STORY: Chinese firms showcase green solutions at Africa energy forum
DATELINE: June 22, 2023
LENGTH: 0:01:38
LOCATION: Nairobi
CATEGORY: ECONOMY/ENVIRONMENT

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the 25th Africa energy forum
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): RYAN WANG, General Manager, LONGi Green Energy Technology Co., Ltd. in Africa
3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): VICTOR KOYIER, Vice president at Huawei's Sub-Saharan Africa market

STORYLINE:

Chinese enterprises attending the 25th Africa energy forum in Kenya are eyeing the potentials of the renewable energy market in Africa.

More than 3,000 delegates including officials, multilateral lenders and investors are attending the energy forum, held in Nairobi from Tuesday to Friday.

SOUNDBITE 1 (English): RYAN WANG, General Manager, LONGi Green Energy Technology Co., Ltd. in Africa
"African market for us, it's a potential market. Because of the demand here, everybody needs the power here. We are trying to provide our products to all project developers, IPPs, bankers, and commercial industrial entrepreneurs, and even for residential end users. So for this segment, we are trying to provide our latest technological products to all of them. Africa is the most potential market for renewable energy."

SOUNDBITE 2 (English): VICTOR KOYIER, Vice president at Huawei's Sub-Saharan Africa market
"We have solutions that basically support various ecosystems we have within Africa, utility projects whereby it injected in the utility, commercial industrial storage, where we are trying to offset or support various manufacturers in terms of running time in terms of distribution of power and also storing of power. Residential space where specifically we are trying to provide a solution that a common person can utilize in terms of getting affordable, getting uninterrupted power solutions for their homes."
   
Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Nairobi.
(XHTV)