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CER Sept contracts up $10M with $5M Sanning deal

China Energy Recovery won a US$5.05 million Engineering, Procurement and Construction contract for a heat recovery system for Hubei Sanning Chemical. The latter is a fertilizer and coal chemical subsidiary of Jincheng Coal Group, a top-10 coal producer and one of the 200 Largest Companies in China.

CER Sept contracts up $10M with $5M Sanning deal

China Energy Recovery won a US$5.05 million Engineering, Procurement and Construction contract for a heat recovery system for Hubei Sanning Chemical. The latter is a fertilizer and coal chemical subsidiary of Jincheng Coal Group, a top-10 coal producer and one of the 200 Largest Companies in China.

CLP to develop 6th Indian wind project

CLP will expand its renewable portfolio to approximately 450MW with a 99MW wind farm in Tamil Nadu, India.

CR Power produces 2.4% of clean energy for 1st half

Net generation from China Resources Power's clean energy for six months ending 30 June totaled 1,109,775 Mwh. This accounts for 2.4 percent of total net generation in the first half.

AMSC Korea formed to focus on wind energy

American Superconductor Corporation has formed AMSC Korea to serve South Korea’s rapidly growing wind energy and power grid markets. Headquartered in Busan, South Korea, the new division will provide local applications engineering, sales, business development and field service support for AMSC customers, which include LS Cable, KEPCO, KEPRI, KERI, Doosan Heavy Industries and Hyundai Heavy Industries.

Wärtsilä to supply $83.8M power barge to Papuan mine

Wärtsilä has been contracted by Lihir Gold Limited to supply a US$83.8 million barge-mounted power plant to its Lihir Island gold mine.

CEM uses lessons learned from last year's typhoon

CEM immediately deployed over 10 vehicles and 40 staff for network operation and emergency service to ensure Macao’s reliable power supply as Typhoon Koppu mauled the Pearl River Delta area last week.

POWER-GEN Asia returns to Bangkok

POWER-GEN Asia, the premier conference and exhibition for the power generation and transmission and distribution industries, will return to Bangkok, Thailand, who last hosted the event in 2007.

AREVA constructs R&D center for Chinese power industry

With an initial investment of €50 million, AREVA will construct its transmission and distribution technology center for Chinese clients. Located in Shanghai's Caohejing Pujiang High-Tech Park, China, it will be the first Research and Development center of its kind to be built by an international T&D company in China.

Eco-tech graded as environment-creditable enterprise

Eco-tech Environmental Power Co., Ltd. passed the 2008 environmental credit examination conducted by Dongguan Environmental Protection Bureau, and was graded as Environmental-creditable enterprise.

San Miguel eyes Sucat plant

After acquiring a Bataan plant, San Miguel Corporation expressed interest in buying the Sucat Thermal plant, a dormant plant in Manila.

Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant to be tested at full capacity

Satisfactory evaluation results of Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant while generating power at 75 percent prompted TEPCO to test it while maximising generation.

Green Core gives highest for Palinpinon-Tongonan plants

Green Core Geothermal Inc. gave the highest bid for the 192.5-megawatt Palinpinon and 112.5-MW Tongonan geothermal power plants with $220-million. The amount also met the reserve price set by the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp., according to its spokesperson Conrad Tolentino.

Tenaga Nasional awaits govt go signal for nuclear energy

After announcing that they will complete Malaysia's first nuclear plant by 2025, Tenaga Nasional Berhad may push plans forward until 2028.

Heimifeng plant makes test run for 2009 start

Unit 1 of Heimifeng Pumped Storage Power Plant passed a 30-day test run, which signaled that this unit is ready for commercial operation.

EGAT seeks $411.5M loan to fast track 2 projects

EGAT is moving up two investment projects worth US$411.5 million a year earlier than scheduled to support the "Strong Thailand" project.

Thailand's RFEC now on its 4th phase

Thailand's RFEC programme has so far received US$163.6 million from the Energy Conservation Promotion Fund and US$158.7 million from commercial banks for 242 energy conservation projects. It is now entering its fourth phase.

Kepco bent to complete Smart Grid tech ASAP

Calling it the new source of profit creation, Kepco's main concern is how soon it can complete its smart grid technology.