Chinese Government donates mobile container scanner equipment to Guyana worth $4.3 million USD

$4.3M USD

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	Government of Guyana
Country	Guyana
Start Date	Nov 20, 2013
End Date	Jan 13, 2026
Duration	4,437 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`71219`

Grant Description

In 2013, the Government of China donated mobile container scanner equipment worth $4.3 million USD to the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA).

The purpose of the project was to provide the GRA with equipment to more efficiently scan cargo imports to Guyana and prevent drug smuggling at the wharves of Georgetown .

The Guyana Government Information Agency also noted that the grant now allows Guyana to abide by international standards for universal scanning of incoming containers. The scanner used an electronic linear accelerator as its X-ray source. The equipment arrived in Guyana on November 20, 2013, and was used beginning January 6, 2014.

Minister of Finance, Dr.

Ashni Singh and Chinese Ambassador to Guyana, H.E Zhang Limin signed an agreement on December 6, 2013 to certify the acceptance of the equipment.

📚 Sources & References

GRA commissions state-of-the-art container scanner
Guyana Revenue Authority
China grants Guyana US$4.93M to finance projects
GRA gifted mobile container scanner by China 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.