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Chinese Government donates spare parts worth RMB 40 million for O&M of Pyongyang Metro, 1600MW Pukchang Coal-Fired Power Plant, Xingnan Fertilizer Plant, and Ponghwa Chemical Factory in 2003

¥40M RMB

Funder	China Ministry of Commerce
Recipient Organization	Government of North Korea
Country	Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Start Date	Jan 01, 2003
End Date	Jan 05, 2033
Duration	10,962 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`73830`

Grant Description

In 2003, China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) agreed to provide an RMB 40 million grant to the North Korean Government for the provision of spare parts to support the operations and maintenance (O&M) of the Pyongyang Metro, 1600MW Pukchang Coal-Fired Power Plant, Xingnan Fertilizer Plant, and the Ponghwa Chemical Factory.

China National Complete Plant Import & Export Corp. Ltd. (COMPLANT or 中成进出口股份有限公司) was the contractor responsible for implementation. MOFCOM issued it an RMB 40 million contract in 2003.

AidData assumes that this project was completed since a follow-on project was approved in 2004 (as captured via Record ID#73832). However, precise project implementation start and end dates are unknown.

📋 Staff Comments

The Chinese project title is 年度向朝鲜提供零配件项目. Xingnan Fertilizer Plant is also known as the Hungnam Fertilizer Complex or 흥남비료연합기업소. Ponghwa Chemical Factory is also known as the Fenghuo Chemical Plant or 朝鲜烽火化工厂.
The Pyongyang Metro was the first modern urban rail project built with Chinese aid. It was completed in 1975. The Ponghwa Chemical Factory was also constructed with Chinese aid. It was put into operation in September 1978. The factory uses crude oil transported by two pipelines between China and Sinuihi. The refinery turns the oil into refined products for North Korea’s government, military, transport, agricultural and fishing sectors.
This is an O&M project supported via recurring grants from MOFCOM between 2001 and 2008. However, AidData was not able to identify any further evidence of financial support from MOFCOM after 2008. As such, no additional MOFCOM grants are recorded after 2008.

📚 Sources & References

中成进出口股份有限公司2003年年度报告
商务部对外援助项目招标委员会通告2003年第18号
Bartke 1989 The Economic Aid of the PR China to Developing and Socialist Countries
China and International Development Report (2020) 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.

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Government of North Korea

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