With a can-do spirit and united will, since the beginning of this year all cadres and employees of the Maintenance and Operation Company of SEPCO1 have earnestly implemented the spirit and decisions of the company's beginning-of-year and mid-year meetings, fighting side by side, each fulfilling their duties, working with one heart and helping one another. Overall operations have maintained good momentum of steady growth, and the quality of business operations has been continuously improved and enhanced. Behind these achievements are inscribed the determination of the company's cadres and employees to work hard and forge ahead, and witnessed is the whole company's resolve to act and strive for "precision, depth, solidity and firmness." Dedicated effort and hard work have yielded fruitful results one after another, further strengthening confidence in winning the battle for the full-year goals.

Unify thinking, build consensus, and win the year-end "decisive battle"

Sprinting through the fourth quarter, winning the whole year, and fighting the year-end decisive battle well is a year-end test and grand review of fulfilling the company's annual goals with responsibility and vigorous implementation, and is also a political task for winter energy supply guarantee and for improving the green and low-carbon energy transition. At present, we are in a critical period of sprinting toward the full-year targets. The Maintenance and Operation Company must continue to implement the spirit of the 20th CPC National Congress and the Third Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, summon an unyielding spirit, maintain a posture of catching up and running, strive hard and fight bitterly, grit our teeth and shoulder responsibilities, firmly grasp the initiative for accelerated development through the consciousness and enthusiasm of our own work, and gather strong confidence and strength to jointly promote the company's high-quality development, resolutely accomplishing the full-year targets and tasks.

Twist into one rope, devote one effort, harden one heart, and jointly realize one dream. In terms of all-staff mobilization, the Maintenance and Operation Company has successively held the "Kick-off Meeting for Practicing Wolf Culture," the "Kick-off Meeting for the Campaign to Win the Full-Year High-Quality Development Decisive Battle," and "Special Planning Meetings," among others; organized project managers, business divisions and regional managers to make commitment statements to "showcase project conditions, build strong confidence, and ensure high-quality performance," fully carrying forward the "wolf-like" team spirit and boosting team morale. At critical moments, all employees are encouraged to deeply practice their duties and missions, unify their thinking and actions with the company's development, closely combine personal honor and disgrace with making the company's maintenance and operation business stronger, better and larger, continuously improve ideological quality and business capabilities, consolidate and enhance hard-won achievements, and forge ahead with vigor, providing a powerful source of momentum for the company's high-quality development.

Face difficulties squarely, firm up confidence, and ensure a "double harvest" in market operations

The Maintenance and Operation Company adheres to market development as its first priority, anchors on the 2024 market development goals, proactively provides forward-leaning services, precisely aligns with customer needs, adheres to problem orientation, goal orientation and result orientation, and takes multiple measures to fully carry out various market development and operational management tasks.

As of October 31, the Maintenance and Operation Company had participated in bids for 361 project lots, with a winning bid amount of 2.628 billion yuan, winning 130 lots, a winning rate of 36%, completing 87% of the company's 3 billion yuan assessment target. Of this, traditional business completed 1.508 billion yuan, completing 116% of the company's 1.3 billion yuan assessment target; new energy business completed 1.12 billion yuan, completing 65% of the company's 1.7 billion yuan assessment target. Among these, it won the packaged maintenance project for three power plants of Huaneng Gansu Company with a total of 8.58 million kilowatts, setting a precedent for the Maintenance and Operation Company in obtaining multiple large-scale maintenance projects consecutively for the first time. In new energy projects, it achieved full coverage of multiple new energy fields including photovoltaics, wind power and energy storage, successfully winning three Inner Mongolia sand, gobi and desert energy base projects totaling 3.6 million kilowatts, achieving dual breakthroughs in traditional energy and large-base photovoltaic projects.

In operational management work, it adheres to problem orientation and takes contract management as the main line, exercising control over the entire management chain from pre-signing review, subcontracting planning, bidding, subcontract signing, contract disclosure, settlement, payment and closure; strengthening process control over cost control, project settlement, capital recovery and payment clearance in all links of contract performance; doing a good job in increasing revenue and reducing expenditure throughout the project process; and at the same time strengthening the prevention and resolution of potential contract risks and hidden dangers during contract execution. It makes every effort in all operational management tasks, strictly implements the company's "three prohibitions and eight strict bans," vigorously grasps subcontracting compliance management, and at the beginning of the year signed the "Operational Performance Assessment Responsibility Statement" with all subordinate units and the "Project Performance Assessment Responsibility Statement" with projects, transmitting responsibility and pressure level by level and enhancing the proactive responsibility and initiative of leaders at all levels in refined management and business planning.

At the same time, it strengthens supervision of project settlement, establishes a supervision task force, and focuses on implementing the finalization of completion settlement audits. As of now, 804 contracted settlements have been completed, including 130 audited and finalized contracts, and "Completion Settlement Target Responsibility Statements" have been signed with 30 completed projects. It strengthens the real-name management of migrant workers, formulates the "Implementation Rules for the Real-Name System for Construction Workers and the Guarantee of Migrant Workers' Wage Payment," and further advances the real-name system and payment guarantee management for migrant workers.

