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China Development Bank pledges loan for a desalination plant in Djibouti

Funder	China Development Bank (CDB)
Recipient Organization	Government of Djibouti
Country	Djibouti
Start Date	May 01, 2011
End Date	May 03, 2026
Duration	5,481 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`59459`

Grant Description

China Development Bank pledges loan for a desalination plant in Djibouti Between 9-16 January, 2010, the National Office of Water and Sanitation of Djibouti (ONEAD) and China Tianjin Machinery Import and Export Co., Ltd signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to build a seawater desalination plant in Djibouti (or 吉布提海水淡化项目).

The purpose of the planned project was to build a 40,000-ton seawater desalination plant, and the project would have been contracted to Tianjin Machinery Import and Export Corporation and implemented through a joint venture and a PPP model").

On 23 May, 2011, Zhao Jianping, Assistant to the President of the China Development Bank and Chairman of the China-Africa Development Fund, negotiated with Djiboutian government officials on the cooperation model and financing plan for the construction of the desalination project. In May 2011, the China Development Bank also expressed interest in providing a loan to construct a desalination plant.

However, it appears that this project was ultimately not implemented with debt financing from China Development Bank.

📋 Staff Comments

Mixed intent since the loan was supposed to support a joint venture

📚 Sources & References

天津机械在吉布提签署海水淡化项目谅解备忘录
天津机械在吉布提签署海水淡化项目谅解备忘录
吉布提40.000吨/日海水淡化项目（待执行）
我所技术支持的吉布提海水淡化项目稳步推进
国家开发银行行长助理赵建平拜会吉财长、能源部长 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.