Li Qingkui Meets with Senior EDF Officials

Guangzhou - Li Qingkui, Board Chairman of China Southern Power Grid, hosted high level discussions with Fabrice Fourcade, EDF’s Vice President and Chairman of EDF China and his visiting delegation.

Both sides took this opportunity to extensively review their mutually beneficial cooperation during the past few years and shared their views on future cooperation.

According to Mr. Li, under the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese characteristics for a New Era and in the spirit of the 19th CPC National Congress, CSG has placed its emphasis on quality development to increase its efforts to become a world-leading power grid company featuring sophisticated management, fine service, outstanding performance and excellent brand..

China Southern Power Grid is currently implementing its corporate plan aimed at prioritizing grid investment, construction and operation, providing safe and reliable power to its customers, developing integrated energy and financial services and expanding the global market along the Belt and Road..

CSG’s transformation into a comprehensive energy service company is currently under way.

In addition, senior managers of CSG are busy integrating its traditional electrical industry services with emerging industries, including cloud computing, big data, Internet of Things, mobile Internet and smart city, which provides enormous, mutually beneficial cooperation opportunities.

As a worldwide renowned power company, EDF enjoys a meaningful legacy of friendly exchanges and cooperation with CSG and it is hoped that both sides can give full play to their own advantages and deepen cooperation, so as to achieve win-win development.

Mr. Fourcade extended his sincere congratulations on CSG’s many successes and briefed Mr. Li and his senior staff on EDF’s strategies for industrial development in China and the progress made on key projects.

Mr. Fourcade also expressed his hopes for further cooperation across the board, especially in smart grid development, comprehensive utilization of smart energy and international business development.

Song Xudan, Senior Executive Vice President of EDF China; Yang Aimin, CSG’s Deputy Chief Economist as well as heads of CSG’s International Cooperation Department, Technology Department and Planning and Development Department also attended the meeting.