pt shenhua guohua pembangkitan jawa bali (pt sgpjb), an indonesia-based venture of china energy, recently was granted the 鈥淕olden award for coal-fired power projects鈥?nbsp;and 鈥淕olden award for quickly-generated energy projects鈥?nbsp;at the 2021 asian power awards for the innovative breakthroughs and explorations in the electricity energy industry.
pt sgpjb is an exemplary project that showcases china鈥檚 outstanding capacities in electrical engineering design, equipment manufacturing, construction, management, and operation. construction of the project lasted for nearly three years. the no.1 generation unit was put into operation on december 13, 2019, and the no.2 generation unit on september 23, 2020. the project boasted high-standard construction, debugging and operation and created a new record in construction speed. in early 2021, the company was listed as a national key project in indonesia.
since the project was launched, the company has taken concrete action to push forward operations. facing the sudden outbreak of covid-19, both chinese and indonesian employees work together to overcome the negative impact of the pandemic. by the end of october 2021, the company had generated 9.56 billion kwh, with an average load rate of 88.26 percent, providing reliable power supply for indonesia in the fight against covid-19. for a long time, the company has actively fulfilled its social responsibilities. for instance, it helps local communities advance ecological conservation projects and conserve coastal wetlands, making great contributions to environmental protection. meanwhile, it provides a large quantity of jobs for local villagers and has established profound friendship between chinese and indonesian employees and even between peoples of the two countries.
this year鈥檚 asian power awards featured candidates from asia-pacific countries and regions including china, australia, japan, south korea, singapore, malaysia, india, and thailand. a total of 54 outstanding power companies were commended at the event.