Yunan hands over solar-powered community bathroom

 Kathmandu, Oct. 25

China’s Yunnan Province has handed over a solar powered community bathroom named Unicsolar Shower Station with photovoltaic roof to Lalitpur Metropolitan City of Nepal.

Yunnan Commercial Representative Office in Nepal handed over the projects to Ward-3 of Lalitpur on Friday.

The Unicsolar Shower Station is equipped with 4,000-liter hot water facility generated by the solar energy and has three shower rooms each for males and females. The community bathroom will benefit at least 80-100 persons to take shower per day.

In addition, the rooftop photovoltaic project has an installed capacity of 36kw which could generate around 60,000kwh annually and provide green and free energy to the community.

Speaking on the ocassion, Mayor of Lalitpur Metropolis, Chiri Babu Maharjan termed the project as 'excellent state-of-art facility' and said that the city office wanted to explore collaboration with the Yunnan Province in more avenues in future.

Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Chen Song remarked that the project, based on the Chinese development model, could be of great significance to the local people of Lalitpur.

On behalf of Yunnan Provincial Government, the Yunnan Commercial Representative Office in Nepal was established in 2015. The Office has been working as a business cooperation window and communication platform to bridge Yunnan and Nepal.

Yang Chenfeng, Director of the office in Kathmandu, informed that they have executed nine livelihood projects since 2022 including two Friendly Parks, three Solar Power Projects, two Public Shower Projects and two School Bags Donation programme in various districts.

The project is funded by Yunnan People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, supported by Yunnan Provincial Energy Investment Group, and implemented by YPCRO in Kathmandu.

Shree Gopal Maharjan, Chairman of Lalitpur-3 Chairman, shared that the project reflects Chinese development and could be a great learning for Nepal to implement similar practices in other places.

 Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 26 October 2024.