CR Power Helps Hubei Province with Epidemic Prevention and Control by Ensuring Power Supply and Heat Supply for Industry and People's Livelihood

Wuhan was put in lockdown. Since Hubei's epidemic prevention and control measures were upgraded, the Party committees of China Resources Group and CR Power have successively instructed CR Power Central China Region to raise its political standing, fulfill its responsibilities as a Central enterprise, make every effort to stabilize production and ensure power supply and heating supply for industry and people's livelihood.

Reportedly, by the end of January 2020, the thermal power operation projects of CR Power Central China Region had included Chibi Power Plant, Yichang Power Plant and Lianyuan Power Plant, of which the first two are located in Hubei and the third in Hunan, with a total installed capacity of 4.02 million kilowatts. Its new energy business covers 4 regional companies in Suizhou (Hubei), Xiangyang (Hubei), north Jiangxi and south Jiangxi respectively. 13 wind farms are in operation, of which 11 are in Hubei and 2 in Jiangxi, with an installed capacity of 974,000 kilowatts in operation and an installed capacity of 378,000 kilowatts under construction.

According to statistics, from January 23 to February 1, CR China Central China Region generated 446 million kilowatt-hours of electricity and 65,500 GJ of heat, of which Chibi Power Plant, as an important backbone power supply for the power grid in southern Hubei and in Xianning, contributed 266 million kilowatt-hours of electricity and 9,000 JG of heat.

Reportedly, in order to deal with the epidemic on a long-term basis and ensure a stable supply of electricity, all employees of CR Power Central China Region were mobilized to get in “combat” readiness, overcome difficulties, and go whole hog in upgrading the stock of coal and materials consumed in large-scale production. From January 23 to February 1, a total of 147,000 tons of coal and 4,500 tons of materials for large-scale production were urgently allocated. In February, the company planned to invest RMB 160 million to increase the stock of materials. Currently the fuel and material reserves have been increased to a level that can guarantee the continuous operation of the power plant for one and a half months, thus ensuring the power supply of the power grid.

The generator set cannot stop for one single minute in 24 hours, for which the health of frontline employees and organizational integrity are the key foundation. In order to ensure the safety of epidemic prevention and stable operation of employees on duty, CR Power Central China Region took the "divided-into-groups-by-region-for-isolation-and-protection" measure for a total of about 1,400 on-the-job production workers. At the same time, under the orderly organization and arrangement, about 300 employees ended their vacations in advance and returned to work. Such emergency management method has never been seen before in CR China Central China Region. During this period, the company put in a considerable sum of money in accommodation, food and epidemic prevention materials, which altogether amounted to RMB 12 million per month and was borne by the company itself.

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