Representatives from China and Laos attend a groundbreaking ceremony for the power supply project for the China-Laos Railway in Vientiane, capital of Laos, Dec. 30, 2019. The power supply project for the China-Laos railway was kicked off in the Lao capital on Monday. The power supply project for the China-Laos railway is the first BOT (build-operate-transfer) power grid project in Laos, a key project to guarantee the scheduled operation of the China-Laos railway and of building the China-Laos community with a shared future. It is also a symbolic project of the Belt and Road Initiative to advance infrastructure connectivity. (Photos: Xinhua)

Photo taken on Dec. 30, 2019 shows an EDL (Electricite du Laos) grid substation which is to supply electricity to the China-Laos Railway in Vientiane, capital of Laos. The power supply project for the China-Laos railway was kicked off in the Lao capital on Monday. The power supply project for the China-Laos railway is the first BOT (build-operate-transfer) power grid project in Laos, a key project to guarantee the scheduled operation of the China-Laos railway and of building the China-Laos community with a shared future. It is also a symbolic project of the Belt and Road Initiative to advance infrastructure connectivity.

Photo taken on Dec. 30, 2019 shows an EDL (Electricite du Laos) grid substation which is to supply electricity to the China-Laos Railway in Vientiane, capital of Laos. The power supply project for the China-Laos railway was kicked off in the Lao capital on Monday. The power supply project for the China-Laos railway is the first BOT (build-operate-transfer) power grid project in Laos, a key project to guarantee the scheduled operation of the China-Laos railway and of building the China-Laos community with a shared future. It is also a symbolic project of the Belt and Road Initiative to advance infrastructure connectivity.

Photo taken on Dec. 30, 2019 shows an EDL (Electricite du Laos) grid substation which is to supply electricity to the China-Laos Railway in Vientiane, capital of Laos. The power supply project for the China-Laos railway was kicked off in the Lao capital on Monday. The power supply project for the China-Laos railway is the first BOT (build-operate-transfer) power grid project in Laos, a key project to guarantee the scheduled operation of the China-Laos railway and of building the China-Laos community with a shared future. It is also a symbolic project of the Belt and Road Initiative to advance infrastructure connectivity.