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Chinese Government provides TOP $ 1.4 million grant for National Water Tank Project

$1.4M USD

Funder	Dongguan Water Affairs Bureau
Recipient Organization	Government of the Kingdom of Tonga
Country	Tonga
Start Date	Jan 01, 2019
End Date	Feb 18, 2027
Duration	2,970 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`95458`

Grant Description

In 2019, Dongguan Water Affairs Bureau — a government agency in Dongguang City within China’s Guangdong Province — provided a TOP $1.4 million grant to the Government of the Kingdom of Tonga for the National Water Tank Project. The purpose of this project is to install 6,000 water tanks throughout Tonga.

M & J Water Tank Company is the contractor responsible for implementation. A project implementation agreement was signed on August 24, 2021 . Then, on September 22, 2021, during National Climate Change Awareness Week, Mr.

Cao Xiaolin, the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Tonga, officially handed over 500 water tanks to the Hon. Pohiva Tui’onetoa, the Prime Minister of the Government of Tonga. These tanks were installed in Tongatapu, ‘Eua and Vava’u. Then, on October 14, 2021, His Excellency Mr.

Cao Xiaolin and his team from the Chinese Embassy’s office in Tonga inspected the water tanks that were installed in Tongatapu. Then, another project implementation agreement was signed on August 23, 2022.

📋 Staff Comments

1. The Chinese project title is 东莞市援汤水罐项目.

📚 Sources & References

东莞市援汤水罐项目实施协议正式签署
Inspection of Water Tanks donated by Dongguan Water Affairs Bureau from the People’s Republic of China
PM receives 500 water tanks from Dongguan City
China
中国驻汤加大使曹小林和汤加首相出席广东省东莞市援汤水罐交接仪式
阮德文临时代办出席东莞市援汤水罐项目实施协议签署仪式
M & J Water Tank Company
Tonga National Infrastructure Investment Plan 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.