01/09/2026
This year marks the 65th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and Laos as well as the Year of China-Laos Friendship. On August 29, the first stop of the “Green Energy TO” Silk Road Project — the “Green Energy TO” Zero-Carbon Library aided by State Grid Zhejiang Electric Power — was officially inaugurated at Santiphab Secondary School in Luang Prabang Province, Laos. The initiative not only offers new solutions to local practical challenges including limited diverse teaching resources and power shortages during the dry season, but also sets a model for deepening people-to-people exchanges, youth joint development and green cooperation between the two regions. It further consolidates the foundation of bilateral friendship and cooperation, builds consensus for coordinated development, and demonstrates the value of achievements under the Belt and Road Initiative.
The library is functionally divided around "One Library, One Classroom, One Base" to promote resource sharing between China and Laos. “One Library” refers to the library itself. Equipped with air conditioners, computers, televisions, Chinese-Lao bilingual books, and connected to a digital book repository, it delivers a comfortable environment for reading and digital learning. To its left lies “One Classroom”, an open “Air Classroom” enabling students from both countries to attend online lessons together. To the right stands “One Base”, a popular science base fitted with power-generating bicycles, photovoltaic benches and plastic recycling bins. It makes clean energy tangible and experiential, integrating green energy into daily campus life.
In the future, the “Green Energy TO” Silk Road Project will roll out a series of initiatives such as "Zero-Carbon Libraries" and "Green Energy Water Purification" in Belt and Road partner countries and regions including Laos, Cambodia and Chile. These efforts advance international people-centered cooperation and contribute to building a community with a shared future for mankind.
