Dongfang Electric Corporation (DEC) News

Abdula Maulik, the General Manager of the Project Development Department, State Electric Company Limited, Maldives, issued the Final Acceptance Certificate (FAC) for the Diesel Engine Generation and Seawater Desalination Project in the Maldives to Dongfang Electric International Corporation, which represented the complete successful performance of the project.

On November 25, DEC completed China's first self-developed F-class 50 MW heavy-duty gas turbine, which was ready for delivery in Deyang, Southwest China's Sichuan province, indicating a scientific and technological breakthrough in the heavy gas turbine field in China. The turbine can reduce carbon emissions by over 500,000 tons a year. It will produce more than 70 MWh of electricity per hour in a combined cycle power generation system, meeting the demand of 7,000 households for a whole day.

DEC has won the bid to supply a turbine generator unit for the 300 MW compressed air energy storage power plant in China's Hubei province. When completed, this compressed air energy storage power plant is projected to produce around 500 GWh of green energy per year. It will play an important role in sustainable development and industry upgrading in Hubei province.

The fifth China International Import Expo (CIIE) concluded in Shanghai on November 10th, 2022. DEC has signed agreements and expanded cooperation with global partners in the energy equipment and services industry. It also shared its experience boosting low-carbon development with clean power at an energy forum during the event.

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) announced that a new world record for the longest oil and gas well (50,000 feet) has been set at its Upper Zakum Concession.DEC Honghua has provided nine sophisticated 3,000 HP artificial island drilling rigs for the company. Smart, safe and efficient, the drilling rigs have been operating since 2014. Abdulrahman Abdullah Al Seiari, ADNOC Drilling CEO, said: “This incredible achievement is in line with ADNOC Drilling’s quest to deliver increase...

All eight units on the left bank of the Baihetan hydropower station have been operational, since Unit 8 passed its 72-hour trial test on Sept 22. These units, developed and supplied by DEC, take up half of the mega 16 GW power plant. Baihetan Hydropower Station located in Southwest China. It has a total of 16 hydroelectric generating units with a single capacity of 1000 MW. When in full operation, Baihetan will produce 62 billion kWh of electricity annually, which will reduce carbon dioxide emi...

Dongfang Electric Corporation (DEC) took part in the 2022 World Conference on Clean Energy Equipment that opened on Aug 27, 2022, in the city of Deyang, Southwest China’s Sichuan province. DEC has its R&D centers and workshops in the city.  Working in the heavy manufacturing industry for more than 60 years, DEC is now one of the biggest clean energy equipment providers in China. 2022 World Conference on Clean Energy Equipment The three-day event focused on new technologies, ac...

The 10th power-generating unit at the Baihetan hydropower station in southwest China has been in commercial operation since unit 7, developed by DEC, launched on August 2. The 16 GW mega power plant is installed with eight units supplied by DEC. Once fully operated, it will generate around 62,443 GWh of clean power per year, cutting standard coal consumption by 19.68 million tons and CO2 emissions by 51.6 million tons.

The Meizhou Pumped Storage Power Station, installed with 4 × 300 MW units, developed by DEC, was launched on May 28, after four years of construction. Located in Meizhou, South China’s Guangdong province, the station is slated to cut the standard coal consumption by 171,000 tons and CO2 emissions by 428,000 tons per year.

Unit 2 of the Meizhou pumped storage power station has entered commercial operation on March 1. The 1.2 GW pumped storage power plant (phase Ⅰ), located in Meizhou, South China’s Guangdong province, is installed with 4×300 MW turbines developed by DEC.

The 13 MW offshore wind turbine developed by DEC has been rolled off the production line in Fuzhou, East China’s Fujian province on Feb 22, 2022. Typhoon-proof wind turbine unit The typhoon-proof unit is slated to annually generate 50 GWh of clean power, which meets the electricity demand of 25,000 three-member households a year, while cutting coal consumption by 15,000 tons and CO2 emissions by 38,000 tons. The latest 13 MW wind turbines are expected to contribute to global green energ...

The second unit using China’s home-grown third-generation nuclear power technology 'HPR1000' has begun generating electricity. The major parts of the unit were developed by DEC. The 1,161 MW unit in the city of Fuqing, East China’s Fujian province, is expected to generate nearly 10 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity annually, equivalent to a reduction of 3.12 million tons of standard coal consumption and 8.16 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions.  

The Fengning Pumped Storage Power Station has opened recently. Unit 10, one of the very first two units put into use, was developed by DEC. This station is located in Hebei province some 180 kilometers from the nation’s capital which will host the 2022 Winter Olympics. DEC is the provider of four 300 MW reversible pump turbines for the 3.6 GW hydropower plant which is set to power up the upcoming Winter Olympics with green energy.

Heatex is selected to supply the generator cooling system for the DEC 13.0MW wind turbine prototype. Further cooperation and volume delivery are coming in 2022. DEC (Dongfang Electric Corporation) is targeting ‘wind category one’ areas in China with this new flagship wind turbine, which will be the permanent magnet direct-drive offshore wind turbine with the largest impeller diameter and installed capacity in Asia. Turbine cooling solutions The wheel hub sits 130 meters high and h...

On September 6, Hami 50MW tower CSP station developed by Dongfang Electric Corporation (DEC) achieved full load power generation. The outlet salt temperature of the heat receiver reached the design value of 565℃, the main steam temperature is 535℃, and the grid-connected load was 50 MWe. The project was located in Hami, western China, one of the regions with the best solar energy resources in China. Heat collection system DEC has developed for this project a concentrating heat collection syst...

