[Commentary] The Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Gansu Province is located on the northeastern margin of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. It is the closest "snow plateau" to the interior and has sufficient light. According to local conditions, a photovoltaic poverty alleviation power station construction project was implemented in Xike Village, Ganjia Town, Xiahe County.

　　In mid-April, in the village of Xike at an altitude of more than 3,000 meters, rows of photovoltaic panels glowed under the blazing sun. Hou Shiyu, a 22-year-old operator of the Xiahe Photovoltaic Poverty Alleviation Power Station, walked at the photovoltaic base behind the snow and started daily inspections to ensure the normal operation of the inverter, photovoltaic panels, weather station, and meter box.

　　[Commentary] Ma Lei, deputy director of the Xiahe County Poverty Alleviation Office, said that the income of the photovoltaic poverty alleviation power station plus the national new energy subsidy funds, each village of 27 poor villages in Xiahe County can realize the collective economic income of 50,000 yuan.

　　[Same period] Ma Lei, Deputy Director of Poverty Alleviation Office of Xiahe County, Gansu

　　The annual income of power generation is guaranteed to be more than 5 million. The income from power generation is divided into villages and poor villages according to the proportion of each village ’s share of our power station. Then, after receiving this money, the poor villages will develop public welfare positions. To solve the employment problem for ordinary people by hiring public welfare posts.

　　[Commentary] The 42-year-old villager of Heining Ningba Village in Xiahe County is just a natural disaster early-warner in the village. His 3000 yuan salary comes from the power station.

　　[Same period] The villagers of Heinli Ningba Village, Gannan, Gannan, Gansu are just alive

　　I am an early warning officer employed by this village. My main job is to ask the superior to organize and evacuate the villagers when an earthquake, flood or fire occurs in the village. This job has a salary of more than 3,000 yuan, which is a very good living allowance.

　　[Commentary] Bai Wei, deputy director of the Inspection Office of Xiahe County Development and Reform Bureau, told reporters that in order to ensure that the interests of poor households are not affected, Xiahe County also signed a value-insured agreement with the contractor.

　　[Same period] Bai Wei, Deputy Director, Inspection Office, Development and Reform Bureau, Xiahe County, Gannan, Gansu

　　Beyond (9.8 million kWh) this part, we give him a part of the reward, but if he does not reach our expected power generation, and does not reach 9.8 million kwh, it will be their operation and maintenance party to make up the difference in this part for us How much did they lose, how much did they make up for us.

　　【Explanation】 Gannan Governor Zhao Lingyun said in an interview with the China News Service that the power station "borrowed light" to help the poor, and Xiahe County also plans to adopt the "agricultural-complementary light" model without changing the nature of the land and developing photovoltaic agriculture.

　　[Same period] Governor Zhao Lingyun of Gannan, Gansu

　　Photovoltaic poverty alleviation is an important measure for our poverty alleviation. After the completion of the photovoltaic power plant, we will continue to nurture and continue to promote it as an industry, (is) an effective part of realizing this poor household's continued income increase.

　　[Explanation] During the "Thirteenth Five-Year Plan" period, Gannan Prefecture's photovoltaic poverty alleviation power station construction project has a total scale of 55,191 kilowatts and a total investment of 410 million yuan. The completion of each photovoltaic poverty alleviation power station can not only achieve the goal of "one-time investment, long-term benefit", but also increase the collective economic income of the poverty-stricken villages in the state and consolidate the income of the villagers who are out of poverty.

　　Ai Qinglong, Wei Jianjun, Gannan, Gansu reported

Editor in charge: [Yu Xiao]