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More CO2 emissions credits will be used by Chubu Electric for an LNG thermoelectric power generation project being built in Putian City, Fujian Province by the CNOOC Fujian Gas Power Co., Ltd. Chubu Electric has concluded an agreement to repurchase CO2 emissions credits from Mitsubishi Corporation after it has committed to purchase approximately 9.24 million tons of CO2 emissions credits from a Chinese project. The company described the latter purchase, which will be made over the 2009–2012 period, as "the largest carbon credit purchase agreement that Chubu Electric has ever entered." An official statement from Chubu Electric Power Company, Inc., stated, "Our intent is to continue the fight against global warming by working with CO2 reduction projects and taking other measures."

Black & Veatch will provide engineering, procurement and commissioning services for the Tanjung Jati B power station’s boiler island in Central Java, Indonesia. This includes equipment for coal handling and unloading, air quality control systems and limestone unloading and handling.

Kaifeng Power Plant’s extension project passed the 168-hour test run with a 100 percent rate in automation, protection, instrument startup and steam-water quality. The successful test run signals its completion for generation.

Macau’s CEM can now monitor all its 960 units of 11,000/400V transformers on a 24-hour basis following the installation of its alarm system.

J-Power has acquired holdings in three Marubeni wind power companies to increase its wind power capacity in Japan to 255,880kW. It is the first such assets acquired by J-Power in Japan that have been developed and operated by another company.

Chubu Electric has received MOX fuel that will be used for its Hamaoka Nuclear Power Station to generate pluthermal energy in Reactor No. 4. The reactor had been started as early as 4 August 2003 for trial operations.

GE Energy recently signed contracts worth $128 million to service the 795.6 megawatt Zhejiang Zheneng Zhenhai Power Plant.

The Changling Wind Farm is now ready to provide a total capacity of 34.5MW after its 18th wind turbine was connected to the grid last 27 February, indicating the completion of the project. It is the second wind power project in Jianxi Province and also the largest.

In a first for China, a new 640 km, 1000 kV transmission line connects its two major grids using home-grown technology.

Meralco customers will pay four centavos less per kilowatt-hour beginning this month following a refund order by the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC).

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has secured a contract worth Rs.31,500 million to supply equipment to the Malwa Thermal Power Project. Outbidding Chinese equipment suppliers, BHEL bagged the contract from Madhya Pradesh Power Generating Company Limited (MPPGCL) under International Competitive Bidding (ICB).

Sales by Kyushu Electric Power Company for January 2009 amounted to approximately 7,736 million kWh, down by 1 percent from January 2008. The sales volume was below the previous year’s level for five months in a row.

The Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) has asked permission from three local governments to restart operations of Unit No. 7 of its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Station.

Nobel Prize winner Dr. Rajendra K. Pachauri, Chairman of the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), has confirmed his participation in EWEC 2009's Global Leaders' Vision panel session. He will join visionary figures from the wind industry and finance sector in exploring the most pressing issues related to developing wind power at the global level.

Meiya Power Company's acquisition of a hydro power project shows its continuous focus on renewable energy, said Alan Chan, Chairman & CEO of MPC.

The Asia-Pacific region has a total installed capacity of 295,764 MW by the end of 2008 to lead the global hydro power market. This is based on the Global Markets Direct's new report "Asia-Pacific Hydro Power Market Analysis and Forecasts to 2013," which provides detailed analysis and forecasts of the Asia-Pacific hydro power industry.