1、To study the issues concerning the power sector, put forward suggestions on policies and legislation; to make industrial statistic and analysis and participate in formulating development plans for the industry; to be in charge of the management of legal consulting for the industry and enterprises; 

　　2、To undertake the introduction of talent and human resources and industry management on environment protection evaluation , professional safety and health, qualification and certification of institutions for power plant boiler’s pressure vessel testing;

　　3、To participate in the formulation of the operation rules and the building up of the power market, to coordinate with State Electricity Regulatory Commission to implement the supervision, inspecting and other work entrusted by the Commission;　　

　　4、To participate in relevant hearings organized by the government, which are related to the rights and interests of the power industry; to organize or representing the industry and enterprises to deal with and coordinate some disputes and issues of difference from international trade affairs;　

　　5、To formulate and supervise implementing of industrial rules and regulations; to establish industry self-regulating system and normalizing the behaviors of enterprises; to ensure fair competition and market orders, and reflect the requests from power enterprises, so as to safeguard the legal rights and interests of the industry and enterprises;

　　6、To formulate industrial standards, service standards, quality standards and power construction cost control; carry out power reliability management and qualification examination of operation of related enterprises and quality certification in power industry;

　　7、To organize and carry out the work of professional skill identification, education and training, to organize the assessing, examination, identification and popularizing of scientific and technical results in power sector and provide various forms of consulting and service to meet the needs from enterprises in the industry;

　　8、To carry out non-government international exchange and cooperation, to join the related international organizations on behalf of the power sector and enterprises; to organize, coordinate and host exhibitions, fairs and carry out activities for introducing investment and promoting the selling of products;

　　9、To develop industrial and social public welfare establishment, and participate in the management and guiding of the key newspapers and periodicals for power industry; to take management of related industrial associations and organize the book compiling of historic records in power industry; 

　　10、To undertake other work entrusted by the government and provide services on request of the members and the society.