What is the origin of the Yangtze River Environmental Protection Group

The Yangtze River Environmental Protection Group, a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Three Gorges Group Corporation (a central enterprise), is the core entity company of China Three Gorges Group to carry out the work of the Yangtze River's great protection, and was registered and established in Wuhan, Hubei Province, on December 13, 2018, with a registered capital of 30 billion yuan. The company takes urban wastewater treatment as an entry point to carry out the Yangtze River protection work, with a wide range of business scope, and operates the corresponding state-owned assets in accordance with the law.

Relying on the construction of the Yangtze River Economic Belt, the Yangtze River Environmental Protection Group is responsible for planning, design, investment, construction, operation, technology research and development, products and services related to ecology, environmental protection, energy conservation and clean energy. It covers raw water, water conservation, water supply and drainage business, comprehensive treatment of urban wastewater, sludge disposal, outfall remediation, recycled water utilization, pipeline network engineering, installation and maintenance of equipments and facilities, as well as industrial wastewater treatment, solid waste treatment and disposal, hazardous waste treatment, treatment of pollutants from ships, treatment of surface pollution in rural areas, soil remediation; comprehensive treatment of water environment of rivers, lakes and reservoirs, treatment of soil and water erosion and rocky desertification, treatment of black stinking water bodies, and comprehensive treatment of village and town environment; water diversion and transfer project; and comprehensive treatment of water environment of rivers and lakes. Comprehensive management; water diversion and transfer projects, protection and management of river source areas and water sources, river and lake water system connectivity, ecological protection forest projects, shoreline protection and management, wetland protection and restoration, ecological restoration of rivers and lakes, protection of protected areas and national parks, habitat restoration of floodplains, restoration of estuarine habitats, and planning and construction of sponge cities; restoration and protection of habitats of rare, endangered and endemic flora and fauna of the Yangtze River Basin, and protection of biodiversity; Comprehensive management of air pollution in industrial enterprises; energy saving and emission reduction, waste power generation, environmental protection, clean energy, clean energy alternative use, heat, power and cooling cogeneration; green energy-saving building design and construction, eco-agriculture technology development, biopharmaceutical technology research and promotion; ship electrification; water conservancy and hydropower engineering design, construction, management; locks and dams, joint ecological scheduling, water replenishment scheduling, emergency scheduling, and watershed monitoring and early warning of the water environment ; land development (involving licensed projects, should obtain permission from the relevant departments before operating).