BEIJING, Nov. 27 (Xinhua) -- With the help of the State Grid Corporation of China (State Grid), Jiangxiang Village of Changshu City administered by Suzhou in east China’s Jiangsu Province has been built into a zero-carbon smart village, and green and low-carbon has become a new synonym for this small village.
Covering an area of 30,000 square kilometers, the village boasts a total of 192 households. Since 2021, it has launched the construction of a zero-carbon smart village in cooperation with the State Grid so as to enhance the green development and living environment of the whole village.
"Photovoltaic Tree", "Photovolt aic Corridor", "Photovoltaic Walking Path" and other facilities can be seen in the restaurant, nursing home, village history museum, visitor center and other places of the village.
According to the village’s demand for energy, the State Grid Suzhou Power Supply Company customized the photovoltaic access scheme, which has laid 2.3 kilometers of cables, installed 7 distribution transformers, 10 sets of distribution boxes, and 14 sets of metering devices, leaving enough space for distributed photovoltaic grid-connection.
At present, the total installed capacity of distributed photovoltaic power in the village reaches 3.49 MW, with an average annual power generation of about 4.2 million kWh, which can reduce carbon emission of more than 2800 tons per year, said an official of the marketing department of the State Grid Suzhou Changshu Power Supply Company, adding that the village has achieved good results in optimizing energy structure, reducing energy costs, improving ecological environment and so on.
Besides, the village joined hands with the State Grid to provide villagers with "one-stop" services such as charging station installation and energy suggestions. (Edited by Yang Yifan with Xinhua Silk Road, yangyifan@xinhua.org)
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