On April 28, 2005, Shanghai Electric listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

[1] In October 2010, Shanghai Electric and Reliance Power of India signed a US$8.3 billion agreement for Shanghai Electric to supply 36 coal-fired thermal power generation units to Reliance over the subsequent three years.

[6] In September 2011, Shanghai Electric signed a cooperation agreement with CESC to collaborate on the construction of coal-based power stations in India.

[1] Shanghai Electric has a strategy to assist in the improvement of China's overall competitiveness through the achievement of three major objectives: "core business concentration, self-mastered innovation and global resource consolidation".

[1] Shanghai Electric offers turnkey systems and service for power plants.