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China Gezhouba Group CO LTD is a Hydropower brand from China.

Last updated November 4, 2026

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Overview

China Gezhouba Group is a Chinese engineering and construction brand associated with large-scale infrastructure, particularly hydropower and water-conservancy construction. Its institutional origins are linked to the Gezhouba Water Conservancy Project on the Yangtze River in Hubei, a major project that began in the 1970s and helped create the engineering capabilities and organizational identity later associated with Gezhouba. The group subsequently expanded beyond dam construction into a broader engineering, procurement and construction business. Its activities have included hydropower, thermal power, transmission and distribution infrastructure, roads, bridges, railways, municipal works, housing and industrial construction, environmental projects, water treatment, mining-related engineering and international contracting. The brand has been used in both domestic Chinese projects and overseas engineering markets, where Chinese infrastructure contractors commonly provide design, procurement, construction, financing coordination and project-management services. Gezhouba developed as a state-controlled enterprise and became connected with China Energy Engineering Corporation, a large Chinese energy and infrastructure group formed through the restructuring of major power-design and construction assets. The listed China Gezhouba Group Company Limited was absorbed through a merger with China Energy Engineering Corporation in 2021. Following that transaction, Gezhouba continued primarily as a business and operating brand within the larger China Energy Engineering group rather than as a separately traded listed company. The brand's positioning is centered on large, technically complex infrastructure delivery rather than consumer recognition. Its strongest historical association is with hydropower and water infrastructure, while its present business scope is more diversified and includes energy, transportation, urban construction and international contracting. Because the Chinese name can also refer to the Gezhouba Dam and associated water-control project, this dossier treats the subject as the corporate engineering brand, not the dam itself. The exact intended referent should be confirmed when the name is used without corporate context.

History

China Gezhouba Group traces its institutional identity to the Gezhouba Water Conservancy Project on the Yangtze River near Yichang, Hubei. Construction of the project began in the 1970s, and the undertaking required the coordination of major civil works, river control, power-generation facilities and related infrastructure. The project became an important training ground for Chinese water-conservancy and hydropower construction capabilities. The Gezhouba name subsequently became associated with the engineering organization and enterprises that emerged from this project environment. Over time, the organization developed from a project-centered construction entity into a diversified engineering group. Its work expanded from dams and hydropower into power plants, transmission systems, roads, bridges, railways, municipal infrastructure, industrial facilities, housing and environmental works. This diversification reflected the broader transformation of Chinese state-owned construction enterprises, which increasingly operated as integrated engineering contractors capable of design, procurement, construction and project management. The group also pursued international contracting. Its overseas activity has been associated with power, transport, housing, water and other infrastructure projects in developing and emerging markets. The international business model typically involved combining Chinese engineering and construction expertise with local partners, government clients and project-finance arrangements. Project locations and business exposure changed over time, and the brand's international presence has not been uniform across all markets. China Gezhouba Group became a listed company in China and was traded on the Shanghai Stock Exchange under the Gezhouba corporate identity. It later became part of a broader restructuring of China's power-engineering and construction sector. China Energy Engineering Corporation was established as an integrated energy and infrastructure enterprise bringing together major design, consulting and construction resources. In 2021, China Gezhouba Group Company Limited was merged into China Energy Engineering Corporation in connection with the latter's listing and corporate reorganization. The former listed entity therefore ceased to operate as an independent public company, while Gezhouba remained an important operating identity and business brand within China Energy Engineering. Today, the Gezhouba name is best understood as a corporate engineering brand rather than a standalone consumer brand. Its historical equity comes from hydropower and water conservancy, but its business identity covers a wider range of energy and infrastructure services. The name is also inherently ambiguous because Gezhouba is the name of a major water-control and hydropower project. A source that refers only to “Gezhouba” may mean the dam and project, the former listed company, or the continuing engineering businesses within China Energy Engineering.

  • 2021

    Merger into China Energy Engineering

    [3]

    China Gezhouba Group Company Limited was absorbed into China Energy Engineering Corporation as part of the larger group's restructuring and listing.

  • 1997

    China Gezhouba Group becomes publicly listed

    [1]

    The corporate group became associated with a Shanghai Stock Exchange listing under the China Gezhouba Group name.

  • 1971

    Construction of the Gezhouba Water Conservancy Project begins

    [2]

    Work on the major Yangtze River water-control and hydropower project began, providing the historical foundation for the Gezhouba engineering identity.

  • 1970

    Institutional origins linked to the Gezhouba project

    [2]

    The organization's roots are associated with the construction of the Gezhouba Water Conservancy Project on the Yangtze River in Hubei.

Products and positioning

A state-linked Chinese infrastructure engineering brand with historical strength in hydropower and water conservancy and a broader present-day role in energy, construction and international contracting.

  • Infrastructure engineering

    Hydropower and water-conservancy engineering

    The group's historical core is large-scale water infrastructure, including dam-related civil works, river control, hydropower facilities and associated construction services. This business is closely connected with the Gezhouba project's legacy and remains central to the brand's engineering reputation.

  • Energy engineering

    Power and energy infrastructure

    Gezhouba's broader energy work includes construction and contracting for power-generation facilities, electricity infrastructure and related engineering systems. These activities support the group's integration into China Energy Engineering's wider energy-design and construction platform.

  • Infrastructure construction

    Transport and civil infrastructure

    The group has diversified into roads, bridges, rail-related works, municipal facilities and other civil-engineering projects. These capabilities allow the brand to participate in infrastructure programs beyond the hydropower sector.

  • Environmental engineering

    Environmental and water-treatment engineering

    Environmental infrastructure and water-related services form part of the group's wider construction and engineering portfolio. The work can include water treatment, ecological and municipal projects, subject to the business scope of the relevant operating subsidiary.

Controversies

  • 2026

    Gezhouba fined over Mulan pumped-storage project not built to standards, drawings

    The Fujian Energy Regulatory Office determined that during construction of the Mulan Pumped-Storage Power Station, Gezhouba did not construct the upper reservoir main dam according to technical standards and did not construct the intake/outlet slope according to design drawings, and fined it 6,708,564.68 yuan. Status: administrative penalty. Entity involved: China Gezhouba Group Co., Ltd.

  • 2019

    Gezhouba Huanjia struggles to recover over RMB 1 billion in prepayments; executives detained in corruption case

    Gezhouba's renewable-resources business subsidiary Gezhouba Huanjia had more than 1 billion yuan in prepayments that could not be recovered; former chairman Chen Xi and general manager Wang Jinping were placed under detention for investigation in 2019, and manager Lü Weijie was sentenced to seven years for embezzling 5.8556 million yuan, exposing internal-control problems at the subsidiary. Gezhouba made large impairment provisions in its environmental-protection business.

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Brand decisions

  • 2021

    Merger with China Energy Engineering CorporationM&A

    Background

    China's energy-design and construction assets were reorganized into a larger integrated group, with China Gezhouba Group becoming part of China Energy Engineering's corporate structure.

    Action taken

    China Gezhouba Group Company Limited was merged into China Energy Engineering Corporation Limited, ending its independent status as a separately listed company.

    Aftermath

    The Gezhouba identity continued as an operating and business brand within China Energy Engineering, while the former Gezhouba listed vehicle no longer traded independently.

Recent events

  • Reported

    Jinke Group and three groups sign strategic cooperation framework agreement[10]

    Jinke Group, China Gezhouba Group, Nature Group and Zhongrun Group signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement in Shanghai on January 10, 2020, to explore a new model for the medical care and health industries and jointly develop a demonstration project and ecosystem.

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