China

The Chinese wind energy market has become the global wind power development leader.

China Wind Systems will supply high-speed shafts to Nanjing Chang Feng, an electric generator manufacturer.

Ceylon Electricity Board has awarded a contract to China National Electric Equipment Corporation to build a 35MW hydro power plant.

Solarfun has already reached its 2010 year-end capacity expansion targets as of October. These are the 360 MW in ingot manufacturing capacity, 400 MW in wire saw capacity, 500 MW of cell capacity and 900 MW in module capacity. This represents increases of 100 MW in cell capacity and 200 MW in module capacity compared to the end of the second quarter of 2010.

Jiangsu Linyang will be responsible for designing, engineering and constructing an 8.1 MW PV power plant in Heyuan . It will also supply the PV modules to be used in this project. These were among the terms of the contract that Jiangsu Linyang, a wholly owned subsidiary of Solarfun, has entered into with Guangdong Guohua New Energy Investment Co., Ltd. This solar power project, subsidized by the national Golden Sun program, will be owned by Guohua New Energy, a Heyuan-based company founded in September, 2009. This project is expected to become operational by December 30, 2010. When completed, the plant is expected to cover a total area of approximately 30 hectares and generate approximately 8.1 MWh of electricity per year. "We are excited to have been selected for this important project. It is the largest EPC project for Solarfun in China and should help position us well for further growth from other similar projects in the future. This project builds on our prior project experience in China,” commented Dr. Ping Peter Xie, Chief Executive Officer and President of Solarfun.

ABB will supply Generator Circuit Breakers to major hydropower plants coming up in China. The deal is part of power sources to China’s “West to East power transmission” program. ABB will deliver HEC7/8 Generator Circuit Breakers, featuring the world’s largest breaking capacity, to the Xiluodu HPP, Xiangjiaba HPP, Jinping-I&II HPPs, and Guandi HPP projects, ensuring their safe and efficient operation.

The CA01, the most critical structural module in NI of Haiyang Unit 1, has been successfully installed. This is another major milestone after the Unit 2 CI FCD in late September this year.The State Nuclear Power Technology Corporation celebrated the lift and emplacement of the central 'CA01' module only around one year after the official start of construction. The module will contain main components including the reactor pressure vessel and two steam generators within the reactor building. The process to move the 841-tonne module took six hours and required the use of a very large twin-boom crawler crane, itself weighing 2000 tonnes not including counterweights.The T-shaped CA01 is also the largest and most complicated structural module in construction. Comprised of 47 sub-modules and weighing 1053 tons, it is mainly used to form structural rooms and accommodate such key equipment as pressure vessel.

Power lines connecting Zhoushan to the mainland are being constructed without blocking the shipping lanes for more than two days.

China Wind Power will provide operations and maintenance service to Huadeng Phase I Wind Power Project in Inner Mongolia.

GE and Harbin are forming a joint venture to manufacture and supply wind turbines for China’s $13 billion wind market.

The unit 3 of Ling Ao phase II nuclear power plant entered commercial operation in China on September 20, 2010.

Alstom will supply close to US$134.6 million equipment and services for three nuclear power plants in China.

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

China National Nuclear Corp plans to invest $117.6 billion to expand its business over the next decade.

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

Five Chinese electric power companies will each invest US$14.9 million in Shanxi province.