Project ID: 93766

Chinese Government provides CFA 3.4 billion grant for 4MW Bazega Solar Power Plant Construction Project

Commitment amount

$ 6131318.41379186

Adjusted commitment amount

$ 6131318.41

Constant 2021 USD

Summary

Funding agency [Type]

China Ministry of Ecology and Environment [Government Agency]

Recipient

Burkina Faso

Sector

Energy (Code: 230)

Flow type

Grant

Infrastructure

Yes

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

Pipeline: Commitment (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Pledge

Commitment

Implementation

Completion

Suspended

Cancelled

Milestones

Commitment

2021-10-22

Geography

Description

On October 22, 2021, Li Jian, the Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to Burkina Faso and Ismaël Ouédraogo, the Minister of Energy for Burkina Faso signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to provide CFA 3.4 billion of grant funding for the construction of a 4MW solar power plant in Bazega. It was estimated at the time that this power plant would improve living conditions for 20,000 households. The source of grant funding for the project is Ministry of Ecology and Environment of the People's Republic of China.

Number of official sources

2

Number of total sources

5

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Details

Cofinanced

No

Direct receiving agencies [Type]

Burkina Faso Ministry of Energy [Government Agency]

Implementing agencies [Type]

Global Energy Interconnection Development and Cooperation Organization (GEIDCO) [Miscellaneous Agency Type]