Everest base camp on electricity grid
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THE base camp of Mount Everest, at an altitude of 5,200 meters, now has access to reliable electricity, the Tibet Branch of the State Grid Corporation of China has said.
“Electricity reaching the base camp is as great an achievement as humans reaching the summit,” said Gonpo, 81, who was among the first mountaineers to conquer Everest, making history by ascending from its North Col in 1960.
Gyalpo, 50, a monk at Rongpo Monastery, can now watch television without interruption for the first time in his life, thanks to a two-year rural power grid upgrading project.
Rongpo Monastery, about 8 kilometers from the Everest base camp, is the world’s highest temple. Gyalpo previously relied on a solar generator or candles, and power never lasted for more than four hours.
Some 160,000 people at the foot of Everest will benefit from the 570 million yuan (US$92.7 million) project.
“Some 200 workers set up 85 kilometers of lines at an average altitude of above 5,000 meters,” said Palbar Dondrup, who is in charge of the project.
The central government and the State Grid are investing 8.1 billion yuan (US$1.3 billion)to bring electricity to an addition 440,000 Tibetans by next year.
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