From diesel to photovoltaic power, China's Xinjiang sees greener desert highway

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From diesel to photovoltaic power, China's Xinjiang sees greener desert highway

STORY: From diesel to photovoltaic power, China's Xinjiang sees greener desert highway DATELINE: March 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:00 LOCATION: KORLA, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): GU YU, Xinhua Correspondent 2. various of the Tarim Desert Highway 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CHEN WEN, Director of the project 4. various of the Tarim Desert Highway 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): CHEN WEN, Director of the project STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): GU YU, Xinhua correspondent "Hi, I'm Gu Yu with Xinhua News Agency. I'm here in the heart of Taklamakan Desert in southern Xinjiang. The road under my feet is the famous Tarim Desert Highway. The 522-km long highway traverses through the Taklamakan Desert, the world's second-largest shifting sand desert. Today, the well station besides me is about to irrigate the shelter belt along the highway. Unlike previous years, this year, diesel engines are no longer used for pumping irrigation water. Instead, 86 photovoltaic power stations will go up along the 522-km

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