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Chapter 1377 Opening the door to a new world
Seeing Liao Wei's expectant look, Li Dongling nodded slightly.

Upon seeing this, Liao Wei and Chen Jianglei both showed joy, while Wu Yaoguo also looked towards Li Dongling.

This power plant is equally important to Hanxi Guotou. With a power plant owned by "our own people," the heavy machinery plant under Hanxi Guotou will have a more secure power supply in the future.

"This project was introduced to Pingyang by Lu Shengxi, the district head of Pingyang Airport Economic Zone!"

Li Dongling did not claim credit for himself, but instead pushed Lu Shengxi forward. This credit was of little use to Dongling High-Tech, but it was of great importance to Lu Shengxi.

"District Chief Lu has solved the urgent problem for Pingyang, and even Hanxi!"

Liao Wei praised Lu Shengxi, but to be fair, the Lu family's deep involvement in the power industry surprised even Liao Wei.

Li Dongling poured himself a glass of wine and downed it in one gulp. Then he looked up at the people at the table and said, "But Dongling High-Tech's proposed power plant project is a comprehensive investment plan!"

Upon hearing this, Liao Wei, who was about to ask about the scale of the power plant, froze for a moment, while Chen Jianglei looked at Li Dongling in confusion.

Over the years, Wu Yaoguo has dealt with Li Dongling so many times that he has figured out Li Dongling's style quite well.

"Does Dongling High-Tech have any new plans for this project?" Wu Yaoguo asked.

Li Dongling neither admitted nor denied it. "According to the plan, the scale of this power plant should be that of a medium-sized thermal power plant, with two 25-kilowatt units and a total installed capacity of 50 kilowatts."

The generator set used is based on subcritical technology and is indeed the mainstream generator set in China.

However, Dongling High-Tech's advisory committee collects data on the domestic power industry and compares it with the development of the power industry abroad.

The advisory committee believes that once supercritical power plants become mainstream and the number of large-scale power plants in China increases, the power plant invested in by Dongling High-Tech may face obsolescence within 30 years, or even 20 years!

Li Dongling's words left Liao Wei stunned, while Chen Jianglei looked somewhat bewildered.

Chen Jianglei didn't come from the power industry, but he had dealt with it before. He knew that most of the generating units in the power plants in Hanxi Province were 50,000, 100,000, or 200,000 kilowatts, and some were even older. A 250,000-kilowatt unit was considered advanced in Hanxi.

Liao Wei was stunned for a long time before he realized what was happening. He opened his mouth, but didn't know where to begin.

Liao Wei wanted to say that Li Dashanren's worries were completely unfounded. The current state of the domestic power industry is such that there is simply not enough electricity. He has no concept of environmental issues, pollution, or carbon emissions.

As long as it can generate electricity, no matter how old or small the generator set is, it is now operating at full capacity. Electricity is money, and even if you have money, you may not be able to buy it!

"Mr. Li, you're overthinking it!"

Liao Wei couldn't help but say, "Once the Dongke power plant goes into operation, the power supply in the entire Hanxi area will increase by more than 10%."

"Right now, so many companies in Hanxi can't even buy electricity, how could they possibly shut down this power plant?!"

Upon hearing Liao Wei's words, Li Dongling simply chuckled. Those who hadn't experienced the frenzied development of the domestic power industry in their previous life wouldn't have imagined the speed of its growth.

Power planning aimed at ensuring uninterrupted power supply in China has led to an astonishingly rapid increase in the scale of domestic power plants. In the future, generating units will continue to start at one million kilowatts, and this 25 kilowatts will really be insufficient.

"Dongling High-Tech is willing to jointly invest in this 50-kilowatt power plant with Hanxi State-owned Investment, Hanxi Power and Hanxi Energy."

However, if there is any future expansion, I hope that this power plant can introduce supercritical technology and generating units!

Upon hearing Li Dongling's words, Liao Wei breathed a sigh of relief, as he was most afraid of any changes.

But before the others could speak, Li Dongling said again, "Dongling High-Tech hopes that the companies can jointly establish a power company in proportion to operate and manage this power plant."

In addition, this power company also needs to conduct research and development on other projects…

"Dongling, you speak!"

Wu Yaoguo knew that what Li Dashanren had just said was probably a prelude to this, for the sake of this dish of vinegar and this plate of dumplings!

"Most of the current power generation equipment is imported from abroad and cannot be fully adapted to the domestic situation, especially waste incineration power generation. Dongling High-Tech hopes that the power company jointly established will not only be able to generate electricity, but also be able to develop waste power generation equipment and technologies suitable for the domestic market."

"Self-developed electrical equipment?" Liao Wei's voice rose a few decibels. This was completely unexpected, and he even felt a little bewildered.

