China Huaneng Group Explained

China Huaneng Group
Type:State-owned enterprise
Former Name:China Huaneng Group Corporation
Location City:Xicheng District, Beijing
Location Country:China
Key People:Shu Yinbiao (Chairman)
Deng Jianling (Director of the Board, President)
Industry:Electricity generation
Energy and resources
Products:Electric power
Services:Energy generation
Assets:CNY ¥1.2 trillion
Num Employees:130,000 (2020)
Subsid:Huaneng Power International

China Huaneng Group Co., Ltd., abbreviated as CHNG or Huaneng Group, is one of the five largest state-owned electricity generation enterprises in China, administered by the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council. It engages in the investment, construction, operation and management of power generation assets and the production and sale of electricity. In 2012, the company was ranked 246th on the Fortune 500 list.

History

China Huaneng Group Corporation was founded in 1989 as the holding company for a series of companies of that under the supervision of of the State Council of China, including Huaneng Coal Corporation and Huaneng International Power Development Corporation, etc. The group was part of a project that replacing oil fired power plant to coal power plant .[1] [2] In 1993, the corporation was under the dual supervision of the and the State Planning Committee.[3] In 1995, Huaneng Coal Corporation became a separate state-owned enterprise group that under the provisional supervision of the State Planning Committee, as Shenhua Group.[4] China Huaneng Group then became the subsidiary of the State Power Corporation of China, a mega-conglomerate that replacing the commercial function of the Ministry of Power Industry.[5] In 2002, the State Power Corporation of China was dismantled[6] as groups of companies of power grid (such as State Grid Corporation of China and China Southern Power Grid) and power plants (such as the big five power groups, Huaneng, China Huadian, China Datang Corporation, China Guodian Corporation and China Power Investment Corporation) In the same year the leader of the mega-conglomerate, Gao Yan had fled China after being investigated for corruption. Huaneng also received some assets from State Power Corporation of China,[7] such as the hydroelectricity company now known as, a listed company since 2017. In 2005, Huaneng also acquired the controlling stake (after the deal owned 51%) of from a subsidiary of the, becoming the indirect parent company of listed company (Mengdian Huaneng).[8]

In 1994, it also saw the formation of two listed subsidiaries, Huaneng Power International (HPI) and Shandong Huaneng Power Development. Their American depositary shares were listed on the New York Stock Exchange. HPI later also started initial public offerings on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong as well as the Shanghai Stock Exchange. The shares of Huaneng Power International was owned by aforementioned Huaneng International Power Development Corporation, but in recent years China Huaneng Group also owned some shares directly. HPI also merged with Shandong Huaneng Power Development in 2000.[9]

In 2002, China Huaneng Group became part of one of China's earliest carbon emissions trading programs, the "4 + 3 + 1" program.[10]

In 2011 China Huaneng Group floated its wind power subsidiary Huaneng Renewables on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong.

Operations

The company oversees the national government's interests in 10 subsidiaries, including a 51% stake in Huaneng Power International. Through subsidiaries it develops and operates more than 130 thermal, wind power and hydropower plants. In addition to its power-generation business, the company enters other sectors, including energy-related mining, financing, transportation, information technology, and renewable energy researches. The company's investment division ranks the 15th in China by revenue and the 21st by asset size. The company owns the Changjiang Nuclear Power Plant in partnership with China National Nuclear Corporation, as well as the Beijing Huaneng Thermal Power Station. The latter, however, is to be closed by 2016 as part of Beijing's plan to eradicate pollution.[11]

Acquisitions

In March 2008 CHNG acquired Singapore-based Tuas Power from Temasek Holdings for US$3.04 billion.[12] It was resold to China Huaneng Group's listed subsidiary Huaneng Power International in the same year. In November 2008 CHNG bought 50 per cent stake in InterGen from India's GMR Group for $1.2 billion.[13]

Structure

Beijing Headquarter

The headquarter of Huaneng Group is located on the Chang'an Street of Beijing, only about 3 kilometers from Tian'anmen. In the headquarter, there are several subsidiaries and departments to take charge of different types of business. Major departments in the Beijing headquarter include:

Subsidiaries

The Huaneng Group runs several subsidiaries corresponding to various types of energy industries. Most of those subsidiaries are based in the Beijing headquarter.

