What major events occurred in Chinese central energy enterprises this week (March 25-29) as selected by the International Energy Network (WeChat Official Account: inencom)? China's State Grid Corporation made adjustments to its chairman and party leadership group, and the Harbin Electric Group Co., Ltd. made adjustments to its leadership team. National Energy Investment Group Co., Ltd. Chairman Liu Mingsheng, and Southern Power Grid Company Chairman Meng Zhenping and other central enterprise leaders met with whom this week? What thermal power projects were planned or constructed?

Executive Moves

Zhang Zhigang Appointed as Chairman and Party Secretary of State Grid Corporation of China

On March 27, 2024, the State Grid Corporation of China held a meeting for its middle and senior management. A relevant official from the Central Organization Department announced the decision of the Party Central Committee on adjusting key positions in State Grid Corporation of China:Comr. Zhang Zhigang is appointed as Chairman of the Board of Directors and Secretary of the Party Group of State Grid Corporation of China, and relieved of his position as General Manager of State Grid Corporation of China; Comr. Xin Ba'an is relieved of his position as Chairman of the Board of Directors and Secretary of the Party Group of State Grid Corporation of China. The relevant appointments and removals shall be handled in accordance with the provisions of relevant laws and articles of association.

Leadership adjustments for Harbin Electric Corporation Limited

On March 26, 2024, Harbin Electric Group Co., Ltd. held a leadership team (expanded) meeting and notified the relevant decisions of the central government:Comrade Lu Zhiqiang was appointed as director and deputy secretary of the Party Committee of Harbin Electric Group Co., Ltd., and was relieved of the post of deputy general manager of Harbin Electric Group Co., Ltd. The appointment and removal of relevant posts shall be handled in accordance with the provisions of the relevant laws and articles of association.

Liu Mingsheng meets with Sany Group’s Rotating Chairman Xiang Wenbo

On March 27, Liu Mingsheng, Party Group Secretary and Chairman of the State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC), met with Xiang Wenbo, Secretary of the Party Committee and Rotating Chairman of Sany Group, and Chairman of Sany Heavy Industry, at the headquarters. The two sides had an in-depth exchange of views on further strengthening industrial cooperation and expanding cooperation areas. Liu Mingsheng welcomed Xiang Wenbo and his delegation, and briefly introduced the development of SPIC in scientific and technological innovation, clean energy, and strategic emerging industries. He said that SPIC and Sany Group have a solid foundation for cooperation and outstanding results in cooperation. He hopes that the two sides will strengthen pragmatic cooperation in the fields of new energy projects, procurement and supply chain, wind power industry technological innovation, international business, and work together to make greater contributions to the high-quality development of China's energy industry.

Meng Zhenping, chairman of China Southern Power Grid, meets with Bai Zhongquan, chairman of China Electrical Equipment Group

On March 27, Bai Zhongquan, the Party Secretary and Chairman of DEC, and Zhou Qun, the Deputy Party Secretary and General Manager, visited and communicated with China Southern Power Grid Co., Ltd. and held a talk with Meng Zhenping, the Party Committee Secretary and Chairman of China Southern Power Grid. Both parties stated that it is important to learn from and implement the spirit of the important speech delivered by Xi Jinping and the spirit of the two sessions, guarantee the secure and reliable supply of electric power, promote the green and low-carbon transformation of energy, strengthen the research on key core technologies, accelerate the construction of a new power system and a new energy system, and contribute to the building of China's modernization. Cheng Wei, the Standing Committee Member and Deputy General Manager of the Group Corporation's Party Committee, and Wang Shaowu, the Party Group Member and Deputy General Manager of China Southern Power Grid, attended the meeting.

Thermoelectricity

#Excavation of earthworks for cooling tower No. 1 of Datang Huayin Zhuzhou I power engineering project is going smoothly

On March 23, the earthworks of No. 1 cooling tower of Datang Huayin Zhuzhou 2× 1 million-kilowatt capacity expansion and upgrading project were successfully excavated. The project plans to build two high-level water harvesting cooling towers, with a design working life of 50 years and adopting natural ventilation hyperbolic indirect air cooling. The center radius of the foundation pit of No. 1 high-level water harvesting cooling tower is 71.38 meters, the inner radius of the bottom opening is 67.38 meters, and the outer radius of the bottom opening is 75.38 meters., the circumference of the foundation pit is about 450 meters, and the water spraying area of a single high-level water harvesting cooling tower is 12500 square meters. It is reported that the Datang Huayin Zhuzhou 2× 1 million-kilowatt capacity expansion and upgrading project is a major energy project in Hunan Province during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period. It covers a total area of 855.7 acres and has a total investment of approximately 8.577 billion yuan. The project responds to the national "double carbon" strategy, focusing on the requirements of low-carbon, clean and efficient development, it is planned to move Huayin Zhuzhou Power Plant from the central Urban area of Zhuzhou City to Zhuzhou Lukou District. It will also build two 1-million-kilowatt ultra-supercritical secondary reheat coal-fired power generating units and four 2000-ton bulk cargo terminals, and simultaneously build flue gas desulfurization and denitrification devices to reduce unit energy consumption, save energy and reduce emissions, and promote coal power Transformation and upgrading.

