Completed Development AidData Chinese Aid

Chinese Government provides SCR 200 million grant for Phase 2 of Les Mamelles Housing Project (Linked to Record ID#68960, #55633, #67498, #69021, #55785, and #2081)

$200M USD

Funder	China Ministry of Commerce
Recipient Organization	Government of Seychelles
Country	Seychelles
Start Date	Jan 01, 2011
End Date	Mar 09, 2033
Duration	8,103 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`73589`

Grant Description

In 2011, the Chinese Government provided an SCR 200 million grant to the Government of Seychelles for Phase 2 of the Les Mamelles Housing Project.

The purpose of Phase 2 was to construct 24 housing units in the Les Mamelles administrative district, which is located in the south of the Greater Victoria area on Mahé, the main island of the archipelago.

China Shenyang Corporation Seychelles Ltd. — a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Shenyang International Economic and Technical Cooperation Corporation — was the contractor responsible for implementation for all three phases of the Les Mamelles Housing Project. Construction was scheduled to begin in mid-2011 and end in mid-2012.

The foundation stone for this project was placed at a ceremony that took place March 8, 2012 Phase 2 was ultimately completed and handed over to the Government of Seychelles on July 12, 2013.

📋 Staff Comments

In May 2020 email correspondence with AidData’s Executive Director, Seychelles’ Ministry of Finance provided a list of loans that the Government of Seychelles had contracted with Chinese Government institutions and this list did not include any loans for the Phase 2 of Les Mamelles Housing Project. Therefore, AidData has coded the SCR 200 million financial commitment from the Chinese Government as grant-financed rather than loan-financed. Phase 1 of the Les Mamelles Housing Project is captured in Project ID#55633. Phase 3 of the Les Mamelles Housing Project is captured in Project ID#68960 and ID#69021

📚 Sources & References

China and Seychelles Create Stimulus for Further Consultation
Proud Corgate Estate families receive keys to new houses
Les Mamelles redevelopment project: More families get new homes
RE: Request for List of Loans from Chinese Government Institutions to Seychelles
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Ministers visit new housing site at Les Mamelles
Les Mamelles Re-development-Last phase of housing project inaugurated
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