according to the official website of the embassy of the people's republic of china in the republic of the gambia, the laying of the foundation stone for the greater banjul area (gba) transmission and distribution modernization project, which is contracted to tbea co., ltd., was held in sukuta area on june 5 local time. h.e. vice president dr. touray, chinese ambassador ma jianchun, hon. energy minister fafa sanyang, representatives of the world bank and tbea international engineering co., ltd. attended the ceremony.
vice president dr. touray extended her congratulations on the laying of the foundation stone of the project on behalf of president adama barrow. touray said in her remarks that the implementation of the project is one of the important measures taken by the government to realize the goals of the gambia national development plan and the 2025 energy sector roadmap, and that after completion, the project will effectively improve the power supply and increase the access rate in the greater banjul area, and address the current power shortage problems, which will contribute to the economic recovery in post-epidemic era. touray expressed her heartfelt thanks to gambia's international partners, hoping to further deepen international cooperation so as to promote the implementation of more infrastructural projects in gambia.
source: cctv news app.
