Overview

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

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$675,808

Commitment Year•2020Country of Activity•BotswanaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•BotswanaSector•Other Social Infrastructure And ServicesFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Dec 11, 2020

End (actual): Dec 11, 2020

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

Unspecified Chinese Government Institution

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

Kgalagadi District Council

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

Kgalagadi District Council

Loan description

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

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

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.