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China Eximbank pledges $170 million loan for Migration from Analogue to Digital Terrestrial Television Project

$170M USD

Funder	Export-Import Bank of China (China Eximbank)
Recipient Organization	Government of Gabon
Country	Gabon
Start Date	Jan 01, 2017
End Date	Sep 17, 2026
Duration	3,546 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`60613`

Grant Description

China Eximbank pledges $170 million loan for Migration from Analogue to Digital Terrestrial Television Project On October 2, 2012, the Government of Gabon committed to facilitate a transition from analogue to terrestrial digital television.

Then, on August 11, 2015, Startimes and the Government Gabon signed a commercial contract for the Migration from Analogue to Digital Terrestrial Television Project.

In 2017, the Export-Import Bank of China reportedly agreed in principle to provide a loan worth $170 million to help finance this project. The proceeds from the loan would be used to facilitate the installation of 200 transmitters.

This migration was scheduled to take place in two stages: 50 out of 74 localities would be covered in phase 1 (2016) and 24 localities would be covered in phase 2(2017-2018). However, it does not appear that this project ever came to fruition.

📋 Staff Comments

The French project title is Projet lié à la migration de la télévision analogique à la télévision numérique terrestre (TNT) or Projet de la Migration de la Télévision analogique vers la Télévision numérique terrestre. The Chinese project title is 模拟电视至数字电视整转及广播更新项目. This project is likely not part of the Ten Thousand African Villages Project captured in #57618.

📚 Sources & References

60 milliards de francs pour la migration à la TNT
Panorama des réalisations
Objectif Afrique
La TNT gabonaise suspendue à la délivrance d’un prêt chinois
L'Ambassadeur SUN Jiwen a assisté à la cérémonie de signature du Contrat commercial du Projet de la Migration de la Télévision analogique vers la Télévision numérique terrestre et de la Rénovation de la Radio au Gabon
驻加蓬大使孙继文出席加政府与四达时代集团模拟电视至数字电视整转及广播更新项目商业合同签字仪式
Zone Asie 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.