Xin Lang Cai Jing·2025-06-23 06:05Core Viewpoint - The power industry plays a crucial role in the global energy system, with significant impacts on climate change, energy transition, and environmental quality. Major Chinese power companies have released their 2024 ESG reports, highlighting their greenhouse gas emissions and sustainability efforts [1]. Group 1: Greenhouse Gas Emissions - Three companies disclosed their total greenhouse gas emissions, with China Guodian Power leading at 31,463.27 thousand tons of CO2 equivalent, showing an 11.7% decrease from the previous year [2][3]. - Datang Power reported total emissions of 21,092.55 thousand tons of CO2 equivalent, a 7% increase year-on-year, primarily due to a rise in Scope 1 emissions [5]. - China Power's total emissions were the lowest at 5,030.2 thousand tons of CO2 equivalent, reflecting a 2.4% increase, with a significant 43% rise in Scope 2 emissions attributed to increased electricity purchases [3][5]. Group 2: Clean Energy Capacity - China Power has the highest clean energy capacity ratio at 80.12%, while Datang Power, Huaneng International, and Guodian Power have ratios of 40.37%, 35.82%, and 33.19% respectively [7][8]. - Huaneng International's total installed capacity is 14,512.5 million kW, followed by Guodian Power at 11,170 million kW, Datang Power at 7,911 million kW, and China Power at 4,939 million kW [8]. Group 3: Environmental Investments - Huaneng International invested the most in environmental protection at 1.78 billion yuan, followed by Huaneng International at 1.087 billion yuan, Datang Power at 747.9 million yuan, and Guodian Power at 730 million yuan [10]. - China Power had the lowest investment in environmental protection at 594 million yuan [10]. Group 4: Research and Development Investments - Datang Power led in R&D investments with 2.436 billion yuan, followed by Huaneng International at 2.389 billion yuan, and Guodian Power at 977 million yuan [12]. Group 5: Waste Management - China Power reported the highest hazardous waste generation at 128,000 tons, while Guodian Power significantly reduced its hazardous waste to 860 tons from 551,700 tons the previous year [14]. - Huaneng International reported hazardous waste generation of 610 tons, while Datang Power did not disclose this data [14]. Group 6: Green Power Trading - China Power sold 13.6119 million green certificates and participated in green electricity trading generating 5.198 billion kWh, resulting in revenue of 325 million yuan [15]. - Guodian Power achieved a historical high in green electricity trading volume at 3.51 billion kWh, with over 2.91 million green certificates obtained [15]. - Datang Power's new renewable energy project is expected to produce over 4.1 billion kWh of green electricity annually, significantly reducing CO2 emissions [15].