Chinese Embassy provides USD 17,000 grant for electrification project in Gombakomba village

Funder	Chinese Embassy
Recipient Organization	Government of Zimbabwe
Country	Zimbabwe
Start Date	Jan 01, 2020
End Date	Dec 11, 2029
Duration	3,632 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`94428`

Grant Description

In 2020, the Chinese Embassy in Zimbabwe provided a USD 17,000 grant for an electrification project in Gombakomba village.

This project is part of a larger series of rural electrification projects across Zimbabwe including an electrification project worth USD 90,000 that involved the Zimbabwean company Satewave Technologies installing solar photovoltaic systems with a capacity of 30 kWp each at secondary schools inombakomba and Manzunu in the Manicaland Province of Zimbabwe (See Record ID#93332).

📋 Staff Comments

1. Some sources say that this project is a loan, but this is unlikely if the financier is the Chinese Embassy. This issue requires further investigation.

📚 Sources & References

Sino-Zim relations bearing fruit
ZIMBABWE: Satewave installs solar pv systems of 60 kWp in 2 schools 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.