Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2026
Former Chairman Zheng Jianhua sentenced to death with reprieve at first instance for embezzlement, bribery, etc.
On January 13, 2026, the Shanghai No. 1 Intermediate People's Court, in first instance, imposed combined punishment on Zheng Jianhua, former chairman of Shanghai Electric, for embezzlement, bribery, misappropriation of public funds, and abuse of power by personnel of a state-owned company, deciding to execute a death sentence with a two-year reprieve. The court found that he accepted bribes of more than 156 million yuan and embezzled more than 2.15 million yuan, and that 700 million yuan of misappropriated public funds had not been returned.
2021
Shanghai Electric subsidiary fined for environmental violations
Fine or penalty
Regulators fined Shanghai Electric Group Shanghai Electric Motor Factory Co., Ltd. RMB 40,000. The penalty decision stated that the subsidiary conducted production and service activities generating volatile-organic-compound exhaust without installing pollution-control facilities as required.
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上海电气(601727.SH)控股子公司上海电气集团上海电机厂有限公司因环境违法行为受到行政处罚。依据《中华人民共和国大气污染防治法》,上海电气集团上海电机厂有限公司被处以罚款4万元。该处罚信息于2021年7月22日被相关监管机构披露。
上海电气集团上海电机厂有限公司被发现产生含挥发性有机物废气的生产和服务活动,未按照规定安装污染防治设施。