About

Universal Energy (UE)

Universal Energy was established in the context of China’s Belt and Road Initiative and the Global Emissions Reduction Initiative. By integrating the advantages in capital, technologies and human resources, UE persistently implements its business philosophy of “global layout, stable operation, win-win cooperation and mutual benefit”. UE has subsidiaries including an international EPC company and an electrical design institute with more than 200 employees, and 33% of them are foreign staff.

UE has successively expanded its business in Kazakhstan and other Central Asian countries, Bangladesh and other South Asian countries, Southeast Europe and Southeast Asia. The company also has established subsidiaries in Hong Kong, Sichuan, Zhejiang, Anhui, Henan, Hebei, Gansu, Guangxi, Heilongjiang and Jilin. So far, the capacity of the grid-connected power stations and those under construction has been up to 1.1 GW, and the capacity in the pipeline reaches 1.6 GW.

UE has received loan support from European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Development Bank of Kazakhstan, Agricultural Bank of China, China Agricultural Development Bank, Industrial Bank and other financial institutions. IPO work has been launched in the second half of 2019. The company implements with international standards of management and has been certified with ISO 9001 quality management system, ISO 14001 environmental management system and ISO 45001 occupational health and safety system certification. Meanwhile, the company took the lead in launching the ISO 37001 commercial anti-bribery management system, laying a good foundation for corporate compliance and healthy development.

Universal Energy also actively practices social responsibility. The company has donated a total of more than 82 million RMB for precise poverty alleviation, improvement of host country environment, epidemic prevention, etc. The company was listed as an A-class key support enterprise of G60 Science and Technology Innovation Corridor in Songjiang District, and also awarded as "Advanced Private Enterprise in Combating the Epidemic" by the National Federation of Industry and Commerce, "2018 Chinese Enterprise Overseas Investment Social Responsibility Award" by China Overseas Development Association, "Poverty Alleviation Private Enterprise Award" by the Songjiang District Federation of Industry and Commerce. 


BUSINESS PHILOSOPHY

Global Layout, Stable Operation, Win-win Cooperation, Mutual Benefit


VISION

Becoming a green energy supplier with core competencies

VALUES

Integrity and law-abiding, Renovation, Cooperation and Realism, Sense of Responsibility

MISSION

Making the world's electric energy cleaner, safer and more reliable


Management Team
Yi Nan
Founder, Chairman
Graduated from Oxford University, Mr. Nan founded Universal Energy in November 2015 and served as the chairman of the company. He is currently a member of the 13th Executive Committee of All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, a member of Shanghai Municipal Committee of CPPCC, Vice President of Shanghai Federation of Industry and Commerce, Vice President of Youth Entrepreneurs Association from Shanghai Federation of Industry and Commerce, Council Member of the Yangtze River Delta Entrepreneurial Alliance, Council Member of the 1st Council of Shanghai Youth 50 Innovation and Entrepreneurship Institute, Member of the Youth Entrepreneur Committee of All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, and Council Member of China Association for the Promotion of Guangcai Project. He was selected as one of the "Top Ten Excellent Cases of Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Shanghai", one of the "Leading" young entrepreneurs in Shanghai, one of the first experts of Shanghai "Going Global" Expert Database. He was also awarded as "Young Entrepreneur Award of G60 Science and Technology Innovation Corridor in the Yangtze River Delta", "2021 Young Innovation Pioneer Award of G60 Science and Technology Innovation Corridor in the Yangtze River Delta" and "2021 Outstanding Contributor to Corporate Integrity Construction".
Yin Zhang
Director, President
Peking University
University of Illinois
Min Gao
Vice President
Financial Department
Tsinghua University
Haoren Nan
Director
Chicago University
Guangdi Xue
Vice President
Legal Department
Distributed Solar Business Department
Peng Zhao
Vice President
Engineering Department, Technical Department
Northeast Electric Power University
Company Advantages

Cost Control Goes Through an Entire Process to Minimize the Cost of Electricity

Flexible Mechanism for Highly Efficient Access to Resources

Reliable Financial Support with Advantageous Financing

A Professional Team Leading the Industry Trend

Robust Operation and Complete Risk Control System

Company Advantages

Cost Control Goes Through an Entire Process to Minimize the Cost of Electricity

The company gives full play to the cost control advantages of its EPC subsidiaries and the R&D advantages of the design institute, and controls the core process in the EPC to realize advantages of high decision-making efficiency, low construction costs, high power generation efficiency, low operating costs, high construction speed and low financing costs.

