? Driving towards the important port of Payala in Bangladesh, one can see a towering cooling tower standing in the factory area from a distance. This factory area is the largest power plant in Bangladesh jointly constructed by China and Bangladesh - the Payala 2 × 660 MW ultra supercritical coal-fired power plant. This is a corner of a 2 × 660 MW ultra supercritical coal-fired power plant in Payala, Bangladesh, captured on July 7th. According to Xinhua News Agency (provided by the Payala Power Station Project Department), Bangladesh lacks coal and other minerals. For a long time, the infrastructure in the power sector has been insufficient. In the context of rapid economic growth leading to an increase in electricity demand, there is a huge gap in the country's power supply, and power outages are a common occurrence. In 2016, the development, investment, construction and operation of this key project of "the Belt and Road" jointly constructed by China National Machinery Import and Export (Group) Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of China General Technology Group, and Bangladesh Northwest Electric Power Company began. In 2022, Bangladeshi Prime Minister Hasina stated at the completion ceremony of the power plant that with its official operation, Bangladesh has entered a new era of full power coverage. "The Payala power plant is equivalent to a 'ballast stone' for Bangladesh's electricity supply." Wang Xiangzhi, the on-site technical manager of Mengzhong Electric Power Company, said that the power station can provide 8.58 billion kWh of stable and reliable electricity to Bangladesh every year, accounting for about 10% of the national electricity demand in Bangladesh. At the same time, the Payala Power Station has provided approximately 8400 employment opportunities and nearly 6300 vocational skills training sessions for local residents, becoming a truly talent training base in the area. "From scratch to now, Chinese engineers have taught me a lot hands-on, and I am very proud to work here." Meng based engineer Hack, who has been working on the project for 4 years, said that many graduates in related fields were unable to find jobs in their home country, but this power station provides them with opportunities to find employment in a corresponding field. "The the Belt and Road Initiative has helped Bangladesh a lot, and the power sector is just one of the many areas that have benefited. In addition to Payra Power Station, there are many places in Bangladesh that have been developed due to the joint construction of the "the Belt and Road" initiative. " Huck said. In recent years, Bangladesh has also been striving to develop new energy, but the lack of technology, experience, and funding has hindered the country's energy transformation and also affected the realization of the "2041 Vision" in Bangladesh. These have changed with the participation of Chinese partners. In 2019, the Maimensin photovoltaic project invested by Huaxin Power Co., Ltd., which is controlled by China Huadian Overseas Investment Co., Ltd., began construction. At the end of the following year, the project was put into operation, with approximately 170000 solar panels from China installed in the Mymensingh area of central Bangladesh, converting solar energy into electricity to illuminate thousands of households. Currently, the power plant helps Bangladesh reduce carbon emissions by over 50000 tons annually. "It's really great to have a photovoltaic power station here," said local farmer Fazler. "In the past, the power supply in this area was limited and there were frequent power outages. Now, thanks to this photovoltaic power station, the power supply has become stable." Fazler said that the power station not only provides power to the local area, but also improves the level of urbanization. Because of this power station, people began to farm and do business in the surrounding area, turning an ordinary small village into a local market town. People's income increased and their lives became more convenient. In the southeastern coastal city of Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh, the 22 wind turbines of the country's first centralized wind power project are spinning against the wind. The project is invested and developed by China State Power Investment Corporation Wuling Electric Power Co., Ltd. and constructed by China Electric Power Construction Corporation Chengdu Survey and Design Institute Co., Ltd. Since its commissioning in October 2023, the cumulative power generation of the project has been approximately 80 million kilowatt hours. It is expected to provide over 145 million kilowatt hours of green electricity annually, meet the electricity needs of 100000 households, reduce coal consumption by 44600 tons, and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by over 100000 tons. This is an aerial photo of the Cox's Bazar centralized wind power project wind turbine taken on April 14th in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. Aram, a Meng based engineer from the Cox's Bazar Wind Power Project Department, said that each wind turbine in the wind power plant adopts the latest Chinese technology and can easily cope with wind speeds of up to 5.2 meters per second. Moreover, the current arrangement of the tower and turbine ensures that local farmers cultivate and salt farmers sun dry their salt without being affected. "This is the first time that a Chinese enterprise, as an investor, has introduced wind power into Bangladesh, which is a milestone for Bangladesh's new energy development." Black Zhao, General Manager of Wuling Power Bangladesh Branch, said that during the project construction process, the company introduced Chinese solutions, Chinese standards, Chinese equipment, and Chinese technology. While gaining local recognition, it also trained the first batch of practical talents in the wind power field for Bangladesh. "This is an important watershed for our country to move towards cleaner and more sustainable energy supply." Senior Secretary of the Ministry of Electricity, Energy and Mineral Resources of Bangladesh, Rahman, stated at the project commissioning ceremony. In addition to building power stations, Chinese companies have also undertaken the construction, expansion, upgrading, and renovation of substations and transmission lines in Bangladesh, effectively improving the Bangladesh power grid and helping it achieve stable operation and transmission loss reduction goals. (Lai Xin She)