China Grants Gabon 5 million RMB for solar energy project

¥5M RMB

Funder	China Ministry of Commerce
Recipient Organization	Gabon
Country	Gabon
Start Date	Jul 28, 2016
End Date	May 17, 2032
Duration	5,772 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`60594`

Grant Description

On July 28, 2016, Gabon's Ministry of Economy, Employment, and Sustainable Development signed an agreement with China's Ministry of Commerce to receive a grant of 5 million RMB to fund Gabon's Solar Energy Lighting Project. The grant is part of an economic and technical cooperation agreement China and Gabon signed on April 21, 2010.

The objective of the project is to provide electricity to more of Gabon's citizens, particularly in villages.

Chinese state owned company Poly Solar Technologies is responsible for the implementation of the project and began construction in April 2016.

As of July 30, 2016, they installed 16 solar kits for public lighting, 35 solar kits of 300Wp, and 5 solar kits of 720Wp. The current status of this project is unknown.

📚 Sources & References

Commission mixte Gabon/Chine
Counselor Liu Jie accompanied Ambassador Sun Jiwen to attend the handover ceremony of the Gabon Solar Energy Demonstration Project
Remise et réception des ouvrages électriques Malibé 2 expérimente l’énergie solaire 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.