Flexible Mechanism for Highly Efficient Access to Resources

High-quality sunlight and wind resources are crucial for new energy projects. We take full advantage of flexible cooperation methods and efficient decision-making mechanisms to provide access to more high-quality project resources.

Reliable Financial Support with Advantageous Financing

We successfully broke through the financing bottleneck in the start-up period, and successively obtained loan support from financial institutions such as the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the Development Bank of Kazakhstan (DBK), the Agricultural Development Bank of China, and the Industrial Bank. We also actively cooperated with the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and many large commercial banks in China to reduce the financing risk of banks by increasing capital proportions.

A Professional Team Leading the Industry Trend

We have always adhered to a human-centric business philosophy and assembled a highly qualified team. The average age of the team is 32 years old, with 81% possessing a bachelor's degree or higher. The backbone team members have graduated from prestigious universities at home and abroad, such as Oxford University, Chicago University, Tsinghua University and Peking University. The engineering teams have obtained more than 6 years' experience in new energy power plant, and have undertaken more than 120 large-scale new energy projects at home and abroad.

Robust Operation and Complete Risk Control System

We hedge the risk of exchange rate fluctuations through local currency financing, and avoid overseas investment risks through CITIC Insurance. We have obtained certifications including ISO9001 quality management system, ISO14001 environmental management system, and ISO45001 occupational health and safety system. We led the industry in passing the ISO37001 anti-bribery management system certification to ensure business operation in compliance with regulations, risk prevention, and corporate stability.

Qualifications
  • ISO-37001 Anti-Bribery Management System Certification
  • ISO 9001, GB/T19001 Quality Management System Certification
  • ISO 14001, GB/T24001 Environmental Management System Certification
  • ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety System Certification
    UNIBLU Engineering and Contracting Co., Ltd., a wholly-owned company of UE, has obtained the following qualifications:
  • Grade-II Qualification in General Contracting of Power Engineering Construction
  • Grade-II Qualification for Professional Contracting of Building Mechanical and Electrical Installation Engineering
  • Grade-II Qualification for Professional Contracting of Power Transmission and Transformation Engineering
  • Qualification for Construction Labor Service
  • Level 4 Installation, Level 4 Repair, and Level 4 Test Qualification
  • GB/T50430 Code for Quality Management of Engineering Construction Enterprises
    • Sichuan Huantai Power Engineering Design Co., Ltd., a wholly-owned company of UE, has obtained the following qualifications:
  • High-tech Enterprise in Sichuan Province
  • Grade-B in Engineering Design of Power Industry (including Renewable Energy Stations, Power Transmission, Wind Power Plants, and Substations)
Development Path
2022 More

June - A total of 125MW/500MWh shared energy storage power plant in Gansu was completed for the record, making a new breakthrough in the energy storage power plant business.

July - Chairman Nan Yi was elected as Vice President of the Shanghai Federation of Industry and Commerce. August   Nan Yiwas elected as one of the Top 10 Excellent Cases of Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Shanghai. He was also elected as one of the First Batch of Experts in the "Going-Out" Expert Database in Shanghai. December   Nan Yi was elected as a Member of the 13th Executive Committee of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce. He was also elected as a Member of the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

September - The company was invited to participate in the filming of "Foreigners Tell Stories-Overseas Employees See China", a 100-episode integrated media product, which was officially launched, and the related reports were broadcasted and published by main stream media such as Shanghai Publish, CCTV, Today's Headline, Xinmin EveningPost, etc. The highest reading of a single article exceeded 80,000.

November - The company won four new bids for a total of 250MW wind power projects in Kazakhstan, with a winning rate of 62.5%. The capacity of its renewable energy projects in Kazakhstan reaches 630MW.It has become the most competitive and influential new energy enterprise in the region, and a golden card for Chinese enterprises to participate in the construction of the Belt and Road.

December - The company successfully completed the guidance work of stock listing.Theownership and operation of the company was appropriately separated to further standardize corporate governance and lay the foundation for sustainable development of the enterprise.

Sichuan Universal Energy Power Engineering & Design Co., Ltd.'s ability to undertake external orders has been significantly enhanced, providing strong support for the company's two main business lines of engineering and investment. 