In the fourth quarter, the "two simultaneities" inspection mechanism for key projects will continue to be implemented, resolutely ensuring lawful and compliant operations. In accordance with the operational targets issued by the company, efforts will be made to achieve "stable growth of one profit and continuous optimization of five rates." In 2024, operating revenue is to reach 1.8 billion yuan; newly signed contract value 3 billion yuan (new energy 1.7 billion yuan, traditional business 1.3 billion yuan); total profit 50.4 million yuan; operating revenue profit margin no less than 2.80%; within the "two funds" reduction, accounts receivable as a proportion of operating revenue at 20%, inventory balance as a proportion of operating revenue at 10%, and newly added accounts payable kept within a reasonable range. At the same time, it actively explores new businesses, new directions and new goals suitable for the company's development, plans ahead for 2025 work directions and overall coordinated arrangements, closely follows the development opportunities brought by the national "dual carbon" goals and "new quality productive forces," strengthens customer cultivation and tracking and analysis, conducts in-depth exchanges and learning on related businesses such as boiler mixed co-combustion, carbon dioxide coupled electrolysis for hydrogen production, energy storage frequency regulation, and low-carbon transformation of coal-fired power units, grasps the technical characteristics and cost composition of new businesses, and makes adequate preparations for breakthroughs and development of new businesses, striving to achieve new breakthroughs as early as possible.

Compact responsibilities, highlight priorities, and serve as the "pillar" of energy supply guarantee

Keeping a close eye on goals and excelling in execution is both a mental state and a sense of responsibility. In the process of project management, the Maintenance and Operation Company always upholds the excellent philosophy of "performance first, management paramount, efficiency fundamental," actively implements various work requirements, and promotes high-quality project performance. Reviewing the first three quarters, it smoothly completed the performance of 58 engineering projects and multiple key milestone tasks, and received 15 letters of thanks, 15 banners and 10 letters of commendation. The Ningdong wind power booster station was successfully back-charged at the first attempt; Urat wind power completed the hoisting of China's first 10MW (MySE10-233) onshore wind turbine unit; the Yinshan, Timen and Yiyuan photovoltaic projects completed first grid connection; and the Hunan Yiyang maintenance project successfully completed handover, among others.

In the field of scientific and technological innovation, the Maintenance and Operation Company actively implements the company's scientific and technological innovation work requirements, takes annual scientific and technological goals as the guide, and orderly advances the company's "science and technology reform action" to achieve expected results. It actively promotes the conclusion and acceptance of group science and technology projects, obtained 1 computer software copyright for the smart application platform for emission reduction and efficiency improvement of subcritical coal-fired power units, and established 13 company-level science and technology projects in light of the characteristics of maintenance and operation business. In strengthening the output of scientific research results, 16 patent applications were submitted in the first half of the year, and 13 patents were authorized (including 8 invention patents and 5 utility model patents); 3 construction methods above the municipal level were declared, the "Construction Method for Installation of 6.7MW Wind Turbine Nacelles in Gobi Areas" was approved as an excellent construction method of Jinan City, 5 science and technology progress awards at provincial and ministerial level or above were declared, and "Research and Application of Key Technologies for Heating Renovation Construction of In-Service Air-Cooled Thermal Power Units" won the first prize for scientific and technological progress from the Shandong Intellectual Property Association.

Fierce winds reveal sturdy grass; raging fire reveals true gold.

In the decisive battle of the fourth quarter to secure goals, there must be no thought of "good enough," relaxing, or taking a breather. Key empowerment will be given to projects such as the Guoneng Fugu maintenance project, the Huadian Shouguang Yangkou photovoltaic project, and the Datang Tianjin Lizigu photovoltaic project, comprehensively improving the technical and quality management level of the Maintenance and Operation Company through demonstration effects. For key and difficult projects such as the Mengneng Bayannur solar-storage project and the Datang Tianjin Lizigu photovoltaic project, task forces will be established, with leadership team members stationed on site for supervision, ensuring high-quality completion of grid connection goals on schedule.

Based on the new development stage and building a new development pattern, active measures will be taken in scientific and technological innovation to ensure that at least 2 science and technology projects are accepted by the end of the year, at least 1 government science and technology project is established, no fewer than 13 internal science and technology projects are established, with an implementation scheduling rate of 100% and an acceptance rate of 100%; 4 benchmark demonstration projects will be completed, the first-piece sample system will be strictly implemented, the "four placards" system for on-site construction will be implemented, and process quality control capabilities will be enhanced.

