At nightfall in Shangding, Cambodia, the rotation team of China's Huaneng Sanghe II Hydropower Station set off from the project camp to the hydropower plant area to take over the night shift work. On the main stream of the Sang River, a continuous stream of clean electricity is transmitted from this hydropower station to Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia, bringing light to thousands of households.

The Sanghe II Hydropower Station, with the longest dam in Asia, is the largest clean energy project in Cambodia at present, and is also a model of high-quality green energy cooperation between China and Cambodia to jointly build the "the Belt and Road".

Our task is not only to generate electricity, but also to ensure the stable operation of Cambodia's power grid, "said Deng Yulin, Deputy General Manager of Sanghe Second level Hydropower Co., Ltd., who is responsible for the operation of the hydropower station in the central control room

Cambodia has abundant water resources, but due to limited development capacity, it faces the problem of insufficient power supply all year round. The hydropower station has an average annual power generation of 1.97 billion kilowatt hours, which can meet the electricity needs of about 2.6 million people every year.

After the completion of the hydropower station, the lives of the surrounding residents will become more colorful, "said Cambodian tour guide Jin Zilong, who often travels between Phnom Penh and Shangding. In the past, there were few lights on the roadside when the car drove out of Phnom Penh, but now the night markets in small towns along the way are brightly lit and very lively. On weekends, the town also holds night celebrations.

In the central province of Kampong Cham in Cambodia, Cambodian entrepreneur and investor Heng Qifu'an is inspecting the construction of an agricultural product processing plant. Clean and green electricity brings new opportunities for industrial development to Cambodia, "said Heng Qifu'an. Through localized processing, the added value and competitiveness of Cambodian agricultural products will be further enhanced.

Working here, we feel both a heavy sense of responsibility and a sense of achievement, "said Deng Yulin. In the years since the hydropower station was put into operation, we have seen new changes in the local economic development everywhere.

Sleige Village is a new home for immigrants in the reservoir area of the Sang River Second level Hydropower Station. After coming here, our lives have become better and better! "Said the villager Cohen Pai.

The village of Sleger in the past was almost isolated from the outside world, and people lived in poverty. During the construction of the Sanghe Second level Hydropower Station, many villagers found jobs on the project and their income increased significantly. As the relocation plan for the hydropower station continues, villagers have moved into brand new high-rise buildings and been allocated land. After the completion of the hydropower station, a new road will lead directly to Sleger Village, making it much easier for villagers to communicate with the outside world. In the fields, there are increasingly more cash crops such as cashews, bananas, mangoes, etc.

When people earn money, they always buy new home appliances, "Cohen said. The newly built high-rise buildings have electricity, and many families have purchased refrigerators, televisions, air conditioners, and so on.

During the construction of the Sanghe Second level Hydropower Station, China Huaneng integrated Chinese style assistance experience into the immigration project and completed the construction of three new immigrant villages. 840 households and 3690 immigrants in the surrounding areas were relocated as a whole, and schools, health clinics, temples, and police stations were also built in the new villages. New houses are divided into two types: wooden houses and brick and concrete houses, fully respecting everyone's wishes and meeting their living and production needs.(This article is from the official website of Jian Dao www.seetao.com. Reproduction without permission is prohibited, otherwise it will be prosecuted. Please indicate Jian Dao website+original link when reprinting.) Jian Dao website strategy column editor/Yang Beihua