In a Daily Star article dated Aug 4, 2014, the company admitted to being under temporary debarment by the World Bank in response to a query by Bangladesh government with reference to a bid placed for the Padma Bridge project.

[citation needed] In Malaysia, the company worked on a joint venture with Sime Engineering to build the largest dam in the country.

The Malaysian blog Sarawak Report alleged that Sinohydro had widely used a technique involving adding excessive water to cement, making the construction unsafe.

The company engages in architectural projects, electric power investment, house property and real estate, research and development, and design and manufacture of construction equipment.

It trades in water conservancy, power generation, expressway, railway, harbor and sea-route, airport, municipal public utility, and building industries.