China Power Investment Corporation

The China Power Investment Corporation (CPI) is a large state-owned Chinese power generation and coal mining company. CPI states on its website that its mission is "providing green energy; serving the general public". It owns 19 power stations with a generating capacity of greater than 1,000 megawatts.

On its website it sates that it "owns assets in 28 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions as well as Hong Kong and Macau." Included amonsgt its subsidiaries are the Shanghai Electric Power Co., Ltd., Shanxi Zhangze Electric Power Co., Ltd., Chongqing Jiulong Electric Power Co., Ltd., Jilin Electric Power Co. Ltd. and China Power Huolinhe Coal Co., Ltd. "In coal sector, CPI Mengdong Energy Group Co., Ltd. is a large scale coal company."

Coal-Fired Power Stations

 * Waigaoqiao power station, a 3,600 megawatt power station in Shanghai Pudong, Shanghai, China.

Subsidiaries

 * China Power International Development Limited (SEHK 2380), listed in Hong Kong is CPI Group's major subsidiary with many power stations in China. The company had total assets of 284.2 billion yuan ($41.55 billion) at the end of 2008 and is consolidating its regional assets.
 * China Power New Energy Development Company Limited (SEHK 0735) - a wind power company.
 * China Hong Kong Power Development Company Limited - applied in July 2006 to lay power cables in Hong Kong. CPI Holdings had set up a 50% joint-venture company which planned to supply electricity to Hong Kong.
 * Huanghe Hydropower Development Company Limited.

Overseas projects
The CPI in conjunction with the Burmese government is constructing the Myitsone Dam, a large dam that when completed by 2017 is estimated to  produce 3,600 to 6,000 megawatts of electricity for the Yunnan province.

Contact Details

 * Website: http://eng.cpicorp.com.cn/

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