Strengthen measures, vigorously grasp implementation, and solidify the "ballast stone" of safety production

Persevere unremittingly and work for lasting success; the string of safety production must always be kept taut. Taking the "Three-Year Action for Tackling Root Causes in Safety Production" as the main line, the Maintenance and Operation Company conducts normalized centralized study every month of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important expositions and instructions on safety production; conducts centralized accident case warning education and high-risk operation safety reminders every week, and simultaneously carries out weekly safety hazard investigation, cancellation and rectification and daily risk operation identification. In the first three quarters, it organized 57 project safety supervision inspections and identified 1,014 closed-loop problem items; all projects vigorously promoted the implementation of the hazard investigation and reporting reward system, organizing 3,663 hazard investigations and rectifying and closing 6,314 general hazards; all projects organized 1,337 various safety special trainings, with 52,218 person-times trained. At the same time, it completed the implementation of 5 relatively major activities including the "Safety Production Hundred-Day Tackling Action," "Safety Training Month" and "Safety Production Month," and organized 8 special safety management activities such as "Consolidating Refined Safety Management and Building a First-Class Maintenance and Operation Team" to advance management capability improvement.

In the fourth-quarter sprint, the Maintenance and Operation Company compacts and tightens responsibilities and strictly implements the company's various safety management requirements. It fully recognizes the accident risks that its own shortcomings and problems may bring, always keeps the string of safety taut, continues with the work style and safety management requirements of "high standards, strictness, meticulousness and practicality," tightens the guarantee responsibility chain of "each level supervising the next, each level guaranteeing the next, and every level implementing," consciously and proactively prevents and resolves safety risks, implements the management requirement that "those who manage production must manage safety, and no production without safety," and goes all out in the sprint to ensure that fourth-quarter safety production work achieves practical results.

Party building leads, Party-mass integration, and firmly establishing a "single chessboard" from top to bottom

The Party General Branch of the Maintenance and Operation Company persistently uses Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era to forge the soul and build loyalty, and effectively promotes the institutionalization, normalization and long-term effectiveness of thematic education results. It solidly carries out Party discipline study and education, studying the "Regulations" in their original form through various forms such as special study meetings, reading classes and special Party lectures, promoting the consciousness of the broad Party members and cadres to observe discipline. It strictly implements the "first agenda" system, does a good job in the branch's "three meetings and one class," guides Party members and cadres to deeply understand the decisive significance of the "two establishments," enhances the "four consciousnesses," strengthens the "four confidences," and achieves the "two upholds."

It deeply carries out the "three ones" thematic practical activities, effectively transforming Party building advantages into enterprise competitive advantages and development advantages, focusing on the main responsibilities and main business, enhancing core functions, improving core competitiveness, and promoting the company's high-quality development through high-quality Party building. It continuously grasps the building of Party conduct and clean government, further improves institutional construction, solidly carries out integrity talks, integrity education and other activities, strictly enforces discipline and strengthens supervision and accountability, guides Party members and cadres to know awe, fear and keep the bottom line, and creates a clean and upright political ecology. Adhering to the work approach of Party building leadership, united front integration and mass organization assistance, it assists the labor union and the Youth League in organizing more than 10 thematic activities such as the generator rotor threading skills competition, National Day singing competition, micro Party classes and micro Youth League classes, strengthens the coverage of Party organizations and work, leads Youth League building with Party building, and continuously enhances the cohesion of the enterprise from top to bottom.

The final battle is the ceremonial conclusion of the past and even more the starting point of the future. This is a solid decisive battle, by no means something that can be simply overcome by pursuing "quick, short and fast" results. The Maintenance and Operation Company will continue to deeply implement the spirit of the 20th CPC National Congress and the Third Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, solidly advance the work of the "Double Guidance and Double Building" improvement year, further promote the leading role of Party building, take the comprehensive completion of central tasks as an important criterion for testing the effectiveness of Party building work, effectively give play to the role of Party organizations as fighting fortresses, focus on key tasks, call on Party member commando teams to charge ahead, and let the Party flag fly high on the front line of the annual decisive battle; all Party members and cadres must fully give play to their vanguard and exemplary role, lead by example, take the lead in setting an example, unite and lead the broad employees to think in one mind and exert efforts in one direction, forming a strong synergy of work, gathering majestic strength, and creating a fiery situation of tackling key problems.

Winds rise from the tips of green duckweed; waves form between tiny ripples. To fight the final battle well and win the full-year goals, one must use true feelings, put in effort and take real measures. At this critical moment, the Maintenance and Operation Company from top to bottom will surely beat the drum to urge the march and set sail with vigorous oars, centering on improving economic efficiency, taking the implementation of operational assessment as the main line, taking vigorous grasping of safety and quality as the guarantee, and focusing on high-quality project performance as the goal, firming up confidence, maintaining resolve, and with the posture of decisive victory, gnawing through the "hard bones," running out the "acceleration," sprinting through the fourth quarter, fighting the final battle well, and going all out in the sprint toward the full-year targets and tasks, laying a solid foundation for a good start and good beginning of all work in 2025.