In the past, employees at the Seda gas station picked up cow dung to make fires for heating in order to save money; Nowadays, they are actively exploring photovoltaic power generation projects and using new energy heating facilities, and "I do practical things for the employees" has brought tangible benefits
The Jinma grassland is the main residence of Tibetan herders in Ganzi Prefecture, Sichuan Province. Here, the endless meadows intersect with the blue sky, and it seems that you can reach out and "touch" the sun. The average altitude of 4,127 meters has created the local climate characteristics of "long winters and short summers, cold winters and cool summers". At present, it is the time when the cold wind is the greatest and coldest in the Jinma grassland.
Now, the 41-year-old manager, Zeren Nam, often visits Sedarao Station, where she has special memories that she cherishes. In 2002, several oilmen came to the Seda gas station to put down roots, pushing shelves through the streets and alleys without a convenience store, moving their "home" into the station building without a dormitory, and picking up cow dung to make a fire to keep warm in order to save money. "At that time, we were still using dry toilets, and we would freeze our butts when we went to the toilet in winter! Zeren Namu recalled the working environment with tears in her eyes.
Until 2020, the old station was successfully relocated and completed the technical transformation, the heating facilities were fully in place, and the temperature of the staff dormitory and working environment could reach 20 degrees Celsius in the severe cold weather of minus 15 degrees Celsius. However, due to the large electricity consumption of heating facilities and the frequent power outages of high-level stations, employees are reluctant to turn on the heating for a long time, which also makes the intimate "welfare" become a sweet "burden".
I do practical things for the masses of employees", how to transform the unique advantages of energy resources into development advantages and employee welfare? The key is how to solve the transformation problem. To this end, Sichuan Ganzi Sales Branch gave the answer with practical actions.
Since the launch of the second batch of theme education, the company has listed four discussion themes such as new energy transformation and doing practical things for the employees around the shortcomings of operation and sales and people's livelihood issues, focusing on solving the problems restricting the development of the company in Tibetan areas, highlighting the word "real", and carrying out the theme education to the hearts of the masses. The company actively explored new energy photovoltaic power generation projects, and the construction team overcame the challenges brought by altitude sickness and completed the first local distributed photovoltaic power generation project on the Jinma grassland in only half a month. Up to now, the Seda gas station has generated a total of 11,711 kilowatt hours, saving nearly 7,000 yuan in heating costs for the gas station.
On December 18, 2023, Seda Gas Station successfully completed the 5th overhaul of heating and oxygen supply equipment, and continued to deliver warmth. "A few days ago, my grandmother and sister came to the station to visit relatives, and they kept saying that the gas station is the same every day, not only with new energy, but also equipped with free oxygenation equipment for tourists. Wang Xiunamu, the general manager of the station, said that the plateau gas station has changed too much in recent years, and her family can see "new objects" every time they come, and they are happy that her working environment is slowly getting better.
At the beginning of December 2023, the Seda gas station welcomed a special bus of tourists. One of them, an elderly man in his 60s, had purple lips and difficulty breathing due to altitude sickness. This detail was captured by Wang Xiunamu. The old man was afraid of wasting money and firmly denied that he was unwell. I instructed my relatives to buy him rhodiola to drink in the county town in front. Wang Xiunamu immediately turned on the free oxygen concentrator in the station, invited the old man to the bed to rest and inhale oxygen, brewed plateau snow chrysanthemum that can relieve altitude sickness for him, and filled the oxygen bag they were equipped with with the car before leaving, so as to avoid danger on the road.
Now, gas stations can not only 'save the emergency', but also 'first aid'. I'm very happy to spread this snowy sunshine to more people! Wang Xiunamu said.
*丨China Petroleum News.
Special correspondent丨Li Yue.
Editor丨Feng Jun.
Editor丨Jin Yuting.