"In the future, urban waste in China will continue to increase. If the power companies invested in by Hanxi Power can develop power plants that can solve the problem of domestic waste, I think that would be good news for Hanxi Power!"

Liao Wei's heart skipped a beat. There haven't been any news reports about mountains of garbage in China yet, but if waste-to-energy equipment could really be developed...

For Hanxi Power Company, this is also a great achievement, as it not only solves the garbage problem in various cities but also provides electricity to them.

At that time, I'm afraid the power companies in major cities will all have to beg Liao for help.
"In fact, these devices are probably needed not only domestically, but also internationally..."

Li Dongling spoke slowly, making Liao Wei's breathing become heavier.

A 500,000-kilowatt power plant will definitely be phased out in the future. Philanthropist Li doesn't want to spend a lot of money to build a power plant that will be phased out in just a few years.

Developing incineration power generation equipment could become the most important source of electricity for this power company in the future. These power plants, which rely on incinerating municipal waste, are closely related to the city and will not be easily eliminated.

Even in my previous life, due to the development of these technologies, some cities in China were so short of even garbage that they began to run out of supplies.

Food waste is being refined into biodiesel, slag is being turned into biogas, and residue is being used as insect feed. In order to obtain waste, various power plants have started paying to snatch waste from sanitation companies...

Not only urban waste, but also the infamous gutter oil has become a hot commodity. After being refined, this stuff has been renamed and transformed into biodiesel, which is not only supplied to industries such as aviation, but also exported to America and other parts of Europe.

Thanks to years of protests by environmental organizations in the United States and other countries, these places have enacted laws requiring the addition of biodiesel to petroleum. The amount of biodiesel sold to China each year is equivalent to two million tons of waste cooking oil.

"In addition to waste incineration equipment, there are other technologies such as wind and solar power generation, which power companies should prepare for."

I hope this power company can make Pingyang a city that never runs out of power, a city that never sleeps!

According to future trends, the scale of thermal power generation will definitely be limited. Dongling High-Tech naturally needs to make plans early, otherwise the power plants that have been painstakingly built will be phased out in a few years, which would be a complete waste of effort.

Li Dongling hopes to use this project to completely solve the current and future power problems of Dongling High-Tech, and doesn't want to go through all the back and forth.

Liao Wei and Chen Jianglei exchanged a glance, then looked at Wu Yaoguo. They didn't know whether they were investing in a power company or a technology company.

Something feels off.
Li Dongling also looked towards Wu Yaoguo. Liao Wei and the other man were clearly following Wu Yaoguo's lead.

"Hanxi State Investment, we've invested this!"

Wu Yaoguo slammed his fist on the table and said that although investing in the power company and developing new equipment would cost a lot of money, he still decided to throw money at it.

For no other reason than that, Hanxi Guotou has never failed since cooperating with Dongling High-Tech. Even Dongxin Semiconductor, which has been losing money, has brought Wu Yaoguo benefits in another sense.

The first domestically produced chip was produced. If that counts as a contribution, and it makes Hanxi, the provincial capital, an industrial base for mass production of domestically produced chips, then this investment is not a loss!

After Li Dongling and Wu Yaoguo reached an agreement, it was officially confirmed that Dongling High-Tech, Hanxi State-owned Investment, Hanxi Power, and Hanxi Energy would jointly invest in a new power company... Dongke Power!
The Dongke Power Phase I power plant project involves the construction of a 50-kilowatt power plant, along with supporting power grid facilities such as substations, transmission lines, and substations, bringing the total investment to 35 billion RMB.

In Hanxi, this would definitely be considered a key provincial project. Dongling High-Tech has confirmed that it will hold 55% of the equity of Dongke Power and undertake the funding of 1.92 billion yuan.

Hanxi State-owned Investment Group acquired 25% of the shares in one go and undertook 875 million RMB in funding.

Hanxi Power Company and Hanxi Energy each took 10% of the shares in Dongke Power Company.

According to the agreement, the electricity generated by Dongke Power will be prioritized for use by Dongling High-Tech and its component supply chain companies. Any surplus electricity will be purchased by Hanxi Power and then resold.

Hanxi Energy provides coal for Dongke Power's power generation, forming an industrial chain between Dongke Power, Hanxi Power, and Hanxi Energy.

In addition to its power generation business, Dongling High-Tech also took the lead, bringing together three companies including Hanxi State-owned Investment Group, to provide Dongke Power with RMB 800 million in funding for the research and development of technologies and equipment such as waste incineration equipment, wind turbines, and solar power generation.

When the Dongke Power project was confirmed, Liao Wei still felt a little unreal. In just the time it took to have a meal, a key project of Hanxi Province had been confirmed?!
Once the contract is signed tomorrow, the deal will be finalized, and Dongke Power's name will resound throughout Hanxi!
(End of this chapter)