China provides technical assistance and workers as part of an agreement to repair infrastructure of Broadcasting Corporation of Niue in 2020 (linked to Record ID#63414)

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	Niue Broadcasting Corporation
Country	Niue
Start Date	Jan 01, 2020
End Date	Jun 17, 2029
Duration	3,455 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`90025`

Grant Description

The Chinese government provides technical assistance and workers to repair infrastructure of Broadcasting Corporation of Niue in 2020.

In particular, the team is responsible for the Sekena Tower, a 76-meter tall broadcasting tower originally financed and constructed by China (see Record ID#63414). All maintenance costs for this work have been covered by Chinese aid since 2005. As of 2020, a team of six engineers from China was in Niue working on repairing and replacing antennae.

A second team of engineers were supposed to arrive the same month, but due to all the travel restrictions on travel from China due to COVID-19, this has been suspended until later in the year. The team of six engineers was slated to leave the next week. According to the BCN GM Trevor Tiakia, talks are being held to extend the contract for another five years.

📋 Staff Comments

Sekena is also spelled Seikena.

📚 Sources & References

Engineers work on BCN’s infrastructure 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.