Company:Dongfang Electric

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Dongfang Electric Corporation
东方电气集团
TypePublic
IndustryPower plant equipment manufacturing
Founded1984
FounderDing Yi
Headquarters
Chengdu, Sichuan
,
China
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Wang Ji (王计) (Chairman)
SubsidiariesDongfang Electric Corporation Limited
WebsiteDongfang Electric Corporation
Dongfang Electric Corporation Limited

Dongfang Electric Corporation (Chinese: 东方电气集团) is a Chinese state-owned manufacturer of power generators and the contracts of power station projects. According to Platts, in 2009-10 the company was the second largest manufacturer of steam turbines by worldwide market share, tying with Harbin Electric and slightly behind Shanghai Electric.[1]

History

It was founded in 1984 and is based in Chengdu, Sichuan.[2][3] Its subsidiary is Dongfang Electric Corporation Limited (Chinese: 东方电气股份有限公司) (SEHKScript error: No such module "Leading zeros".&sc_lang=en Script error: No such module "Leading zeros".,Template:Sse). Its H shares and A shares were listed on the Hong Kong and Shanghai.

  • 1958: Dongfang Electric Machinery Plant (Chinese: 东方电机厂) was established.[4]
  • 1984: Dongfang Electric Corporation was established by Ding Yi.[5]
  • 1993: China Dongfang Electric Machinery Plant was restructured to form Dongfang Electric Machinery Company Limited (Chinese: 东方电机股份有限公司).[6]
  • 1994: Dongfang Electric Machinery Company was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
  • 1995: Dongfang Electric Machinery Company was listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange.[7]
  • 2007: China Dongfang Electric Corporation was listed entirely in Dongfang Electric Machinery Company. Dongfang Electric Machinery Company was renamed to Dongfang Electric Corporation Limited (Chinese: 东方电气股份有限公司).[8]

Controversy

Dongfang was accused by General Electric in court papers of benefitting from a rigged tendering process awarded by South African utility giant Eskom to install a new boiler at the Duvha Power Station. General Electric claims that Dongfang got the contract even though its bid was R1 billion (US$76 million) more than the General Electric bid.[9][10]

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