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China Eximbank provides RMB 355 million loan for 25MW Donsin Photovoltaic Solar Power Plant Construction Project

¥355.09M RMB

Funder	Export-Import Bank of China (China Eximbank)
Recipient Organization	Government of Burkina Faso
Country	Burkina Faso
Start Date	Sep 29, 2023
End Date	Apr 23, 2026
Duration	937 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`104469`

Grant Description

China Eximbank provides RMB 355 million loan for 25MW Donsin Photovoltaic Solar Power Plant Construction Project On September 29, 2023, China Eximbank and the Government of Burkina Faso signed an RMB 355,090,000 loan agreement for the 25MW Donsin Photovoltaic Solar Power Plant Construction Project.

📋 Loan / Grant Terms

💰 Loan Amountinclude a 20-year maturity

📅 Maturity20 years

⏳ Grace Period5 years

💹 Interest Rate1%

💳 Disbursementbalance

The loan agreement was ratified by the 71 deputies that sit within Burkina Faso’s transitional legislative assembly in May 2024.

The purpose of the project is to construct a 25MW photovoltaic solar power plant at Donsin airport in the Loumbila district of Oubritenga province.

Another feature of the project is the inclusion of a 5MW battery energy storage system (BESS) to support energy reliability in the project area.

The project was originally expected to commence in January 2024 and take 15 months to complete (scheduled completion date: March 2025). However, in April 2024, the government of Burkina Faso reported that the project was 3 months behind schedule.

The developer, TBEA, agreed to begin work using capital stock as soon as the project was approved in order to make up for the delay.

As of April 2025, the project was listed as being 50% complete, but further evidence of implementation has not been found.

📋 Staff Comments

The Chinese project title is 布基纳法索卡亚25兆瓦太阳能光伏及5兆瓦储能电站项目 or 布基纳法索卡亚太阳光伏及目. The French project title is la construction d’une centrale solaire photovoltaïque de 25 MW à Ziniaré or projet de construction de la centrale solaire de 25MWc avec 5MW/20MWh de stockage à Donsin, province de l’Oubritenga, région du Plateau central.
The World Bank's Debtor Reporting System (DRS), records the loan terms as a 19.9999-year maturity, a 5.4999-year grace period, a 1% interest rate. See https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/cfqb9sltv42e53kail7hw/Official-sector-PRC-borrowings-and-borrowing-terms-for-Burkina-Faso-IDS-December-2024.xlsx?rlkey=3sruwt944meof0e4v77zhw6ti&dl=0

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Title of the law: Law No. 004-2024/ALT of April 16, 2024 authorizing the ratification of the concessional loan agreement signed on September 29, 2023, between Burkina Faso and the Export Import Bank of China (EXIMBANK) for the financing of the construction project of the 25MWC solar power plant with 5MW/20MWH storage in Donsin, in the province of Oubritenga, central plateau region
Bulletin Statistique de la Dette Publique Loan applications and disbursements are still being received and processed as the projects continue to evolve. Ongoing monitoring and evaluation are in place to ensure project continuity.