Yan Zhiyong is the secretary of the Party Committee and chairman of PowerChina. Approved by the State Council, Power Construction Corporation of China (POWERCHINA) is a wholly State-owned company founded on Sept 29, 2011 on the basis of 14 provincial, municipal, and district electric power survey and design, engineering, and equipment manufacturing enterprises formerly affiliated to Sinohydro Group Ltd, HydroChina Corporation, State Grid Corporation of China, and China Southern Power Grid Co Ltd.