Mixed Credit Programme
A Danish mixed credit is an interest-free or low-interest loan, typically with 10 years' maturity aimed at financing supplies of equipment and related services for development projects within a number of sectors, including water and sanitation, energy, infrastructure, health, environment and education. The Mixed Credit Programme comprises a tied mixed credit facility available in Danida's Programme Countries and other relatively creditworthy countries with a gross national income (GNI) per capita of less than USD 2,964 (2008/09), and additionally an untied mixed credit facility available only in Danida's Programme Countries and South Africa. It is a requirement that the commercial contract is based on international competitive bidding or limited international bidding.
The most prominent projects were concentrated on the education and health sectors, and thus had the potential to improve quality of life for inhabitants. The health and education sector projects contributed to poverty reduction and gender equality by providing enhanced access to social services – particularly so where the education and health facilities are located in the poorer regions of Thailand. The education projects contained substantial elements of environmental management and Occupational Health and Safety in the technology provided. Other projects focused on the industrial and energy sectors providing employment opportunities, import substitution or environmental improvements.
In 1998, the Thai GNI exceeded the limit and nine pipelines projects were abandoned. The devaluation against the USD resulted in the GNI per capita getting below the limit and the Thai project portfolio was consequently resumed. The projects varied from small industrial projects satisfying the needs of individual industries to large-scale social sector projects concerning public health and vocational education and training.
The final project, Strengthening of BMA Health Care Delivery System, was granted in 2004.
| Sector | Project | Contractor | Contract (million DKK) |
Loan (million DKK) |
Grant (million DKK) |
| Education | Dove | Desmi Contraction A/S | 121 | 108 | 60 |
| Transportation | Falling Weight Deflectometer |
Vejdirektoratet | 13 | 13 | |
| Food Processing | Glucose Plant, Chantaburi |
Niro A/S | 19 | 16 | 6 |
| Education | Manpower Skill Development Training |
Carl F. A/S | 78 | 69 | 38 |
| Health | Rural Health Care Facilities |
Rural Health Care Facilities A/S |
339 | 237 | 117 |
| Environment | Siam Paper Waste | Krüger A/S | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| Electrification | Small Islands Electrification |
NKT Cables | 42 | 41 | 19 |
| Health | Strengthening Health Care Facilities |
Skanska A/S | 402 | 354 | 191 |
| Health | Strengthening of BMA Health Care Delivery System |
Danish Medical Industries Ltd. A/S |
117 | 112 | 52 |
| Environment | Sun Cabinet Filtration and Combustion Plant |
Nordfab A/S | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Others | Training, IFCT | Handelshøjskolen | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 |