Regional Branches

In addition to Beijing headquarter, Huaneng Group also have branches and companies in at least 29 different provinces or autonomous regions of China. Those regional branches and companies are in real charge of local power plants and electricity generation in each province or region, as well as some other related business. Currently, Huaneng's regional companies and branches include:

TypeNameLocationTypeNameLocation
Regional BranchesCHNG NortheastShenyangHydropowerHuaneng Lancang River HydropowerKunming
CHNG JiangsuNanjingHuaneng Sichuan HydropowerChengdu
CHNG FujianFuzhouPower GenerationJilin Power GenerationChangchun
CHNG HunanChangshaHainan Power GenerationHaikou
CHNG ZhejiangHangzhouHeilongjiang Power GenerationHarbin
CHNG East ChinaShanghaiTibet Power GenerationLhasa
CHNG Central ChinaWuhanShandong Power GenerationJinan
CHNG AnhuiHefeiShaanxi Power GenerationXi'an
CHNG ChongqingChongqingEnergy DevelopmentHuaneng Ningxia Energy DevelopmentYinchuan
CHNG QinghaiXiningHuaneng Gansu Energy DevelopmentLanzhou
CHNG HebeiShijiazhuangHuaneng Hulun Buir Energy DevelopmentHulun Buir
CHNG GuangxiNanningHuaneng Xinjiang Energy DevelopmentÜrümqi
CHNG South ChinaGuangzhouOther BranchesCHNG Hong KongHong Kong
CHNG GuizhouGuiyangNorth United PowerHohhot
CHNG JiangxiNanchangXi'an Thermal Power Research InstituteXi'an
CHNG HenanZhengzhouHuaneng Hainan Industrial CompanyHaikou
CHNG ShanxiTaiyuanHuaneng Shandong Nuclear PowerShidao Bay
Beijing BranchesHuaneng Group IT CenterBeijingCHNG Caofeidian PortCaofeidian
Economy Research InstituteBeijingCHNG Human Resource Base
CPC Huaneng Party SchoolBeijing
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Research

China Huaneng Group also takes on science and technology researches in energy-related fields. The company's current research directions and interests include:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1989 nián dà shì jì. zh:1989年大事记. 26 June 2018. China Huaneng Group. zh-cn. 4 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201104084453/http://www.chng.com.cn/n31529/n31559/c32065/content.html. dead.
  2. Lǐ Péng tóng yì huán éng jí tuán chéng lì bèi hòu: Gōng sī yǒu hěn duō zī jīn. zh:李鹏同意华能集团成立背后:公司有很多资金. 25 December 2014. 29 June 2018. 能源. 王传剑. 沈小波. zh-cn. Sina.
  3. Guó wù yuàn bàn gōng tīng guān yú yìn fā diàn lì gōng yè bù zhí néng pèi zhì, nèi shè jī gòu hé rén yuán biān zhì fāng'àn de tōng zhī. zh:国务院办公厅关于印发电力工业部职能配置、内设机构和人员编制方案的通知. 6 August 1993. 29 June 2018. General Office of the State Council of the People's Republic of China. zh-cn.
  4. Guó wù yuàn guān yú tóng yì chéng lì shén huá jí tuán yǒu xiàn zé rèn gōng sī hé shén huá jí tuán de pī fù. zh:国务院关于同意成立神华集团有限责任公司和神华集团的批复. 8 August 1995. 29 June 2018. State Council of the People's Republic of China. zh-cn.
  5. http://www.china.com.cn/law/flfg/txt/2006-08/08/content_7060160.htm. zh:国务院关于组建国家电力公司的通知. 7 December 1996. 29 June 2018. State Council of the People's Republic of China. zh-cn. china.com.cn.
  6. http://www.nea.gov.cn/2011-08/17/c_131054253.htm. zh:电力体制改革方案. 10 February 2002. 29 June 2018. State Council of the People's Republic of China. zh-cn. the National Energy Administration website.
  7. http://www.gov.cn/xxgk/pub/govpublic/mrlm/200803/t20080328_31848.html. zh:国务院关于改组中国华能集团公司有关问题的批复. 20 January 2003. 29 June 2018. State Council of the People's Republic of China. zh-cn.
  8. http://static.sse.com.cn/disclosure/listedinfo/announcement/c/2005-06-25/600863_20050625_1.pdf. zh:关于公司实际控制人将发生变化的提示性公告. 24 June 2005. 29 June 2018. Mengdian Huaneng. zh-cn. Shanghai Stock Exchange website.
  9. News: Huaneng Power International to Acquire Shandong Huaneng Power. 20 July 2000. 29 June 2018. Power Engineering International. PennWell.
  10. Tu . Zhengge . Shen . Renjun . 2014 . Can China's Industrial SO2 Emissions Trading Pilot Scheme Reduce Pollution Abatement Costs? . Sustainability . 6 . 11 . 7621–7645 . 10.3390/su6117621 . 17764664 . free.
  11. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-03-24/beijing-to-close-all-major-coal-power-plants-to-curb-pollution Beijing to Shut All Major Coal Power Plants to Cut Pollution
  12. News: Huaneng buys Singapore's Tuas Power. Reuters. March 14, 2008. December 28, 2011. August 19, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140819125452/http://www.reuters.com/article/2008/03/14/us-temasek-huaneng-idUSSP10284220080314. live.
  13. News: Huaneng buys GMR stake in Intergen for $1.2 bn. Business Standard. November 28, 2010. December 28, 2011.
  14. News: 2018-04-12. Huaneng Renewables posts 13% higher net profit in 2017. Renewablesnow.com.
  15. Web site: CHINA HUANENG GROUP Corporate Structure. www.chng.com.cn. 2016-08-18.