China Guodian Corporation is an integrated power generation group. The company engages in power development, investment, production, operation, construction and management, as well as in production and sale of electricity and heating energy. It is also involved in coal production, environmental protection technologies, commodities, logistics and financial services. Guodian's main businesses include renewable energy generation from thermal, wind, hydroelectric, solar, geothermal and tidal sources. The company adheres to the development concept of "Innovation, Harmonization, Green, Openness and Sharing", actively promoting revolutions in energy consumption, supply, and technology and system reform. Guodian pursues international cooperation, continuously optimizing its business portfolio and power source structures.

By the end of 2016 the total assets of the company had reached 803.1 billion yuan ($116.4 billion). Its total installed capacity exceeded 143GW, of which renewable energy accounted for 30.5 percent. Its coal reserves stood at 11.3 billion tons, and its annual output in 2016 was about 60 million tons. Guodian does business in all the thirty-one provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions on the Chinese mainland. It exports environmental protection equipment and technologies to over twenty countries and regions and makes worldwide investments in new energy projects. Guodian has been a global Fortune 500 company since 2010, ranking 345th in 2016.