Xinhua Net: Shanxi Pengfei Group Explores a New Model of Joint Development Between Enterprises and Localities, Paving the Way for a New Paradigm of Win-Win Growth.

Promoting the construction of smart mines, deepening its commitment to education‑related public welfare, and establishing itself as a key platform for local employment—over recent years, Shanxi Pengfei Group has aligned its initiatives with regional development plans and overarching strategic frameworks, adopting a multi‑pronged approach. The group has consistently invested in county‑level cultural and tourism sectors, job creation and income growth for local residents, and rural revitalization, guided by the overarching principle of shared prosperity and mutually beneficial cooperation between the enterprise and the local community, thereby driving high‑quality economic and industrial development at the county level.

Smart mines are driving new economic growth at the county level.

Qinhe Energy Group Co., Ltd. is a regional subsidiary of Shanxi Pengfei Group, with core businesses spanning coal mining and sales, hospitality, property management, and other sectors. It is also a leading enterprise in Qinsui County, Jincheng City.

In alignment with Jincheng City’s overall plan for the cultural and tourism sector, Qinhe Energy Group Co., Ltd. is developing a 1,000-mu tourism resource complex centered on the “Liu Family Residence,” with a proposed investment of nearly RMB 4 billion. The company will undertake upgrades and renovations across four major categories of resources—“Taihang Honggu,” “Xiangyu Ancient Fort,” “Liu Family Residence,” and “Lishan Scenic Area”—to comprehensively drive integrated, county‑wide tourism development and establish a new regional tourism brand.

Exterior of Qinhe Energy

Over the past two years, coal development has faced certain constraints due to factors such as tight energy supply and demand. In this context, Shanxi Pengfei Group has consistently pursued a dual‑pronged approach, rigorously ensuring adequate investment in safety and proactively providing electricity‑coal supply‑guarantee and winter heating‑supply services to relevant enterprises, thereby contributing Pengfei’s strength to national energy security.

Yangquan Regional Branch

Since its establishment, the Yangquan Regional Branch of Pengfei Group has taken the energy revolution as its guiding principle, promoting the green, efficient, and intelligent intensive development of coal mines. To date, it has completed and passed acceptance inspections for an intelligent fully mechanized mining face and an intelligent tunneling face.

The completion of intelligent mining faces is expected to transform coal production—shifting it from high-risk operations to intrinsic safety, from quantity‑driven output to quality‑and‑efficiency‑oriented outcomes, from labor‑intensive practices to technology‑driven innovation, and from conventional extraction to smart mining. Shanxi Pengfei Group will further elevate its level of intelligent manufacturing, expand the scope of its applications, accelerate the digitalization of industries and the industrialization of digital technologies, and foster new models and business formats that seamlessly integrate the digital and physical economies, thereby providing more “Pengfei‑style” examples to support high‑quality economic development.

Focusing on talent, we are taking new steps to boost rural revitalization.

As technology advances, talent management must keep pace. For years, Shanxi Pengfei Group has been steadily strengthening reforms to build a robust workforce of industrial workers, comprehensively cultivating, attracting, and effectively utilizing talent. The group has also established a “Talent Refueling Station,” serving as a guiding force for talent and ensuring high‑quality talent development.

Donation ceremony site

Among these efforts, Qinhé Energy Group Co., Ltd. has strived to create a new hallmark for public‑welfare initiatives, actively engaging in local social development and charitable causes, and supporting the growth of philanthropic programs to robustly advance social security. Over the years, the company has donated more than RMB 700 million to the region, channeling these funds into post‑disaster reconstruction, infrastructure development, education and culture, poverty alleviation, environmental protection, and other areas. Through sustained, concrete actions, it has given back to society, fulfilled its corporate social responsibilities, and contributed to the economic and social progress of the local community.

Engaging in public‑benefit education initiatives, donating funds, and dedicating themselves to charitable causes… Over the years, the Yangquan Regional Branch of Pengfei Group has consistently participated in donation‑and‑education programs in Pingding County, contributing more than 600,000 yuan in total and helping to advance the county’s educational development. In 2023, the branch donated over 300,000 yuan to sponsor more than 20 “Stars’ Charm” square‑stage cultural events and the fourth Pingding County All‑People Singing Competition, thereby lending Pengfei’s support to the county’s cultural‑development efforts.

Shanxi Pengfei Group will continue to prioritize building a talent‑development platform, striving to create an environment in which everyone aspires to succeed, works diligently to achieve success, has the opportunity to do so, and can fully realize their potential, thereby forging a new chapter in rural revitalization.

Optimizing the employment environment to help local residents secure stable income growth.

Enterprises are thriving, and the benefits for the community are tangible. In recent years, as society has continued to evolve, major companies have increasingly tightened their requirements for industrial workers, leaving farmers without specialized skills struggling to find employment. In response, Shanxi Pengfei Group has stepped up to fulfill its social responsibilities, proactively addressing the challenge of local farmers’ access to jobs. By providing training and skill‑development programs to farmers in the areas where the company operates, the group helps them acquire marketable skills and take on roles that suit their abilities, thereby contributing to both their personal growth and the broader economic development of the region.

The “Integrated Energy Island” deployed by Shanxi Majunyu Coal and Coking Co., Ltd. in the local area.

At present, Shanxi Majunyu Coal and Coking Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Shanxi Pengfei Group, employs over 3,000 workers, many of whom are skilled industrial laborers who have risen through the ranks from local rural migrant workers, thereby further boosting the economic development of Qinyuan County in Changzhi City, where the company is located.

Building a leading platform for county‑level employment has been a longstanding priority for Qinhe Energy Group Co., Ltd. Guided by its talent‑driven corporate strategy, the company has created job opportunities through multiple channels and actively recruited workers from both urban and rural areas. Today, the enterprise employs 7,543 people, with over 95% being local residents. According to statistics, in the first half of 2023, the average annual income of Qinhe Energy Group’s employees reached RMB 48,900, making the company a key employment hub in the region.

Staff members of Qinhé Energy Group Co., Ltd. are at work.

Shanxi Pengfei Group will continue to align with the economic and social development plans of the regions under its jurisdiction, strengthen research and strategic planning, leverage its industrial strengths and specialized expertise, increase capital investment, and accelerate project commissioning, thereby harnessing the power of technological innovation to drive industrial transformation, economic growth, and urban development at the county level.

(Source: Xinhua Net)