In Focus

GE and Newcom will jointly explore power generation opportunities in Mongolia.

TNB has declared its readiness to construct Malaysia’s first nuclear power plant to diversify the country’s energy sources.

CNNC conducted talks to build a one-gigawatt nuclear power plant in Pakistan.

ABB has upgraded the distributed control system of the 1,200 megawatt Ilijan combined-cycle power plant in Batangas City.

The Liaoning Governor pledged its support for CWP’s projects after being requested to speed up projects with them.

Chinese hydropower companies are looking to exploit opportunities to participate in hydropower generation in Nepal.

Sonia Gandhi congratulated NTPC for completing Stage-II of the Dadri project long before the Commonwealth Games 2010.

ABB’s turnkey shunt compensation system improved the efficiency, reliability and quality of power supplies in the Bangladesh power grid.

China has surged ahead of the US as the most attractive place for renewable energy investment. This is based on the Ernst & Young report. The two countries were tied in last year’s Ernst & Young's Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Indices. But with $34.6 billion in investments in 2009, China surpassed the United States by more than $15 billion, accounting for 30.5 percent of G-20 investment in renewable power. A full 71.1 percent of this investment went to wind power. Although only eight percent of China's renewable energy spending went into solar power, it has already become the world's largest producer of solar panels.  "China's steady rise to pole position has been underpinned by strong and consistent government support for renewable energy.  This, together with substantial commitment from industry and the sheer scale of its natural resources, means that its position as top spot for renewable energy investment is well merited," said Ben Warren, Ernst & Young's environment and energy infrastructure advisory leader. “

TNB signed three agreements with three parties for a 21- year supply of renewable energy.

Representatives from MRC member countries discussed increased levels of cooperation in managing Mekong River Basins with Chinese and Myanmar officials.

ADB will issue its inaugural Clean Energy Bond to support its clean energy projects in Asia and the Pacific.

The first phases of Penglai Hushan and Zhaoyuan Xiadian wind farms were approved by the Shandong Development and Reform Commission.

Huaneng New Energy will invest US$880.9 million in the construction of an offshore wind power farm in Jiangsu province.

The funds will be used to build a 40-kilometer 400-kilovolt transmission line, along with a high voltage direct current substation and connecting loop, linking the western electrical grid of Bangladesh with India’s eastern grid. Around 500 megawatts of power are expected to flow into Bangladesh by 2012 as a result of the project, with the possibility of more in the future.

The SGCC expects to complete its acquisition of seven Brazilian energy companies from Plena Transmissoras for $1.72 billion by October.