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Haiti - Taiwan : The project to build an electricity grid in Port-au-Prince temporarily suspended
20/02/2019 08:59:04

Haiti - Taiwan : The project to build an electricity grid in Port-au-Prince temporarily suspended
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Taiwan (Republic of China) said on Tuesday that the progress of the electricity grid project in Haiti had been temporarily suspended due to the socio-political unrest that the country has been experiencing since February 7th..

As anti-government protests continue in Haiti, Alexander Yu, the Director General of the Department of Latin American and Caribbean Affairs, told a press conference that the construction of the electricity grid planned for Port-au-Prince would only begin after the political situation has been resolved. Recalling "We have signed a contract for the loan and construction of the project and must wait for Parliament's approval for construction to begin."

Remember that this project, which aims to help alleviate the energy supply problems of the capital, includes the construction and renovation of substations and transmission towers including training for local staff maintenance and is financed to tne tune of US $ 145.89 million by a Taiwanese bank in the form of a commercial loan to the Haitian government [the first official Official Development Assistance loan granted by Taiwan to a diplomatic ally]. The project will be under the responsibility of Taiwan's Overseas Engineering and Construction Co. and could take about two years to complete.

Note that Taiwan issued a second "orange" warning on February 16 for travel to Haiti https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-26968-haiti-security-taiwan-issues-a-second-travel-warning-orange-for-haiti.html after several deaths and many injuries since the beginning of the demonstrations...

See also :
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-26968-haiti-security-taiwan-issues-a-second-travel-warning-orange-for-haiti.html
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-26457-haiti-politic-government-borrows-$150m-from-taiwan-for-electricity.html
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-25139-haiti-flash-taiwan-will-build-an-electricity-grid-for-port-au-prince.html
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-24648-haiti-politic-electricity-taiwanese-experts-in-haiti.html
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-25570-haiti-taiwan-last-step-for-the-construction-of-a-electricity-grid-to-pap.html
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-25139-haiti-flash-taiwan-will-build-an-electricity-grid-for-port-au-prince.html

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