Chinese Government provides grant for Solar Street Lighting Project

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	Government of the Central African Republic
Country	Central African Republic
Start Date	Jan 01, 2016
End Date	Jan 28, 2027
Duration	4,045 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`55662`

Grant Description

On July 7, 2016, the Chinese Government officially completed and handed over the the Solar Street Lighting Project to the local authorities in the Central African Republic.

The solar energy demonstration project involved the provision and installation of 200 solar street lights to provide night illumination for some public facilities and roads in Bangui. It was implemented by ZTE Corporation and was completed and put into use in June 2017.

According to Chinese Ambassador Ma Fulin, this was the first project to be restarted in the Central African Republic after the country's civil war. It is unclear when the project exactly began and how much it cost to implement.

📋 Staff Comments

This project is also known as the China-Africa Solar Demonstration Project. The Chinese project title is 中国援中非太阳能示范项目.

📚 Sources & References

中国援中非太阳能示范项目交接仪式举行
援中非太阳能示范项目顺利移交
中国援中非太阳能示范项目交接仪式举行 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.