The company's full-year revenue and profit grow against the trend,whosenet profit exceeded 200 million for the first time.


2021 More

02.08-Universal Energy, as the only representative of private enterprises, participated in the "2021 Year of the Ox New Year Cloud Gala" organized by the Shanghai People’s Government

05.15-On the opening day of the 2nd Shanghai Innovation and Entrepreneurship Youth Forum, Li Qiang, Secretary of the Shanghai Municipal Party Committee met with Nan Yi and other young representatives

05.18-Universal Energy signed the Investment Framework Agreement of Shuangliao Wind Power Integrated Energy Storage Project

May 30-Nan Yi attended the 4th National Young Entrepreneurs Summit and was elected as a member of the Young Entrepreneurs Committee of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce

June 25-Universal Energy Held the 2020 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders

July 10- Universal Energy and Aihui District Government of Heihe City signed a strategic cooperation agreement in respect of the comprehensive energy project including wind, solar and energy storage


2020 More

4.23 – Universal Energy, together with other Chinese enterprises, transported the first batch of wind turbine equipment under the epidemic situation to Kazakhstan by road

6.5 – The Yangtze River Delta Entrepreneurs Alliance was established. Nan Yi attended the meeting and became the first group of directors of the alliance

6.26 – The Kaskelen 50MWp photovoltaic power station in Kazakhstan was connected to the grid, becoming the first local photovoltaic power project that connected to the grid during the epidemic

11.16 – Uniblu has obtained the Fourth-level Installation, the Fourth-level Repair, and the Fourth-level Test Qualification

11.27 – During the 17th China-ASEAN Expo, Universal Energy signed the Binyang 200MW wind power project investment agreement that marking Guangxi as a base for Universal Energy to further push the development of the new energy industry

2019 More

01.02 – Uniblu acquired a Class-B qualification design institute and named it as Sichuan Huantai Power Engineering Design Co., Ltd. At present, this design institute has been recognized as a High-tech Enterprise in Sichuan Province.

03.06 – UE obtained the first overseas financing from Kazakhstan Development Bank Financial Leasing Company, and became one of the first Chinese energy investors to obtain policy financing from the financial institution; in June of the same year, Universal Energy received another financing support without recourse from the Development Bank of Kazakhstan.

04.20 – Uniblu and Universal Energy design company passed four major management certifications including ISO 9001, GB/T50430, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001.

May – UE’s first domestic WPP, 50MW WPP in Baixiang connected to the grid and put into operation.

08.16 – Universal Energy’s 30 MWp solar power plant in Zhangiztobe connected to the grid and put into operation. It is the first power plant of Universal Energy in Kazakhstan.

09.03 – At the Opening Ceremony of Kapshagay 100MWp solar power plant, our company donated 250 million Tenge (about 4.5 million RMB) to Kapshagay government for local public welfare.

11.25 – Universal Energy Branch of Communist Party of China was established.

12.16 – Nan Yi was invited to attend 2019 diplomats and private entrepreneurs exchange activities in the Yangtze River Delta and delivered a speech.

2018 More

1st, Jan -  Incorporation of Shangahi UNIBLU Engineering & Contracting Co., Ltd

June - UE invested another 4 renewable energy projects through national auction and acquisition, and became the largest investors in green energy industry in Kazakhstan

12.15 - Lingshou 35MW Solar Power Project opened and started operation, powering 1168 households in the community

2017 More

06.08 - UE’s critical presence in Future Energy World Expo and Chairman Nan, Yi signed the letter of intent for UE’s first invested project in Kazakhstan, witnessed by current Kazakhstan Prime Minister Mamin, which marked UE’s first launch in Kazakstan

08.31 - Kazakhstan’s 100 MWp solar power plant project had been included in the Main List of China-Kazakhstan Industrial and Investment Projects. (Currently, the 6 projects of Universal Energy in Kazakhstan have all been included in the list, accounting for 10% of the list’s total)

11.28 - Incorporation of subsidiary in Henan

2016 More

11.17 - Establishment of Universal Energy Zhejiang, marking the business launch of investment and construction in commercial solar power plants.


2015 More

11.5 - Incorporation of Universal Energy in Shanghai

11.29 - Incorporation of Enverse Kuakuat LLP

12.11 -  Incorporation of Enerverse International Holdings Limited