The Power Construction Corporation of China (POWERCHINA) was formerly the Sinohydro Construction Group Corporation and the China Hydropower Engineering Consulting Group Corporation, with the government at the helm to boost national hydropower construction and accelerate national water conservancy and hydropower development. Power Construction Corporation of China, branded as PowerChina, is a wholly State-owned company administered by the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission and part of the heavy and civil engineering construction industry.