Shu Yinbiao (; born 1958) is a Chinese

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that is the President of the

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and Chairman of

China Huaneng Group China Huaneng Group Co., Ltd., abbreviated as CHNG or Huaneng Group, is one of the five largest state-owned electricity generation enterprises in China, administered by the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the St ...

Early years and education

Shu Yinbiao was born in 1958

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province. He graduated from the

North China Electric Power University North China Electric Power University (NCEPU; ) is a public university in Beijing, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education, and co-sponsored by the Ministry of Education, the China Electricity Council, and a council composed of 12 ...

in engineering, and joined the

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(CCP) in 1985. In 1989, the

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selected Shu to be one of a group of outstanding mid-career officials to participate in a year-long technical study program in the United Kingdom. In 2007 as a senior engineer in power systems and automation, Shu was awarded his PhD in engineering from

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Career

He has spent his career in the state power administration. Between 1998 and 2001 he was the deputy director, State Electric Power Corporation, National Electric Power Dispatching and Communication Center, Finance Division. After State Power was dissolved and restructured, Shu worked in operational and engineering roles in

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. In 2004, Shu began working in management for State Grid, beginning in management roles as assistant to the company's general manager. In 2013, Shu became State Grid's general manager. After

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's retirement from State Grid, in 2016 Shu became the enterprise's chairman and

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. Shu adopted a strategy of "re-electrification" which sought to replace coal and petroleum power with electricity generated from

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sources. In 2017, Shu served as a delegate to the

19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party 19 (nineteen) is the natural number following 18 and preceding 20. It is a prime number. Mathematics Nineteen is the eighth prime number. Number theory 19 forms a twin prime with 17, a cousin prime with 23, and a sexy prime with 13 ...

and subsequently as a member of the

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. In 2018, Shu left State Grid. In 2019, he was appointed as the Chairman of the China Huaneng Group Co. Ltd. In 2022, he reached retirement age and left China Huaneng. He then became President of the IEC. He is also a member of the Energy Experts Consultative Committee of the Chinese State Council, and Acting Chairman of CSEE (Chinese Society for Electrical Engineering). He is also an active member of

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. He has been extensively involved in the technical research and management of power-grid planning, engineering, dispatch and operation. Shu has contributed to the development and application of power grid planning technology, UHV power transmission technology, and complex power grid operation and control. He has also focused on the integration of wind power, solar power and other new energy sources into grid technology and smart grid standardization.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Shu, Yinbiao 1958 births Living people Businesspeople from Hebei Chinese electrical engineers Engineers from Hebei State Grid Corporation of China people North China Electric Power University alumni Members of the Chinese Academy of Engineering Delegates to the 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party Members of the 13th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Chinese Communist Party politicians from Hebei