由中国专业技术团队实施的埃塞俄比亚公交“油改气”示范项目首台样车近日在埃塞首都亚的斯亚贝巴完成改装，实现加气、点火和路测，这标志着埃塞公共交通能源转型从蓝图规划迈向现实。
The first prototype vehicle for the Ethiopian public transportation "gasification from oil" demonstration project, implemented by a Chinese professional team, has recently been fully modified in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia. It has achieved gas filling, ignition and road testing, marking a transition from blueprint planning to reality in Ethiopia's public transportation energy transformation.
埃塞石油产品严重依赖进口，每年使用大量外汇购买石油。对此，埃塞政府将公共交通“油改气”确立为国家级重点民生与能源转型示范工程，着力破解燃油依赖进口、公共交通运营成本居高不下、能源结构不合理等难题，稳步推进埃塞国家经济社会低碳转型升级。
Ethiopia heavily relies on imports for its petroleum products and spends a large amount of foreign currency each year to purchase oil. In response to this situation, the Ethiopian government has designated the "oil-to-gas" transformation of public transportation as a national-level key project for improving people's livelihood and energy transition. The aim is to solve problems such as reliance on imported fuel, high operating costs of public transportation, and an unreasonable energy structure, and to steadily promote the low-carbon transformation of Ethiopia's national economy and society.
据悉，该项目由中国企业协鑫集团主导，技术团队耗时3个月深度调研论证当地公交车型参数与运营工况，技术方案最终获埃塞官方认可，并与当地两大国有公交企业签订合作协议，为规模化推广扫清障碍。
It is reported that this project is led by Chinese enterprise Xian Group. The technical team spent three months conducting in-depth research and analysis on the parameters and operational conditions of local buses. The technical plan was ultimately approved by the Ethiopian authorities and a cooperation agreement was signed with two major state-owned bus companies in the country, clearing obstacles for large-scale promotion.
项目负责人介绍说，此次样车下线后20天内，该项目将全面进入批量改装阶段。项目将开设5个专业改装工位，日均完成10台公交改装，确保8个月内完成亚的斯亚贝巴全部2000余台公交“油改气”任务，助力埃塞公共交通转型驶入“快车道”。
The project leader explained that within 20 days after the prototype vehicle was launched, this project will fully enter the stage of mass modification. The project will set up 5 specialized modification workstations, and complete the modification of 10 buses per day. This will ensure that all 2,000 buses in Addis Ababa are "oil-to-gas" converted within 8 months, helping Ethiopia's public transportation transition into the "fast lane" and promoting sustainable development of its public transportation system.