Solar street lamp illuminates Nepal earthquake

(in the Nepal earthquake, solar street in addition to a small part of the vast majority of damaged, can work normally.)

Red net, "May 10th, Nepal, 4 aftershocks have occurred, but Kathmandu's stores and restaurants are gradually resumed business." The morning of May 11th, Deng Zhibo used to pick up the mobile phone to understand the latest developments in nepal.

Deng Zhibo is China electric power construction group, China Survey and Design Research Institute Co. Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as the Central Hospital) Nepal solar streetlight project manager, more than two years ago of the Nepal solar street lighting project, as the project manager after he would often appear in the high streets and back lanes in Kathmandu.

"The earthquake occurred on April 25th in the afternoon of Nepal, fortunately I would go back to China in April 21st, it dodged a bullet." Deng Zhibo recalled, in the day of the earthquake, including the leadership of the company within nearly 50 calls, are asking about their personal security.

And let the people of Deng Zhibo and was relieved in the 8.1 earthquake in Nepal, Central Institute of solar streetlight installed in addition to a small part of the damaged, most of them can work normally, bringing a light to the people of Kathmandu after the earthquake.

"A few days ago, Nepal Electricity Authority officials gave us an e-mail request us in the end, the communication path of aftershocks, the basic recovery situation, will send technical personnel to a small part of the damaged solar streetlight maintenance." Of water water engineering company manager Wang Dayu said that in recent days the company leadership and staff are always pay attention to the latest developments in Nepal, as long as the conditions permit, they will send technical personnel to nepal.

As of the first overseas solar street project, after May 2012 after receiving the project information, Zhongnan Hospital quickly set up a bidding group, timely to the bidding documents are studied. At the same time, in order to meet the requirements of the tender documents, Zhongnan Hospital actively seeking to have the relevant qualifications and domestic manufacturers to cooperate and form a consortium to participate in the project bidding.

Wang Dayu, was involved in the project bidding companies up to 10, after fierce competition, Zhongnan Hospital with excellent technical solution and offer better judges will be favored to win the project, after various efforts, won the bid. The solar street lighting project funding for the Asian Development Bank loan project site for the five urban areas of Nepal's capital city of Kathmandu, including more than 800 sets of solar streetlight equipment supply, installation and commissioning work.

So under the earthquake level, why solar lights can survive it? Wang Dayu explained, in addition to solid material, lighting solid foundation also play a vital role. Every street lamp foundation dug 1.5 wide and 1.5 meters deep, surrounded by the cement will be firmly fixed. In addition to the 20 sets of installation on the road in the temple walls damaged lamps, other lights are still intact, normal power supply.

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