Shanghai Electric Power University is a full-time ordinary institution of higher learning jointly established by the central government and Shanghai, which is mainly managed by Shanghai. At the same time, he is a member of China Electric Power University Alliance and one of the first demonstration universities in Shanghai to deepen the reform of innovation and entrepreneurship education.

The school has two campuses, Yangpu and Pudong, covering an area of nearly 1.200 mu. The school has 13 secondary colleges, 32 undergraduate majors, 1 authorized points for doctoral degrees in first-level disciplines, 6 authorized points for master's degrees in first-level disciplines and 5 authorized points for master's degrees.

Shanghai Electric Power University has 13 secondary departments, including College of Energy and Mechanical Engineering, College of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, College of Electrical Engineering, College of Automation Engineering, College of Computer Science and Technology, College of Electronics and Information Engineering, College of Economics and Management, College of Mathematics and Physics, College of Foreign Languages, College of International Exchange, College of Continuing Education, College of Marxism and Ministry of Sports, with 32 undergraduate majors.