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Saint-Gobain is interested in putting up a plant in India but wants government support.

Acciona Energy has started constricting the 56 MW Tuppadahalli facility, its third wind park in India. It will come on stream in 2011. According to the Construction and maintenance News, the wind park represents an investment of US$81.3 million. The wind park will increase the company's wind power capacity in the country to 85.8 MW.

China will be a future wind energy hotspot, according to Tulsi Tanti, chairman of Suzlon Energy. Wind energy, one of the worst affected sectors of the industry during the economic turmoil of the last two years, is seen to make a revival by 2011.

Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited's large capacity addition program will be financed by the Power Finance Corporation.

A platform will encourage expansion of proven business models that supply low-cost solar products to consumers living 'off grid'.

The initiative will test and evaluate new applications and technologies aimed to deploy a smart grid throughout Singapore.

Wartsila has been awarded an operations and maintenance agreement by Liberty Power Tech for its power plant in Pakistan.

Mitsubishi Corp. will conduct a feasibility study to help address global warming by popularizing energy-saving Japanese home appliances in Vietnam.

GE will supply $750 million worth of equipment and services for a 2,400-megawatt expansion of the Samalkot power plant.

Alstom has been selected by Keppel Merlimau Cogen to build and maintain a new 800 MW power plant in Singapore. KMC is a unit of Keppel Energy Pte Ltd, the energy division of Singapore-based Keppel Corporation Limited.   The order for the first phase of the project, signed today and worth approximately US$443.9 million, includes an Engineering, Procurement and Construction contract for the construction of a 400 MW gas-fired combined cycle unit as well as an 18-year maintenance contract.. The second phase, which would also include a 400 MW combined cycle unit, based on Alstom’s technology, should be booked in 2011. When completed, the two units will increase the company’s production capacity to 1,300 MW, signaling the company’s emergence as one of Singapore’s main energy providers, and will add around 10 per cent to the country’s capacity for electricity generation. Under the terms and conditions of the EPC contract, Alstom will provide the entire power plant and all associated equipment, including one GT26 gas turbine, one steam turbine and one heat recovery steam generator for each unit. Alstom’s combined cycle technology, based on its GT26 gas turbine, is among the most efficient and reliable technologies currently available. Alstom also built KMC’s existing 500 MW combined cycle power plant in 2007, on which it is currently carrying out an 18-year operation and maintenance contract. This highlights the strength of Alstom’s relationship with KMC. “This contract underlines Alstom’s competitiveness in Asia for combined cycle power plants.” said Philippe Joubert, President of Alstom Power. “We have every intention of building on this success and continue implementing our growth strategy in Asia.”  

Alstom won an approximately US$360 million order to construct a new power plant for Tuas Power in Singapore. TPG, owned by NYSE-listed Huaneng Power International and one of Singapore’s largest power generation companies, already operates four existing combined cycle power plants and two oil fired steam power plants. The order includes an Engineering, Procurement and Construction contract for the construction of a new 400 MW gas-fired combined cycle power plant CCP5, as well as a six-year maintenance contract.   Under the terms and conditions of the EPC contract, Alstom will provide the entire power plant and all associated equipment, including a GT26 gas turbine, steam turbine and heat recovery steam generator. Alstom’s combined cycle technology, based on its GT26 gas turbine, is among the most efficient and reliable technologies currently available.   The completion of CCP5 in 2014 will enable TPG to improve the overall electricity generating efficiency of its plant portfolio. “This is Alstom’s first contract with TPG, which represents a major breakthrough and is proof of our competitiveness,” said Philippe Joubert, President of Alstom Power. “By selecting us as their partner, TPG has given a strong indication of their confidence in the quality and reliability of Alstom’s products.”  

CEM joined hands with Kong Fook On Building Management Committee to hold a seminar entitled “Harmonious Community and Safe Use of Electricity”.

The company’s S$900mln investment in the project will boost its generation capacity to 1,300 MW.

Petrochemical companies on Jurong Island will benefit from PowerSeraya’s newest 800MW Co-Generation Combined Cycle Plant. The company, part of YTL Power, unveiled the natural gas-fired facility today, which is capable of producing electricity and steam simultaneously for export to customers in the Seraya cluster.

China’s energy chief criticized US probe into Chinese subsidy on its clean energy.

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