China Dongfang Electric Group Co., Ltd. was founded in the late 1950s. Most of the power generation equipment manufacturing companies affiliated to the group were established in the "Third Line" construction period in my country in the 1960s. With the development of the electric power industry in Japan and China, after more than half a century of entrepreneurship and hard work by several generations of Dongfang Electric people, Dongfang Electric Group has developed into the world's largest supplier of complete sets of power generation equipment and general contractor of power station projects. A shining pearl of China's heavy equipment industry.
On October 13, 1958, Deyang Hydropower Equipment Factory broke ground in Deyang, Sichuan, and was later renamed Dongfang Electric Machinery Factory.
On May 24, 1965, Dongfeng Motor Factory started construction in Leshan, Sichuan.
On March 5, 1966, Dongfang Boiler Factory started construction in Zigong, Sichuan; on November 25 of the same year, Dongfang Steam Turbine Factory started construction in Mianzhu, Sichuan.
In 1974, the first set of 200MW thermal power generation equipment and 210MW hydraulic generator set were successfully developed.
In 1979, we successfully developed the 170MW axial flow propeller hydroelectric generator set of Gezhouba Power Station with the largest runner diameter in the world, and won the National Science and Technology Progress Special Award.
On May 23, 1984, with the approval of the Ministry of Machinery Industry, "Dongfang Power Station Complete Equipment Company" was established in Chengdu. Its member companies include Dongfang Electric Machinery Factory, Dongfang Steam Turbine Factory, Dongfang Boiler Factory and Dongfeng Electric Machinery Factory.
In April 1985, it obtained the right to operate foreign trade.
In December 1985, the first 300MW boiler was put into operation at Zouxian Power Plant in Shandong; in November 1987, the first 300MW turbine generator set was put into operation at Shandong Huangtai Power Plant.
In June 1986, the first general contracting project of power plant project - Haikou 2×50MW power station project was signed. Dongfang Electric moved from the field of power generation equipment manufacturing into the field of supply of complete sets of power plant equipment and general contracting of power plant projects.
In 1987, it was approved as an enterprise group listed in the national plan.
In 1989, the first overseas large-scale power plant EPC general contracting project was signed - the Lakla 3×50MW thermal power plant in Pakistan.
In 1992, it was registered with the State Administration for Industry and Commerce and officially changed its name to "China Dongfang Electric Group Corporation", referred to as "Dongfang Electric Group"; the financial relations of the group company were transferred to the central government.
In 1994, Dongfang Electric was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and Shanghai Stock Exchange.
In 1996, Dongfang Boiler was listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange.
In 1997, the first 600MW subcritical thermal power unit was successfully put into operation at the Zouxian Power Plant in Shandong Province.
In 1999, the Group Company was identified by the Party Central Committee and the State Council as one of the 39 important state-owned enterprises in the country involving national security and the lifeline of the national economy.
In 2000, my country’s first domestically produced one-million-kilowatt nuclear power plant steam generator was successfully manufactured and shipped.
In 2003, the first 700MW hydroelectric generator set of the Three Gorges Power Station was shipped.
On December 28, 2004, Dongfang Electric (Guangzhou) Heavy Machinery Co., Ltd., my country's largest nuclear power equipment manufacturing base, started construction in Nansha Development Zone, Guangzhou.
In 2005, the first 270MW heavy-duty gas turbine was launched; the first batch of 1.5MW wind turbines was put into operation.
In 2005, Oriental Areva Nuclear Pump Company, a main pump production base for million-kilowatt nuclear power plants, was established in Deyang Economic and Technological Development Zone, Sichuan.
In 2006, the first 1000MW ultra-supercritical thermal power unit was successfully put into operation at Zouxian Power Plant in Shandong Province.
In November 2007, the overall listing of the main business assets was completed, and the shares of "Dongfang Electric Co., Ltd." were listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
In May 2008, Dongfang Steam Turbine Hanwang Manufacturing Base suffered severe disasters from the "5·12" Wenchuan Earthquake; on August 1 of the same year, the off-site reconstruction project started in Deyang.
On December 31, 2008, Dongfang Electric (Wuhan) Nuclear Equipment Co., Ltd. was established.
In June 2009, my country’s first domestically produced one-million-kilowatt nuclear power plant reactor pressure vessel was successfully manufactured and shipped.
In June 2009, the group company's board of directors launched a pilot program, and the company was restructured into a wholly state-owned company and renamed "China Dongfang Electric Group Co., Ltd."
On May 10, 2010, the new base of Dongfang Steam Turbine was completed and put into operation. After the earthquake, the Deyang base of Dongfang Boiler was newly built in Deyang Heavy Equipment Industrial Park.
Qualifications and Honors: National May Day Labor Certificate
The Most Influential Enterprise in China in 2007
Determined by the Propaganda Department of the CPC Central Committee and the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council as the “2007 National "Major model of state-owned enterprises"
No. 138 among the world's largest 225 international engineering contractors
The most competitive enterprise in China's electrical appliance industry in 2007
Awarded by the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission Term "Special Award for Performance Improvement"
Ranked 86th among the world's largest 225 international engineering contractors in the 2007 annual performance assessment of central enterprises as A-level enterprises
The first batch of "innovative enterprises" in the country< /p>
No. 2 among the top 50 most valuable brands in China's equipment industry
The All-China Federation of Trade Unions awarded the "Worker Pioneer" for earthquake relief and home reconstruction and No. 80 among the world's largest 225 international contractors< /p>
Forbes Magazine’s Top 2000 Global Listed Companies in 2009
Special Contribution Award at the 2009 Equipment Manufacturing Industry Annual Awards
National Energy Large-Scale Clean and Efficient Power Generation Equipment R&D Center
Advanced Unit for Ideological and Political Work of Central Enterprises
No. 4 among the Top 100 Sichuan Enterprises in 2009
In 2009, Sichuan Province’s leading foreign trade export enterprises ranked among the world’s largest 225 international enterprises No. 80 contractor
One of the first batch of national trademark strategy implementation demonstration enterprises
Top 500 Asian Brands
No. 165 in "Top 500 Chinese Enterprises in 2010"
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2010 Top 20 Best Boards of Directors of China's State-controlled Listed Companies
2010 Valuable Management Model Enterprise
2010 China's Leading Enterprise in Equipment Manufacturing