Prime ministers of Maili, Senegal, Mauritania and Guinea cut the ribbon for the Gouina Hydropower station in Mali on Dec 3.
The completion ceremony of Gouina Hydropower Station in Mali, designed and constructed by POWERCHINA, was held on Dec 3.
Attendees at the ceremony included Abdoulaye Maiga, the current Interim Prime Minister of Mali, Amadou Ba, Prime Minister of Senegal, Mohamed Ould Bilal, Prime Minister of Mauritania, Bernard Gomou, Acting Prime Minister of Guinea and Chen Zhihong, Chinese ambassador to Mali,
At the completion ceremony, Prime Minister Maiga thanked POWERCHINA for its positive contributions to the Gouina Hydropower Station.
Abdoulaye Maiga, Interim Prime Minister of Mali gives a speech.
The completion of the station marks a major achievement for countries in the joint development of regional resources, development of renewable energy, and promotion of regional sustainable development, the prime minister added.
Chen Zhihong said in his speech that Gouina Hydropower Station has added new splendor to China-Africa infrastructure cooperation and reflected the positive results of China-Africa cooperation within the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative.
Chen Zhihong, Chinese ambassador to Mali, delivers a speech.
The annual power generation capacity of Gouina Hydropower Station will reach 621 million kWh, and form cascade reservoirs and power stations with the existing hydropower stations, thus generating a durable, stable and far-reaching regional power grid.
This has the potential to not only alleviate the power shortage in Mali and promote the development of local industry and economy, but also transmit power to Senegal and Mauritania through the regional power grid, alleviating the power shortage of West African residents and boosting their living standards.
