The commencement ceremony of the No. 2 hydropower station on the nabalonge River in Rwanda, which was undertaken by Sinohydro (China water resources and Hydropower Construction Corporation), was held in gakenkai City, northern province of Rwanda on the 21st. Wang Jiaxin, acting office of the Chinese Embassy in Rwanda, and nyirarugero, governor of Northern Province of Rwanda, attended the ceremony. In her speech, Wang Jiaxin said that the nabalonge River 2 hydropower station project is the largest project supported by the Chinese government and funded by Chinese financial institutions in Rwanda. Its launch is a milestone in China Rwanda cooperation. After the completion of the project, it will meet the power needs of more Rwandan people, which is in line with the country's development strategy. Nilaruguero said at the ceremony that the project will play an important role in providing electricity and clean water and controlling soil erosion, and will drive local economic development and improve the well-being of the Rwandan people. Nabalonge River No. 2 hydropower station project is a large-scale comprehensive water conservancy and power generation project. The construction contents include the construction of dam, flood discharge system, water diversion and power generation system, power transmission and transformation line, etc. It is understood that the project is one of the key projects of the "eight actions" plan of the 2018 Beijing Summit of the Forum on China Africa cooperation, and it is also the largest preferential loan project for China Luxembourg Economic and trade cooperation. (Xinhua News Agency)