Water and Electricity

Mar Power Station Unit No. 1 sprints the "last hundred meters" to be connected to the grid and generate electricity

位于青海省海拔3300米的玛尔挡水电站建设现场，一派热火朝天的景象，国家能源集团青海黄河玛尔挡水电开发有限公司全体建设者全力冲刺“最后一百米”，据悉，机组并网进行一系列负荷试验后，将于4月1日正式并网发电。玛尔挡水电站作为黄河上游在建海拔最高、装机最大水电站，也是国家实施“西电东送”和“青电入豫”的骨干电源点。电站共安装4台单机容量55万千瓦和1台单机容量12万千瓦水轮发电机组，总装机232万千瓦。
New Energy China Datang and the People's Government of Hubei Province signed an agreement to deepen investment cooperation in strategic emerging industries 3月28日上午，中国大唐集团有限公司与湖北省人民政府在武汉签署深化战略性新兴产业投资合作协议。签约前，中国大唐党组书记、董事长邹磊拜会了湖北省委副书记、省长王忠林，双方就进一步加强产业合作进行座谈交流，并共同见证签约。湖北省政府副省长、党组成员盛阅春，副省长、党组成员、秘书长蔚盛斌，副省长、党组成员彭勇和中国大唐党组成员、副总经理曲波参加活动。邹磊表示，中国大唐深入学习贯彻习近平总书记“四个革命、一个合作”能源安全新战略，正按照企业“十四五”发展规划，加快构建“六电六业”产业格局，着力打造“绿色低碳、多能互补、高效协同、数字智慧”世界一流能源供应商，努力成为美丽中国建设的领军企业。中国大唐将继续把湖北作为业务布局的重点区域，进一步加大在鄂投资力度，大力发展光伏、风电、储能等新能源新业态，探索推进碳市场、碳金融等业务合作，积极服务湖北能源结构转型和绿色低碳发展，为湖北经济社会发展作出新的更大贡献。

Nuclear Electricity

Two important construction milestones reached at CGN’s Lianjiang Nuclear Power Plant

At 17:17 on March 27, the steel safety shell (CV) cylinder ring of Unit 1 of Phase I project of Lianjiang Nuclear Power Project was successfully hoisted into place. The hoisting operation started at 14:13 and lasted for 3 hours and 4 minutes. The whole hoisting process was safe, orderly and controllable, marking that the civil construction work of Unit 1 of the Nuclear Island had officially entered the peak period, laying a solid foundation for the subsequent installation work of various types in the Nuclear Island. At 9:28 am on March 28, the first can of concrete (FCD) was poured for the foundation of the steam turbine base of Unit 2 of Phase I Project of the Lianjiang Nuclear Power Project of China National Nuclear Power, marking that the civil engineering project of the conventional island had entered the stage of comprehensive construction. In this pouring, the inclined layer pouring method was adopted, with a pouring volume of about 3680 cubic meters. The estimated pouring time is about 40 hours, which is the largest pouring area in the conventional island raft foundation.

Energy Storage

Xinjiang's largest integrated wind and storage project successfully connected to the grid

On March 28, 2024, in the famous Baili wind area in the country-Shijianfang area of Yizhou District, Hami City, Xinjiang, with the issuance of the last grid connection order, the circuit breakers were closed, and the largest single wind and storage integration project in Xinjiang-the first wind and storage integration project of China Shipbuilding Wind Power Hami Million Kw Wind and Storage Integration Project was successfully connected to the grid for power generation, which played the strongest sound for the first quarter of the construction of key projects of China Shipbuilding Wind Power! The project is jointly developed by China Shipbuilding Wind Power and Hami SDIC. It is a benchmark project for China Shipbuilding Corporation and local state-owned enterprises to jointly promote the high-quality development of the new energy industry. It is also the first new energy project connected across prefectures in Xinjiang. The design of this grid-connected line closely focuses on the actual construction of the 750 ring network of Xinjiang Power Grid, insists on nearby access and efficient use, breaks the boundaries of prefectures and cities, and completes green electricity access across Hami and Turpan. It not only revitalizes the resources of the 750 substation in Xinjiang, but also provides a useful demonstration for innovative power grid access models.

Hydrogen Energy

The new energy section of Guo Hua Investment Hebei Cangzhou "Green Port Hydrogen City New Materials" project officially started construction

As one of the first batch of key construction start projects (in four provinces and regions) of National Energy Group in 2024, the groundbreaking ceremony for the new energy part of the "Green Port Hydrogen City New Material" project of Guodian Investment Hebei Cangzhou was held in Huanghua, Hebei on March 28th. Wang Guangqun, secretary of the party committee and chairman of Guodian Investment, attended the groundbreaking ceremony, and Liu Wei, deputy secretary of the party committee and general manager of Guodian Investment, delivered a speech. As one of the key projects of the national new energy base, the project is a concrete practice of Guodian Investment's in-depth implementation of the important instructions given by General Secretary Xi Jinping during his inspection of Huanghua Port. The project will build a million-kilowatt new energy base, 50,000 tons of green hydrogen-synthesized ammonia per year, and green hydrogen infrastructure, striving to create the country's first comprehensive demonstration project for coastal green ammonia. The project plans to invest approximately 6 billion yuan. After completion and commissioning, it is expected to generate more than 2.5 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity annually and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 2.6 million tons.

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