Dongfang Electric Corporation () is a Chinese state-owned manufacturer of
power generators
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and the contracts of
power station
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Many p ...
projects. According to
Platts
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, in 2009-10 the company was the second largest manufacturer of
steam turbines by worldwide market share, tying with
Harbin Electric
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and slightly behind
Shanghai Electric
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Shanghai Electri ...
.
History
It was founded in 1984 and is based in
Chengdu
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,
Sichuan
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. Its
subsidiary
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is Dongfang Electric Corporation Limited () (,). Its
H shares and
A shares were listed on the
Hong Kong
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and
Shanghai
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.
*1958: Dongfang Electric Machinery Plant () was established.
*1984: Dongfang Electric Corporation was established by
Ding Yi.
*1993: China Dongfang Electric Machinery Plant was restructured to form Dongfang Electric Machinery Company Limited ().
*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.
*2007: China Dongfang Electric Corporation was listed entirely in Dongfang Electric Machinery Company. Dongfang Electric Machinery Company was renamed to Dongfang Electric Corporation Limited ().
Controversy
Dongfang was accused by
General Electric
General Electric Company (GE) is an American multinational conglomerate founded in 1892, and incorporated in New York state and headquartered in Boston. The company operated in sectors including healthcare, aviation, power, renewable energ ...
in court papers of benefitting from a rigged tendering process awarded by South African utility giant
Eskom
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to install a new
boiler
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at the
Duvha Power Station
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Histor ...
. General Electric claims that Dongfang got the contract even though its bid was R1 billion (US$76 million) more than the General Electric bid.
See also
*
List of wind turbine manufacturers
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Small wind turbine manufacturers
* Bornay (Spain)
* Enessere (Italy)
* Hi-VAWT (Taiwan)
* quietrevolution (United Kingdo ...
*
Wind energy companies of China
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With its large land mass and long coastline, China has exceptional wind power resources:
*
Wind power
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References
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