China finances the Cross-Border Power Supply Project in North Korea

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	Government of North Korea
Country	Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Start Date	Jan 01, 2012
End Date	Jan 24, 2028
Duration	5,867 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`63949`

Grant Description

On October 26, 2012, the feasibility report on power supply to the DPRK passed preliminary review by the experts group of Beijing Economic Research Institute under State Grid Corporation of China [SGCC] in Changchun.

This means that the SGCC project to provide cross- border power supply to the DPRK, which has lasted for three years, is entering the activation phase. As the project is said to be nearly three years old, the start date of the project is sometime in 2009.

The project will build a 97.8-kilometer of 66 kilovolt transmission line from Hunchun to Naso'n, or Rason, and construct a 66-kilovolt transformer substation in the DPRK Naso'n city. There is no financial nor implementation information available about the project.

📚 Sources & References

Our Blog More Chinese inroads into Rason?
FOUNDATIONS OF ENERGY SECURITY FOR THE DPRK: 1990-2009 ENERGY BALANCES
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AND FUTURE PATHS FOR ENERGY AND ECONOMIC REDEVELOPMENT
China's Engagement of North Korea 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.