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Ming Kei Energy expects its net loss for the six months ended 30 September 2009 will increase significantly as compared with that for the corresponding period in 2008.

UN will meet with carbon traders in China for feedback on project registration process and updates on developments. It is their last chance to meet before the Copenhagen climate negotiations determine a successor to the current treaty. It will expire in 2012.

The National Development and Reform Commission approved the 2x600MW extension project of Jiangxi Jingdezhen Power Plant.

AREVA closed a US$194.9 million deal with Maharashtra State Electricity Transmission for the turnkey design and construction of 36 substations.

Karachi Fast Track Gas Engine Power Plant brought home two 'bacon' from Asian Power Awards 2009, including Asian Power Plant of the Year.

Until 2030, wind power will key in providing energy to India's ever growing demand amid an economy which will boom.

POWER-GEN Asia 2009 posted a record attendance with nearly 7,000 power industry professionals converging at IMPACT Exhibition and Conference Centre in Bangkok.

Aboitiz Power Corporation has paid the PSALM US$260.89 million covering the 60 percent balance for Tiwi-Makban geothermal facilities deal. The purchase was made through APC's wholly-owned subsidiary AP Renewables, Inc.

China Energy Recovery completed two waste heat recovery systems for Hubei Yangfeng Group for US$1.42 million. About US$1.22 million will be recognised by CER in Q3 2009, according to US GAAP.

IRPC will replace its fuel oil power plant with a 200-megawatt natural gas-fueled cogeneration plant. The plant in its petrochemical complex in Rayong province will be powered by six Frame 6B gas turbines supplied by GE Oil & Gas.

Eastern Metro Manila and Rizal province experienced rotating blackouts as Meralco implemented manual load dropping due to the shutdown of a transformer bank.

CLP will supply power to Hong Kong from Guangdong Daya Bay Nuclear Power Station for another 20 years from 2014. This was made possible by the approval of a contract extension by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government.

Two AP1000 plants will be delivered at Haiyang as the first pour of basemat structural concrete has been completed.

Wärtsilä has been awarded operations and maintenance agreements by the Nishat Group of Companies for two power plants in Pakistan. The 5-year agreements call for Wärtsilä to operate, maintain, and supply all labour and spare parts for the Nishat Power Limited and Nishat Chunian Power Limited plants. NPL and NCPL are Independent Power Producers supplying electricity to Pakistan's national grid. Each of these two plants will utilize eleven Wärtsilä 18V46 engines and a steam turbine to produce a total electrical output of 200 MWe. Both the NPL & NCPL power plants are located near the city of Lahore, and are scheduled to become operational in the 3rd quarter of 2009 and 1st quarter of 2010, respectively. "Wärtsilä and the Nishat Group have worked together as one team throughout the development of both these projects, which are now undergoing installation and commissioning," said Mr. Mian Mohammad Mansha, Chairman of the Nishat Group. Wärtsilä already has a strong presence in Pakistan, with nearly 1800 MW of Wärtsilä power plants either in operation or under construction. The Nishat O&M orders mean that more than half of this output will be operated and maintained by Wärtsilä's own personnel under O&M agreements. "We have supplied the power plants for several businesses belonging to the Nishat Group, including these two plants. Wärtsilä has an O&M agreement for the 33 MW captive power plant at DG Cement, which is also a part of the Nishat Group," said Christoph Vitzthum, Group Vice President, Wärtsilä Services.  

Electricity tariff for Singaporean households will increase by US$0.017 per kWh to US$0.1534 per kWh. On average, taking into account the tariffs for all customer categories, the tariff increase is 12.71 percent.

ABB's first locally designed and manufactured 3-phase shunt reactor is now rolling off the production line of ABB Chongqing Transformer Co. Ltd.