Founded in 1958, the North China Electric Power University (NCEPU) was originally named Beijing Electric Power College. In 1969, the college relocated from Hebei Province to Beijing and underwent a series of name changes, including Hebei Electric Power College and North China Electric Power College. In 1995, it merged with Beijing Power Economy College (including the original Beijing Graduate School of North China Electric Power College) to form NCEPU. Following national power system reforms in 2003, the university’s administration shifted from the State Electric Power Corporation to the Ministry of Education (MOE). It is now jointly managed by the MOE and a council comprising prominent organizations such as the State Grid Corporation of China, China Southern Power Grid, and several major power enterprises. In 2013, the council expanded to include nine organizations, including seven central power enterprises, the China Electricity Council, and NCEPU itself.

NCEPU’s main campus is located in Beijing, covering 1,600 acres, with a branch campus in Baoding, approximately 150 kilometers southwest of the capital.

The university offers 58 master’s degree programs across disciplines like engineering, business administration, and public administration, serving 7,000 graduate students. It holds “Double First-Class Discipline” status in energy and power science and engineering, as well as two national key disciplines: power systems and automation, and thermal power engineering. Its contributions to engineering, environment, and ecology rank in the top 1% globally among Environment Sustainability Institutes. Additionally, NCEPU hosts five post-doctoral research centers and offers Ph.D. programs in seven first-level disciplines.

NCEPU caters to 20,000 undergraduate students through 59 programs across 11 schools, including electrical and electronic engineering, energy and mechanical engineering, control and computer engineering, economics and management, environmental science, renewable energy, nuclear science, mathematics and physics, humanities and social sciences, foreign languages, and the School of Marxism.

The university emphasizes internationalization, maintaining strong partnerships with about 120 renowned universities and research institutes in countries like the U.S., U.K., France, Russia, and Japan. These collaborations foster substantive academic exchanges and cooperative research initiatives.