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Schneider offers aid for Ya'an plant

Schneider Electric SE, the French electricity distribution and energy efficiency management specialist, has agreed a new aid agreement with officials in Ya'an, Sichuan province, two years after a powerful earthquake hit the city. Schneider will help upgrade the power distribution system for the city's second-largest water plant, the main water supplier for Lushan county, which was badly damaged by the quake.

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