{
  "id": 9128246,
  "title": "Regional HQ marks new chapter for Shanghai Electric",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/regional-hq-marks-new-chapter-for-shanghai-electric",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-22T07:17:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Borneo Post Online",
    "slug": "borneo-post-online",
    "url": "https://www.theborneopost.com/2026/09/22/regional-hq-marks-new-chapter-for-shanghai-electric/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Shanghai Electric Group has opened its Southeast Asia regional headquarters in Kuala Lumpur, marking a significant step in the company's ongoing expansion across the region and Oceania. The launch ceremony took place on September 21 at Plaza Conlay, following the company's recent securing of a major order in Malaysia for the Samalaju combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) Unit 3 project in Sarawak.\n\nThe new headquarters will serve as a hub for regional coordination, services, and ecosystem cooperation, covering 13 countries across Southeast Asia and Oceania. The site will leverage Shanghai Electric's subsidiaries and representative offices within the region, integrating its expertise in energy equipment, green and intelligent industries to facilitate more efficient resource allocation and localized operations.\n\nShanghai Electric has been active in Southeast Asia for over two decades, with a portfolio of projects encompassing power plants, solar power, wind power, power transmission, distribution, and urban industrial complexes. In Malaysia, the company recently won the Samalaju CCGT Unit 3 project, which involves the construction of a 500MW gas and steam combined cycle power generation unit using advanced combined cycle technology. This project demonstrates Shanghai Electric's capabilities in heavy-duty gas turbine manufacturing and full lifecycle services, from equipment manufacturing to long-term service agreements.\n\nAs a key equipment supplier for the Samalaju CCGT Unit 3 project, Shanghai Electric will provide major components such as gas turbines, steam turbines, generators, heat recovery steam generators, and air-cooled systems. The project highlights the company's technological advancements in heavy-duty gas turbine manufacturing and highlights the progress China's heavy-duty gas turbine technology is making on the international stage.\n\nThe company sees the Southeast Asia regional headquarters as a platform to align its technological capabilities with regional development needs, while also supporting Southeast Asia's energy transition and economic growth through advanced equipment and full lifecycle services.",
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR (September 22): Shanghai Electric has launched its Southeast Asia regional headquarters at Plaza Conlay in Kuala Lumpur, marking a new phase in the company’s regional expansion across Southeast Asia and Oceania. The launch ceremony on Sept 21 comes shortly after the company secured a major order in Malaysia for the Samalaju combined cycle [...] The post Regional HQ marks new chapter…",
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