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China grants MVR 20,000,000 to the Maldives for the maintenance of the Sinamalé Bridge (Linked to Record ID#38037)

$20M USD

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	Maldives Ministry of Construction, Housing, and Infrastructure
Country	Maldives
Start Date	Jan 01, 2021
End Date	Dec 22, 2028
Duration	2,912 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`94965`

Grant Description

In 2021, an unspecified Chinese government institution granted MVR 20,000,000 to the Maldives for the for the maintenance of the Sinamalé (Male-Hulhule) Bridge.

According to the 2021 Budget in Statistics Handbook by the Ministry of Finance of the Maldives, a grant for 2023 will also be issued. The money went to the Ministry of Housing, Planning, and Infrastructure according to the budget report. The specifics of the grant are unknown.

This bridge was completed in 2018, and originally named the China-Maldives Friendship Bridge because much of its funding came from the Chinese government (see projects #38082 and #38037 for more information).

According to news reports, the CCCC Second Harbor Engineering Company is responsible for the maintenance of the bridge for seven years following its completion.

📋 Staff Comments

1. The project was assigned the designation number P-BRG002-001 in the report.

📚 Sources & References

Budget in Statistics 2021
Sinamalé Bridge to be look after by China for another 5 years 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.