Datang controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
2026
Former senior executive Kou Wei sentenced to death with reprieve at first instance for bribery, embezzlement, and other crimes
On April 1, 2026, the Hinggan League Intermediate People's Court, in the first instance, combined punishments for Kou Wei's crimes of accepting bribes, accepting bribes through influence, embezzlement, and abuse of power by personnel of a state-owned company, and decided to execute a death sentence with reprieve. The relevant acts spanned his tenures at Huaneng, State Grid, and Datang; the embezzlement and other facts involved Lancang River Hydropower, and the crimes and all amounts cannot be attributed to each group.