From Aidoghie Paulinus, Abuja

The Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Yu Dunhai, has attended the project inception workshop of the Small Hydro Power Center of Excellence in Nigeria.

The project, according to the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Nigeria, is supported by the Global Development and South-South Cooperation Fund.

In a post on its website, the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Nigeria said: “On March 30, the project inception workshop of the “Small Hydro Power Center of Excellence In Nigeria” was held in Nigeria. The project is supported by the Global Development and South-South Cooperation Fund and implemented by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).

“The event was attended by H.E. Yu Dunhai, Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria; Ambassador Philbert Abaka Johnson, UNIDO Representative to Nigeria and ECOWAS; representatives from the Federal Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation and the Federal Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology; and Professor Hakeem Babatunde Fawehinmi, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Abuja.”

In his remarks, the Chinese envoy said that the Small Hydropower Demonstration Centre is a concrete step to implement the outcomes of the FOCAC Beijing Summit.

Yu also said the project stood as a flagship project of trilateral cooperation between China, Africa, and the United Nations under the framework of the Global Development Initiative (GDI).

He expressed the hope that all parties would strengthen collaboration to advance the Centre’s construction with high standards, thereby helping African nations bolster energy resilience and promote sustainable development.

On their part, the foreign partners expressed their deep gratitude for China’s long-standing, steadfast support and selfless assistance.

They affirmed their commitment to actively advancing the project’s implementation, jointly working towards the Global Development Initiative and the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and enhancing the well-being of the people through cooperation.

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