On January 26, 2021, the delivery ceremony of the heavy support equipment for the Unit 1 nuclear island of the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station (“HPC project“) was staged at the nuclear island plant of Dongfang (Guangzhou) Heavy Machinery Co., Ltd. (DFHM). rigorous quality control The project opens up a new cooperation between DEC and Framatome. Besides independently purchasing materials, DFHM conducted procurement, design, and project management in strict accordance with the...

Dongfang Electric Corporation (DEC) has recently signed a contract for the first 10 hydrogen fuel cell (HFC) buses in Xichang, a city on Western Sichuan Highland, pioneering China's ‘highland’ HFC bus project tailored by DEC for the city. Given the high altitude and thin air of Xichang, DEC conducted in-depth research, namely engineering simulation and field measurement, in the optimal design, optimal control and efficient operation of the systems, and independently developed fuel c...

Recently, DEC has signed a contract for the supply of a complete set of equipment, namely the 1×135MW steam turbine island/package with Kerinci Captive Power Plant (expansion).  The power plant is located in Kerinci, Riau, Indonesia.

Recently, Unit 5# of the pumped storage power station in Jixi, Anhui Province, developed by Dongfang Electric Corporation (DEC), has officially entered into commercial operation. The project has achieved the goal of putting five units into operation within one single year. Located at Jixi County, Anhui Province, with the characteristic of 650-meter super high water head, high rotating speed and large capacity, the power station is equipped with 6×300MW reversible pump turbine/generator mo...

100kW hydrogen fuel cell energy supply system was successfully developed at the Hydrogen Demonstration Center of Dongfang Electric Corporation (DEC). It marks the company's other technical breakthrough in hydrogen application after hydrogen refueling station system integration and energy tank production.

Recently the '2020 Forum on High-Quality Development of Listed Companies & Presentation Ceremony of the 22nd Golden Bull Awards for Listed Companies', hosted by China Securities Journal was held in Haikou, Hainan Province, China. Dongfang Electric Co. Ltd. won the Golden Bull CSR Award for Listed Companies.  

On November 4, 2020, DEC signed the EPC contract for the Baime Hydropower Project in Port Moresby, the capital city of Papua New Guinea. Baime Hydropower Project This power plant will be constructed on the Baime river, which is located 11 km northeast of Bulolo. The work's scope includes the design, supply, civil, erection, testing, and commissioning of a hydropower plant on a turnkey basis. The project will benefit to the people and communities in the Lae district.

At the 13th China Wind Power 2020 (CWP 2020) recently held in Beijing , DEC signed two contracts regarding Section A and Section C respectively of the Fujian Changle Offshore Wind Farm Project equipped with 10MW offshore wind turbine unit. The 10MW unit is Asia's largest offshore wind turbine in operation in terms of single capacity. Since the grid connection on July 12, 2020, it has been operated in good conditions with excellent performance indicators.

At the 13th China Wind Power, 2020 (CWP 2020) recently held in Beijing, the 10MW offshore wind turbine of Dongfang Electric Corporation (DEC) was awarded the type certificate from the China Quality Certification Center.  This is China's first type of certificate for the 10MW offshore wind turbine, as well as for the largest power rating in China.

On September 16 at 00:00, the world's first 660MW supercritical circulating fluidized bed (CFB) boiler, independently developed by Dongfang Boiler Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of DEC, was put into commercial use after a 168-hour full-load trial operation at Pingshuo Power Plant of Jiangsu Guoxin Investment Group Limited. Boasting high-quality performance, the boiler operated soundly and economically in the trial, with its key parameters meeting design requirements and pollutants emission down to an...

Recently the rotor of the first unit of Baihetan Hydropower Station was lifted by two 1,300t tower cranes and then moved 300 meters horizontally before landing into the pit and being accurately connected to the generator shaft and the thrust collar. This marks the successful hoisting of the rotor of the world's first 1GW hydraulic generator unit developed by DEC.

Advanced supercritical reheating air cooling steam turbine generating unit developed by DEC of 80MW capacity, with connection boiler firing furnace gas, installed in Longxiang Steel Co., Ltd., Jianlong, Ningxia, PR, China. was synchronized recently. All parameters of the unit were indicated in good condition.

Recently the spiral case of Unit 4 in Changlongshan Pumped Storage Power Station has passed a water pressure test. To date all the four spiral cases developed by DEC. have passed water pressure tests in a once-through way without any leakage, to create the best record for water pressure tests of spiral cases of high-water-head pumped storage units in China. Changlongshan Pumped Storage Power Station has the characteristic of ultra high water head, high rotating speed and large capacity. With a...

Recently, China's first 10MW offshore wind turbine, jointly developed by Dongfang Electric Corporation (DEC) and China Three Gorges Corporation, was connected to the grid at a wind farm (Phase II) in Xinghua Bay, Fujian Province.  As Asia Pacific's largest and the world's second-largest offshore wind turbine was independently developed and put into operation in China, it created a new record for Chinese offshore wind turbines in terms of unit capacity. offshore wind turbine The unit is a...

On December 24, 2020, at 9:00 am, local time the second unit of the Kalteng-1 CFSPP project accomplished the 30-day reliability test, remarking the completion of all the tests and milestones stipulated under the contract. Previously on November 29 unit one had also completed the 30-day reliability test., During the testing time, both units operated with satisfying performance and parameters. Kalteng-1 CFSPP project The Kalteng-1 CFSPP project consists of 2×100MW CFB units that apply DEC...