China Guodian Corporation

China Guodian Corporation, founded in 2002 and headquartered in Beijing, is a major state-owned electric power enterprise in China operating under the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC). Guodian is involved in the full value chain of power generation — from investment, development, construction and operation of power plants to electricity and heat sales — across a broad geographic footprint including northern, northeastern, eastern, central, and southwestern China. In addition, the company has diversified activities in renewable energy (wind, hydro, solar), coal production, environmental protection technologies, power equipment manufacture, finance, and other support services. In 2017 Guodian merged with Shenhua Group to form China Energy Investment Corporation, one of the world’s largest energy firms.