VOA常速英语:投资利比里亚的电力行业

Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Linda Thomas-Greenfield and Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Millennium Challenge Corporation, or MCC,Nancy Lee joined Liberia President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and international partners recently in Monrovia to celebrate the start of power generation from the first turbine at the Mount Coffee Hydropower Plant, expanding access to power for people, communities, and businesses in Liberia.
负责非洲事务的美国助理国务卿琳达·托马斯·格林菲尔德与世纪挑战集团（MCC）的副执行总裁南希·李陪同利比里亚总统埃伦·约翰逊·瑟利夫以及国际伙伴一起，于近期在蒙罗维亚庆祝咖啡山水电站第一个涡轮机开始发电，使电力覆盖更多的利比里亚人民、社区和企业。

With U.S. Government investment in the rehabilitation of Mount Coffee through the Millennium Challenge Corporation’s $257 million compact with Liberia,and other partners supporting the rehabilitation,the facility now provides an additional 22 megawatts of clean, renewable and affordable power—doubling the amount of power the utility provides to Liberians.When all four turbines are commissioned by the end of 2017,the plant will quadruple the amount of power the utility provides to Liberians.
通过世纪挑战集团与利比里亚签订2.57亿美元的合约，美国政府投资重建咖啡山，并且其他伙伴也支持重建工作，该水电站现在额外提供22兆瓦价格适中的可再生清洁电力——使利比里亚人民的可用电量翻倍。当4个涡轮机于2017年底全部投入使用时，电厂为利比里亚人民提供的可用电量将翻两番。

“We are proud to invest in the rehabilitation of Mount Coffee,which supports the Government of Liberia’s energy development agenda and puts the nation on a path to greater prosperity,”Millennium Challenge Corporation Deputy Chief Executive Officer Nancy Lee said.“Access to affordable and reliable electricity means students can study at night,hospitals can treat patients with better equipment, and businesses can grow and thrive.”
“我们为能投资重建咖啡山感到骄傲，这支持了利比里亚政府的能源发展议程，并使整个国家迈上更加繁荣的轨道，”世纪挑战集团副执行总裁南希·李说。“使用到经济可靠的电力意味着学生可以在夜晚学习、医院有更好的设备为病人医治、企业可以发展繁荣。”

MCC’s investment in Mount Coffee will help bring back on line the country’s largest source of power,providing much needed electricity and driving down the price of power.Over the next 20 years, MCC’s compact is expected to benefit 460,000 Liberians.
世纪挑战集团对咖啡山的投资有助于恢复该国最大的能源，提供急需电力并压低电价。在接下来的20年，世纪挑战集团的合约有望惠及46万利比里亚人民。

The compact also seeks to improve inadequate road infrastructure in Liberia through investments in nationwide road maintenance.A strong road system will help reduce the cost of doing business, boost local trade,and create stronger economic ties throughout the region.
该合约也通过投资全国公路养护，寻求改善利比里亚不完善的道路基础设施。一个强大的公路系统将有助于减少开展业务的成本、促进当地贸易的发展，并在整个区域创建更强大的经济纽带。

“It has taken a lot of hard work to get to where we are today.It has truly been a team effort– with the Liberian government and with international partners,”said U.S. Ambassador to Liberia Christine Elder.“With the rehabilitation of the Mount Coffee Hydroelectric Plant,Liberians are a giant step closer to reliable, renewable and affordable energy in their homes and businesses.More importantly, this represents the opportunity that Liberia’s next generation deserves.”
“通过大量努力才有了我们今天的成绩。这确实是团队努力的结果——是利比亚政府和国际伙伴通力合作的结果，”美国驻利比里亚大使克里斯汀·埃尔德说。“随着咖啡山水电站的重建，利比里亚人民朝着在家中使用经济可靠的可再生能源方向又迈进了一大步。更重要的是，这表明了利比里亚下一代人应该拥有这样的机会。”