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CNEEC provides $3 million supplier credit for Goma Hydroelectric Power Plant Upgrading Project (Linked to Record ID#2249)

$3M USD

Funder	China National Electric Engineering Co., Ltd. (CNEEC)
Recipient Organization	Government of Sierra Leone
Country	Sierra Leone
Start Date	Jan 01, 2004
End Date	Mar 31, 2031
Duration	9,951 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`2251`

Grant Description

CNEEC provides $3 million supplier credit for Goma Hydroelectric Power Plant Upgrading Project In 2004, China National Electric Engineering Co.

Ltd (CNEEC) provided a $3 million supplier credit to the Government of Sierra Leone for the Goma Hydroelectric Power Plant Upgrading Project.

📋 Loan / Grant Terms

💰 Loan Amountare unknown

The purpose of the project was to increase the installed power generation capacity of the Goma Hydroelectric Power Plant from 4x1MW to 4x1.5MW by upgrading the existing turbines. The Goma (or Dodo) hydroelectric power plant is located in Guala village, Dodo chiefdom, and Kenema District. It delivers electricity to the cities of Kenema and Bo through a 33kV transmission line.

Bo-Kenema Power Services (BKPS) — an autonomous subsidiary of the country’s National Power Authority (NPA) — is entrusted with the zonal responsibility for the generation, transmission, distribution and sale of electricity to the cities of Bo and Kenema and the environs. Construction started in January 2005.

This project was completed and handed over to the local authorities on July 21, 2007.

The construction of the Goma (or Dodo) hydroelectric power plant was originally funded by the Chinese Government during the 1980s (see Record ID#2249).

📋 Staff Comments

This project is also known as the Dodo Hydroelectric Dam Project and the Bo-Kenema Power Station (BKPS) Upgrading Project. The Chinese project title is 塞拉利昂GOMA水电站升级改造项目. On January 26, 2007, the Chief Political Officer attached to the Chinese Embassy in Sierra Leone, stated that this project was funded with a grant from the Chinese Government. However, it is unclear if this was an incorrect statement or a reference to a supplementary source of funding.

📚 Sources & References

http://www.docin.com/p-9963604.html
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中国驻塞拉利昂大使程文举出席多多水电站升级改造竣工仪式
The challenges of energy supply for Sierra Leone’s economic development
塞拉利昂的基础设施建设状况
Enhancement of GOMA Hydropower Plant in Sierra Leone (SL)
Completion Ceremony of the Upgrading Goma Hydro Power Plant
塞拉利昂GOMA水电站升级改造项目
塞拉利昂GOMA水电站举行竣工剪彩仪式, http://global.factiva.com/aa/?ref=AFNWS00020070131e31v000p6&pp=1&fcpil=en&napc=S&sa_from=
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