Chinese Ambassador to Burundi, Mr. Yu gave Xuzhong last week evening Burundian Minister of Energy and Mines, Como Manirakiza, infrastructure lighting by solar photovoltaic system installed on the Boulevard November 1st.
They were funded by a donation from the Government of Burundi by the Chinese government.
In his speech for the occasion, Ambassador Yu said that the funding for this project, whose cost is estimated at 1.34 million U.S. dollars, is part of the implementation implement technical assistance measures defined by the 4th Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in favor of African countries including Burundi.
In a context of climate change, said Mr. Yu, the development of clean and renewable energy, such as solar energy, represents a huge potential for a country like Burundi.
He said China will continue to do its best to support Burundi in the development of the energy sector to cope with the shortage in this area.
From his part, Mr. Como Manirakiza Burundian Minister of Energy and Mines, particularly welcomed the efforts of the Chinese company Huawei Technologies has nothing spared to carry out the work on time, and he said, “compliance with art in the field.”
Manirakiza Minister took the opportunity to pay tribute to the Chinese government for its multifaceted support to the location of the Burundian people.
Already, he said, “we make our request to the Government of the People’s Republic of China to always remain with us for the continuation of this project on other sites.”
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