Chinese company lights up hope for Surinamese villages
STORY: Chinese company lights up hope for Surinamese villages
SHOOTING TIME: March 31, 2024
DATELINE: April 11, 2024
LENGTH: 00:01:10
LOCATION: Paramaribo
CATEGORY: SOCIETY
SHOTLIST:
1. various of Botopasi village in Suriname
2. various of solar panels installed by the Power Construction Corporation of China in Botopasi village
3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): POTTER, Botopasi villager
4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): XIONG ZEKUN, Project Manager, Power China's American branch
STORYLINE:
Botopasi village in Suriname, deep in the Amazon rainforest, faced a population decline due to challenges like lack of electricity, prompting many residents to move to the capital.
A rural microgrid project by the Power Construction Corporation of China (Power China) is bringing change.
With authorization from the Surinamese government, Power China completed the first phase of the project in Goejaba village in 2020.
Phase 2, currently under construction, aims to extend benefits to several villages, including Botopasi, delivering cle
- Product Code
- ILEA002556775
- Registered date
- 2024/4/11 00:00:00
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- Xinhua / Kyodo News Images
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