Where to begin
The Hongyan spirit, born in Chongqing, embodies steadfast ideals, tenacious willpower, and a commitment to serving the people, serving as a rich spiritual resource for energy state-owned enterprises in the region to fulfill their responsibilities. As a grassroots hydropower central enterprise in southeastern Chongqing, Chongqing Datang International Pengshui Hydropower Development Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Pengshui Hydropower) shoulders the duties of ensuring electricity supply, protecting the river basin ecosystem, and revitalising the reservoir area. It persistently integrates the Hongyan spirit into all aspects of its operations, safety protocols, and Party-building and integrity efforts. Through the "Learn, Inspect, Improve, Sustain" framework, the company transforms this red spirit into tangible actions to uphold the "six forces" and build a modern new Chongqing.
Forging a strong foundation through learning
By steadfastly adhering to learning for direction and soul-building, the company firmly grasps the political, economic, and social attributes of an energy state-owned enterprise, solidifying its political foundation for high-quality development. The first step involves deepening the study of innovative theories to foster loyalty. The "first agenda" system is strictly implemented, aligning with the "six forces" to enhance the political judgment, understanding, and execution of cadres and employees. In line with the "dual carbon" strategy and Chongqing's energy transition plan, the company coordinates reservoir scheduling, unit operations, and new energy expansion, rejecting a mindset that prioritises profit over political responsibility, thereby upholding the political nature of a state-owned enterprise. The second step entails a detailed study of the Hongyan spirit to inspire a sense of responsibility. Regular immersive study sessions are held at Hongyan bases, drawing strength from the revolutionary struggles of predecessors. Employees are guided to face urgent challenges like flood control, peak power supply, and unit maintenance, inheriting the spirit of resilience and daring to take on tough tasks, thus fulfilling the central enterprise's role in regional energy security and watershed ecological management. The third step is to appreciate the original commitment to the people, anchoring the foundation of people's wellbeing. The company upholds the Hongyan principle of serving the people, coordinating efforts in stable electricity supply, fish ecological restoration, and support for reservoir area migrants. It continuously releases the green dividends of clean hydropower, precisely responding to the public's electricity and water needs, and demonstrating the state-owned enterprise's commitment to the people through tangible beneficial outcomes.
Self-reflection through inspection
Inheriting the Hongyan predecessors' style of strict self-discipline and self-reflection, the company regularly benchmarks and rectifies issues, focusing on three key problem areas: mindset, work style, and integrity. The first area is correcting ideological deviations to realign the development direction. The company resolutely corrects the skewed perception that prioritises economic efficiency over political responsibility, eliminating tendencies to slack off during flood control or project development. It firmly establishes the comprehensive responsibility of a hydropower enterprise to "protect a clear reservoir, maintain a stable grid, and benefit the entire reservoir area," rejecting short-term, utilitarian thinking. The second area is addressing deep-seated work style issues to combat formalism. Self-inspection and corrective actions are focused on key areas like equipment maintenance, safety control, and project construction, ensuring that inspections are not mere formalities and that rectifications are not compromised. Party members and cadres are strictly required to lead and be on duty at the front line, directing operations during critical periods such as flood rescue, high-temperature power supply, and major unit overhauls, thus building a solid defence line for safe production and electricity supply with a rigorous work style. The third area is scrutinising integrity risks to build a clean line of defence. The central eight-point regulations are strictly implemented, with close attention on high-risk areas like project construction, procurement, and outsourced services. Regular integrity education and heart-to-heart talks are conducted. By emulating the Hongyan forebears' spirit of frugality and integrity, the company improves its list of integrity risks, strictly preventing interest-driven entrapment and micro-corruption, thereby fostering a clean and upright development environment.
Improving capabilities through action
Adhering to the principle of promoting improvement through inspection and implementing immediate changes, the company transforms the fighting spirit of the Hongyan spirit into concrete actions to solve problems, drive transformation, and enhance quality and efficiency. The first action is implementing a closed-loop rectification list to unblock development bottlenecks. A ledger is established for various self-inspection and audit issues, with a management system for tracking and closing them out. The reservoir joint scheduling and unit operation and maintenance system is optimised to improve power supply stability; a Hongyan pioneer party member commando team is formed to solidly implement green projects like watershed ecological restoration and fish restocking; a rapid response channel for reservoir area demands is established to regularly provide support for migrants, addressing the urgent needs of the people. The second action is innovating for a green transition to broaden clean energy pathways. By leveraging digital and intelligent upgrades for unit monitoring and smart scheduling systems, the company reduces costs and improves efficiency. It proactively integrates into the construction of Chongqing's new power system, orderly deploying wind, photovoltaic, and energy storage projects to create an integrated "hydro-wind-solar-storage" energy supply system, expanding clean electricity supply and contributing to the region's "dual carbon" goals. The third action is leading by example with cadres to forge a strong hydropower team. The leading role of cadres is brought into play, with them leading from the front during power supply assurance, flood control repairs, and project attacks. Through platforms like the "Hongyan Pioneer" demonstration posts and commando teams, the company inspires all employees to strive for excellence, consolidating a powerful force for tackling challenges together.
Sustaining effectiveness through long-term mechanisms
Carrying forward the Hongyan legacy and fulfilling the mission of a central enterprise requires persistent and long-term effort. The company needs to build a three-dimensional mechanism integrating learning, supervision, and culture to continuously nurture a healthy corporate ecosystem. The first measure is regular red education to temper Party spirit. The Hongyan spirit and disciplinary warnings are incorporated into the "Three Meetings and One Lesson," central group study sessions, and corporate micro-lectures, combined with regular education using typical industry cases, ensuring that the red gene and rules and regulations are deeply ingrained. The second measure is implementing closed-loop, full-process supervision for standardised governance. Project construction, bidding and procurement, and reservoir area support are managed with transparency, establishing a full-chain supervision mechanism of "prevention beforehand, control during the process, and review afterwards." Major matters are discussed collectively and the entire process is documented, using systems to regulate internal governance. The third measure is fostering a Hongyan-characteristic culture to unite people. The company builds a red propaganda base, regularly conducts Hongyan-themed activities and efforts to strive for excellence and be first in line. It improves the care and support mechanism for employees, ensuring smooth channels for expressing concerns, and creating an internal environment where everyone works together with a common purpose, feels at ease with integrity, and enjoys a warm and comfortable atmosphere.