Chinese Government provides $14 million grant for Well Drilling and Water Supply Project

On January 23, 2018, the Chinese Government and the Government of Sudan signed letters of exchange regarding a feasibility study for a Northern State and River Nile State Well Drilling and Water Supply Project. Then, on March 24, 2019, the two governments signed a project implementation agreement for the Northern State and River Nile State Well Drilling and Water Supply Project. China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) reportedly issued a $14 million grant in support of the implementation of this project. The purpose of the project is to drill 25 new water well and equip them with solar-power submersible pumps in Northern State and River Nile State. In October 2021, China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) awarded a project implementation contract to China Jiangxi Corporation for International Economic and Technical Cooperation (CJIC). The contract duration is 18 months.

Additional details

1. This project is also known as the China-aid well drilling and water supply project and the Drilling of Ground Wells in Northern State and River Nile State. The Chinese project title is 苏丹打井供水项目.

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