Report Release
On 29 October 2026, State Grid Shanghai Municipal Electric Power Company released the report “All Life Thrives in Shanghai: State Grid’s Biodiversity Conservation Practices in Megacities – Shanghai” at the COP17 China Corner side event in Yerevan, Armenia. The side event, titled “Cross‑Sector Coexistence: Diverse Narratives Inspire Biodiversity Action”, was hosted by the Center for Environmental Education and Communications of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment and brought together representatives from government, business, academia, the arts, social organisations and the public.
The report focuses on Shanghai, a megacity of more than 24 million inhabitants that lies on the East Asian‑Australasian Flyway and records 534 wild‑bird species—about one‑third of all species recorded in China. Within the city, over 5,800 km of main‑grid transmission lines overlap 6,335 sq km of identified wetlands, illustrating the challenge of balancing energy security with biodiversity conservation.
Structured around the full grid life‑cycle, the document outlines State Grid’s practices in planning, design, construction, operation and maintenance, power dispatch, materials and supply‑chain management, digital enablement and corporate responsibility. Specific actions include avoiding ecological redlines during planning, restoring aquatic ecosystems during construction, safeguarding migratory‑bird habitats in the operational phase, and promoting low‑carbon electricity use through green dispatch.
A key feature of the report is the collaborative mechanism termed “One Hub with Multi‑Party Driven by Three Chains”, which integrates biodiversity protection from the environmental impact‑assessment requirement into day‑to‑day management across the grid life‑cycle.
The release positions the report as a vivid example of Chinese companies contributing to global biodiversity governance and offers a replicable Chinese solution for high‑density cities worldwide seeking to plan, implement and scale biodiversity‑friendly energy infrastructure.
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