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Chinese Government provides RMB 233.5 million grant for Grand National Theater Construction Project (Linked to Record ID#47146)

¥233.5M RMB

Funder	China Ministry of Commerce
Recipient Organization	Government of Senegal
Country	Senegal
Start Date	Jan 01, 2006
End Date	Mar 09, 2031
Duration	9,198 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`1702`

Grant Description

After the resumption of diplomatic relations between the Chinese Government and the Government of Senegal in 2005, the Chinese Government agreed to provide an RMB 233.5 million grant for the Grand National Theater Construction Project in 2006.

This project involved the construction of a theater with a capacity of 1,800 seats and six floors, 206 rooms, including dressing rooms, rehearsal rooms, offices, conference rooms, technical rooms, a documentation center, a meeting room, a large exhibition and performance hall. The theater is also equipped with ultra-modern sound and light equipment.

The Government of Senegal agreed to provide approximately two billion CFA francs of counterpart funding to provide road, electricity, sanitation, telephone, and internet infrastructure to support the operations of the theater.

China National Complete Plant Import & Export Corporation (COMPLANT) was the contractor responsible for project implementation. Construction began in December 2008 and ended in March 2011. The Grand National Theater was officially completed and handed over to the Senegalese authorities on April 15, 2011.

A Chinese troupe of disabled dancers performed at the inauguration ceremony for the theater.

📋 Staff Comments

The French project title is Grand Théâtre National de Dakar and Grand Théâtre National Doudou Ndiaye Rose. The Chinese project title is 塞塞内加尔国家大剧院项目. More detailed locational information can be found at https://www.google.com/maps/place/Grand+National+Theater+of+Dakar/@14.6793766,-17.4363594,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x28b4acc00e9b993e?sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjT7t6rpOPqAhWCYTUKHbXDBG8Q_BIwFnoECBMQCA and https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/234204438.

📚 Sources & References

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iW09qzzIDEUEpkSgKSZCIAHcnhQQ?docId=CNG.1500cd97a1bb3c7485565b2f5834251c.21, http://www.senegalsoul.com/2012/02/senegal-grand-national-theater.html
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