china electric power technology market association (hereinafter referred to as the "association") is a voluntary joint organization of the national power industry and enterprises and institutions that serve the power industry and engage in power technology market activities. it is an industry-oriented social group that is not profitable and has independent the legal person status of the community. the association was established in june 1994 and was registered with the ministry of civil affairs. after the reform of the power system, the association's business supervisory unit, the state-owned assets supervision and administration commission of the state council, and entrusted the china electric power enterprise federation to manage it.