagadi District Council was commended by President Masisi for its implementation of the project.

Number of official sources

1

Number of total sources

5

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Details

Cofinanced

No

Direct receiving agencies [Type]

Kgalagadi District Council [Government Agency]

Implementing agencies [Type]

Kgalagadi District Council [Government Agency]