Chinese group powers ahead as world leader in engineering projects
A Chinese company has developed into one of the pace-setting contractors for global engineering projects, thanks to its success internationally over three decades.
Founded in 1978, China Machinery Engineering Corp is a conglomerate with operations ranging from engineering project contacting to trade, research and development and international services.
The Chinese Ministry of Commerce for many consecutive years ranked CMEC among the nation's top 10 contractors by business turnover from overseas projects.
CMEC has remained a leader in the international contracting market, achieving a number of China's firsts in many international projects in the power sector, according to the company.
It became the first Chinese company to contract a power project in Pakistan in the 1980s, with the 210-megawatt Guddu Thermal Power Station.
In the new century, it first introduced the China-made 600MW supercritical coal-fired power plant to the international market, which has been successfully connected to grids for power generation.
It has also made great strides in other sectors, including building a national radio and television center in Africa.
According to a report by the Paris-based market research firm Ipsos, CMEC ranked fourth among Chinese contractors in terms of revenue from international power and energy projects.
In 2013 the company won China's annual Luban award for overseas projects, for its supercritical coal-fired power plant in Turkey, making it the first coal-fired power plant to win the prize.
In November 2012, the first-phase project of its Puttalam power plant project in Sri Lanka was awarded the China Project Management Achievement Award by the China Project Management Research Committee.
With more than 30 years experience in the engineering industry, CMEC said it has developed the capacity to provide one-stop, customized, complete plant solutions. These span preliminary planning, engineering procurement construction, financing, operation and maintenance.
It has expanded its business presence to 47 countries and regions in Asia, Africa, Europe and South America, forming a project contracting system focusing on electric power and covering such fields as transportation, telecoms, waterworks, building materials and cement.
Since 2002, CMEC has been involved in a large number of projects in the power sector in Angola.
These include the rehabilitation and expansion of the electricity network in Luanda, and the construction of north-south and east-west transmission lines and substations.
CMEC has also built the biggest gas turbine power plant in Angola, namely the Soyo I Combined Cycle Power Plant, which consists of two sets of gas turbine-combined cycle generators with total installed capacity of 750 megawatts.
By the end of 2017, it had completed three gas turbines in Angola.
The group said that over the years it has developed a capable project team in carrying out power projects in Angola, with a deep understanding of the local language, culture and full respect of local customs.
The company said it always prioritizes the use of local goods, services and the labor force to promote local economic growth and improve local quality of life.
It has set up a complete system for quality, environment and occupational health management, to ensure the high standard and quality of its products and services.
Through years of development, CMEC has built itself into an international brand, with business interests in more than 150 countries and regions across all five continents.
As China's leading engineering contractor and service provider with an international reputation, CMEC said it embraces its philosophy of "Create Ideas, Achieve Dreams."
To achieve happier lives for people around the world, CMEC said it was committed to providing top-quality services with high added value and returns. It said it is also committed to mutual benefit, common development and progress in making the world a better place.
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(China Daily 01/30/2018 page7)
