China's Yunnan donates solar streetlights to Myanmar

This photo taken on July 24, 2025 shows solar-powered streetlights along the street in Yangon, Myanmar. A donation ceremony for China-aided solar-powered streetlights was held in Yangon on Thursday. At the event, 40 solar streetlights, provided by the Yunnan Provincial People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, were handed over to the chairman of the Thaketa township administration body. The donation aimed to improve night travel safety and reduce electricity costs. It also helped strengthen friendship between China and Myanmar. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua)

YANGON, July 24 (Xinhua) -- A donation ceremony for China-aided solar-powered streetlights was held in Yangon on Thursday.

At the event, 40 solar streetlights, provided by the Yunnan Provincial People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, were handed over to the chairman of the Thaketa township administration body.

The donation aimed to improve night travel safety and reduce electricity costs. It also helped strengthen friendship between China and Myanmar. 

A donation ceremony for China-aided solar-powered streetlights is held in Yangon, Myanmar, July 24, 2025. At the event, 40 solar streetlights, provided by the Yunnan Provincial People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, were handed over to the chairman of the Thaketa township administration body.

The donation aimed to improve night travel safety and reduce electricity costs. It also helped strengthen friendship between China and Myanmar. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua)

This photo taken on July 24, 2025 shows solar-powered streetlights along the street in Yangon, Myanmar. A donation ceremony for China-aided solar-powered streetlights was held in Yangon on Thursday.

At the event, 40 solar streetlights, provided by the Yunnan Provincial People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, were handed over to the chairman of the Thaketa township administration body.

The donation aimed to improve night travel safety and reduce electricity costs. It also helped strengthen friendship between China and Myanmar. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua)

This photo taken on July 24, 2025 shows a solar-powered streetlight in Yangon, Myanmar. A donation ceremony for China-aided solar-powered streetlights was held in Yangon on Thursday.

At the event, 40 solar streetlights, provided by the Yunnan Provincial People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, were handed over to the chairman of the Thaketa township administration body.

The donation aimed to improve night travel safety and reduce electricity costs. It also helped strengthen friendship between China and Myanmar. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua)