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China Eximbank provides $30 million loan for Phase 1 of Dedicated Security Information System Project (Linked to Record ID#30956)

$30M USD

Funder	Export-Import Bank of China (China Eximbank)
Recipient Organization	Government of Ghana
Country	Ghana
Start Date	Jun 26, 2007
End Date	Apr 22, 2028
Duration	7,606 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`1862`

Grant Description

China Eximbank provides $30 million loan for Phase 1 of Dedicated Security Information System Project On June 26, 2007, China Eximbank and the Government of Ghana signed $30 million loan agreement to Ghana for Phase 1 of the Dedicated Security Information System Project.

📋 Loan / Grant Terms

💰 Loan Amountcarried the following terms: a 20 year maturity

📅 Maturity20 years

⏳ Grace Period5 years

💹 Interest Rate2%

The final maturity date is September 21, 2027.

The loan’s (principal) amount outstanding was GHS 88,310,000 ($15,769,642) as of December 31, 2020 and GHS 81,000,000 ($15,576,923) as of December 31, 2021.

The purpose of this project was to strengthen the country's security and emergency aid services — including Immigration, Prisons, Fire Service, Customs, Ghana Armed Forces, Police Service, the Ministry of Defense, and the Ministry of National Security — through the establishment of a national security information system.

Phase 1 of the project provided a capacity of 50,000 lines with 72 Base Transceiver Stations (BTS) and it covered the main cities, towns, border entries and exits, and main traffic arteries in six regions of southern Ghana, including Greater Accra Region, Ashanti Region, Central Region, Eastern Region, Volta Region, and Western Region.

Phase 2 focused on the country’s Upper East Region, Upper West Region, Brong Ahafo Region, and Northern Region.

ZTE was the contractor responsible for project implementation and it used a Global Open Trunking Architecture (GoTa)―a new-generation digital trunking technology with independent IPR—to support the Government of Ghana’s national security information system. This project was completed, but its precise date of completion is unknown.

In November 2013, China Eximbank and the Government of Ghana signed $123.4 million preferential buyer’s credit for Phase 2 of Dedicated Security Information System Project (captured via Record ID#30956)

📋 Staff Comments

Some Government of Ghana sources refer to this project as the “Communication System for Ghana Security” Project.
The Chinese project title is 加纳国家安全通信网项目.
2007002 is the ID assigned to the loan in the Ghanaian Auditor General Reports

📚 Sources & References

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Report on the Loan Agreement between Ghana and China Eximbank for US$30 Million for Phase 1 of the Dedicated Security System Project
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The Annual Public Debt Report for the 2022 Financial Year 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.