NANJING, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- International cooperation in green energy industry has entered the fast lane under the advancement of the Belt and Road Initiative, and it has become a world consensus that extensive international cooperation would help realize the sustainable development of green energy industry.
Attendees from the countries and regions including Laos, Mongolia and Italy discussed the green energy development under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and explored opportunities for the international green energy cooperation at the Belt & Road international green energy cooperation forum, a subforum of the second International Green Energy Development Conference (IGEDC) held in Yangzhong, east China's Jiangsu Province, on Wednesday.
Photo: Sinava Souphanouvong, Vice Minister of Energy and Mines, Laos, addresses the forum.
Sinava Souphanouvong, Vice Minister of Energy and Mines, Laos, said that the Lao government attaches importance to bilateral relations with Chinese government, especially the BRI. At present, Chinese government and energy developers spare no effort to assist Laos in economic and social development. Most of the Lao infrastructure such as hydropower stations and railways are developed by China.
In the process of constructing the Belt & Road, it is necessary to carry out international green energy cooperation and give full play to the complementary advantages of all parties in the green energy technologies and resources, which will help accelerate the transformation of global energy industry into efficient, clean and diversified mode and promote global energy sustainable development, according to Li Yue, Vice President of China Economic Information Service (CEIS).
In recent years, China has carried out numerous energy cooperation projects with the Belt & Road countries, driven by the BRI.
Photo: Alessandro Barin, CEO of the Italian FuturaSun, addresses the forum.
Alessandro Barin, CEO of the Italian FuturaSun, said that Jiangsu is currently one of regions in China with mature solar energy industry chain, from raw materials, battery chips, to component manufacturing, and that is the reason why the company settled here.
Photo: Batlkhagva Batsuren, COO of the Mongolian Monhorus International, addresses the forum.
Mongolia is rich in resources, but as a developing country, its infrastructure, especially energy infrastructure, is relatively backward, which leaves broad space for further cooperation between China and Mongolia in the future, said Batlkhagva Batsuren, COO of the Mongolian Monhorus International, at the forum.
Thanks to the opportunities provided by the BRI, many Chinese enterprises have invested a lot overseas to promote the international energy cooperation.
Photo: Qian Hongjiang, vice president of Jiangsu Seraphim SolarSystem Co., Ltd., addresses the forum.
Qian Hongjiang, Vice President of Jiangsu Seraphim SolarSystem Co., Ltd., said that the company has seen its 300 MW plant in South Africa running normally. The company plans to build another 500 MW cell factory in South Africa in early 2020.
At the forum, CEIS also released a report on the green energy investment environment under BRI, which comprehensively sorted out the green energy cooperation results under BRI, and analyzed the opportunities and challenges of green energy development for enterprises.
The forum was held during the second International Green Energy Development Conference (IGEDC). The conference, sponsored by CEIS, China Photovoltaic Industry Association and Renewable Energy Specialized Committee of China Energy Research Society, is covered by Xinhua Silk Road, a platform of CEIS providing Belt and Road related information and services. (Edited by Hu Pingchao, hupingchao@xinhua.org)
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