Friends, have you heard? China has done another big thing! The key technology that was once a bottleneck in the power field has been broken through by us in one fell swoop. The heart components of the power system are no longer held by foreigners. The Dongfang Electric Corporation has made a remarkable contribution this time, allowing the people of the country to hold their heads high. What’s the story behind this? Let’s start from the beginning today. I guarantee you’ll understand clearly!

Let’s first talk about the term “choke point”. To put it bluntly, we can’t make the key things ourselves and have to import them all. When they are unhappy and stop selling, we are at a loss. We might not even be able to supply electricity. What is the heart of the power system? It refers to core equipment such as high-end transformers and large-scale generator sets in the power grid.

Without them, the national industry couldn’t operate. Over the past few decades, we have been firmly held back by foreign countries in high-end power equipment, feeling extremely frustrated! For instance, 90% of the control chips for high-voltage direct current have to be purchased from abroad, and a single device costs over 100 million US dollars. Data shows that the import value of power equipment reached over 30 billion US dollars in 2019. Not only is it heart-wrenching to burn this money, but it’s also being led by the nose by others, who keep saying “I won’t sell it anymore”. Don’t you think it’s infuriating?

Fortunately, this situation was broken! Dongfang Electric Corporation, our own equipment giant, has managed to tackle this tough nut. What’s going on?