ABIDJAN, June 3 (Xinhua) -- Electricity-hungry Cote d'Ivoire has officially inaugurated the Soubre hydroelectric power station, the largest of its kind by far in the western African country.

Amadou Gon Coulibaly, Prime Minister of Cote d'Ivoire, delivers a speech to mark the initiation of electricity generation at Soubre hydroelectric power station, near the city of Soubre in Cote d'Ivoire, on June 30, 2017. A ceremony was held Friday in Cote d'Ivoire to officially mark the initiation of electricity generation at Soubre hydroelectric power station, which was built by a Chinese company. With an installed capacity of 275 MW, the 4.5-km-long Soubre dam is the largest of its kind so far in the western African country. (Xinhua/Pan Siwei)

Chinese technicians Wang Guanguan (2nd R) and He Weijie (3rd L) talk with their Cote d'Ivoire's colleagues at the Soubre hydroelectric power station near the city of Soubre, in Cote d'Ivoire, on June 30, 2017. (Xinhua/Pan Siwei)

Photo taken on June 30, 2017 shows a view of the Soubre hydroelectric power station near the city of Soubre in Cote d'Ivoire. (Xinhua/Pan Siwei)

Amadou Gon Coulibaly (2nd L, Front), Prime Minister of Cote d'Ivoire, visits the Soubre hydroelectric power station, accompanied by Chinese Ambassador to Cote d'lvoire Tang Weibin (2nd R, Front), near the city of Soubre in Cote d'Ivoire, on June 30, 2017. (Xinhua/Pan Siwei)

Photo taken on June 30, 2017 shows a view of the Soubre hydroelectric power station near the city of Soubre in Cote d'Ivoire.(Xinhua/Pan Siwei)

Amadou Gon Coulibaly (L, Front), Prime Minister of Cote d'Ivoire, visits the Soubre hydroelectric power station, accompanied by Chinese Ambassador to Cote d'lvoire Tang Weibin (R, Front), near the city of Soubre in Cote d'Ivoire, on June 30, 2017.(Xinhua/Pan Siwei)

Photo taken on June 19, 2017 shows the Soubre hydroelectric power station near the city of Soubre in Cote d'Ivoire. (Xinhua)

Wang Guanguan (1st L), a Chinese technician, walks with his Cote d'Ivoire's colleagues at the Soubre hydroelectric power station near the city of Soubre in Cote d'Ivoire, on June 30, 2017. (Xinhua/Pan Siwei)

Local residents dance to celebrate the initiation of electricity generation of the Soubre hydroelectric power station near the city of Soubre in Cote d'Ivoire, on June 30, 2017. (Xinhua/Pan Siwei)

Photo taken on June 1, 2017 shows the Soubre hydroelectric power station near the city of Soubre in Cote d'Ivoire. (Xinhua)

Photo taken on May 19, 2017 shows the Soubre hydroelectric power station near the city of Soubre in Cote d'Ivoire. (Xinhua)