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State Grid Corporation of China

Also Known As State Grid
State-Owned Energy Enterprise

The largest utility company in the world, the Chinese state-owned corporation that operates almost all of the national transmission network from its Beijing headquarters, serving on the order of a billion customers. It was founded on 29 December 2002, when restructuring divided the former State Power Corporation of China into two grid companies, five generation groups and four accessory businesses, and it is the largest government-owned company in the world by revenue.

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State-owned utility 1
Founded Year
2002 1
Headquarters
Beijing, China 1
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State Grid Corporation of China operates the world's largest ultra high voltage transmission network, including the record +/-1100kV Zhundong-Wannan UHVDC line energized in 2019.

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Ultra-high-voltage transmission corridors built and operated by State Grid Corporation of China.

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  • Organization Type: State-owned utility
  • Founded Year: 2002
  • Headquarters: Beijing, China
State Grid Corporation of China (Wikipedia)
  • State Grid Corporation of China, lead
    a Chinese state-owned electric utility corporation
  • State Grid Corporation of China, History
    The State Grid Corporation of China was founded on December 29, 2002, when the restructuring divided the former State Power Corporation of China into two grid companies, five generation groups and four accessorial business companies.
  • Article text
    After the electricity Plant-Grid Separation reform in early 2002, the assets of State Electric Power Corporation (国家电力公司) were divided into five power generation groups that retained the power plants and five regional subsidiaries belonging to the State Grid Corporation of China in Beijing.
  • In Group: State-Owned Oil and Utility Companies, Lead
    The State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC), commonly known as the State Grid, is a Chinese state-owned electric utility corporation.
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