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China Eximbank provides a loan for the 2.2 MW Charlotte Falls Mini Hydropower Project (Linked to Record ID#2258 and #53053)

Funder	Export-Import Bank of China (China Eximbank)
Recipient Organization	Government of Sierra Leone
Country	Sierra Leone
Start Date	Jan 01, 2011
End Date	May 13, 2030
Duration	7,072 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`22211`

Grant Description

China Eximbank provides a loan for the 2.2 MW Charlotte Falls Mini Hydropower Project In 2011, the Export-Import Bank of China committed a loan for the 2.2 MW Charlotte Falls Mini Hydropower Project. The total cost of this project was $9.77 million, but the size and nature of its financial commitment is unknown.

The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) provided a grant for the project.

The project involved the construction a mini-hydropower dam that is able to generate 2,200 kilowatts of electricity, and the installation of a 13-kilometer power transmission line to connect the dam to the country’s power grid. The mini-hydro dam would only provide electricity during the rainy season.

Hunan Construction Engineering Group Corporation was the contractor responsible for implementation. A formal groundbreaking ceremony took place in December 20, 2011. However, construction did not begin until March 2012. Then, after an Ebola outbreak, the project was suspended on August 17, 2014.

The project was eventually relaunched, and on April 16, 2016, SIPPR Engineering Group sent a delegation to monitor and assist the project.

The dam was ultimately handed over to Sierra’s Leone Ministry of Energy in December 14, 2016, and it was officially commissioned on December 20, 2017.

The 2.2MW Charlotte Falls Mini Hydropower Project is one of 3 Chinese Government-financed hydropower projects that were being implemented in parallel.

The other two are the 2MW Bankasoka Hydropower Plant in Port Loko District (see Record ID#53053) and the 0.64MW Makali Hydropower Plant in Tonkolili District (see Record ID#2258).

📋 Staff Comments

1. The Chinese project title is 和夏洛特水电站 or 夏洛特水电站.

📚 Sources & References

http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=41708#.UGNhE41lRnU
President Koroma hands over $30m Road project to China Railway Seventh Group
Sierra Leone - Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
塞拉利昂总统科罗马出席中国援塞夏洛特水电站和公路修复两项目开工典礼
驻塞拉利昂大使吴鹏与塞科罗马总统出席援塞小水电站项目和输变电项目移交暨启用仪式
National Emergency Profile of Sierra Leone
Op-Ed: China-Sierra Leone relations: Real results lead to further cooperation
Ambassador Kuang Attends Groundbreaking Ceremony for China –Funded Projects
Presidential Address Delivered by His Excellency The President Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma G.C.R.S.L. President of the Republic and Commander-in-Chief of the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces On the Occasion of the End of the Fifth Session of the Third Parliament of the Second Republic of Sierra Leone In the Chamber of Parliament Building Tower Hill
Freetown On Tuesday, 25th September, 2012 at 10:00 a.m.
GOVERNMENT OF SIERRA LEONE ANNEX 1–BUDGET PROFILE FOR FY2012–2016
Wu Peng
Ambassador to Sierra Leone
Attends the Commencement Ceremony of China-Serbia Transmission and Transformation Project
The President of Sierra Leone inspected the hydropower project
驻塞拉利昂大使吴鹏与塞科罗马总统出席援塞小水电站项目和输变电项目移交暨启用仪式
Chinese Hunan Makes Internal Handing Over of Charlotte Hydro to Energy Minister
塞拉利昂总统科罗马出席中国援塞夏洛特水电站和公路修复两项目开工典礼
湖南建筑工程集团援塞拉利昂技术组全力抗击埃博拉
邹小明参赞陪同塞能源部长考察我援建水电站项目
Sustainable Energy For All, http://www.salonereporter.com/?p=1509, http://www.foods1.com/content/1388175/
Annex 1-Budget Profile for FY2012-2016
BUDGET PROFILE FOR FY2013–2017
Minister of Energy launches Transmission and Distribution Project in Port Loko
Chinese Hunan Group Makes Internal Handling Over of Charlotte Hydro to Energy Minister
Progress Report - Ministry of Energy 2014 -2017 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.

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