The burgeoning construction of nuclear newbuild in Asia and the concerns over fuel security to power these plants is to increase international merger and acquisition activity to ensure supplies of uranium, according to a Nomura International report. “The key feature of worldwide uranium resource distribution is that a couple of countries own most of the …
The US has decided to step up the pressure on the World Bank to stop funding the construction of coal-fired power stations in the developing world. In a letter sent to the World Bank and obtained by the Times of India, US Executive Director to the World Bank, Whitney Debevoise said: “The Obama Administration believes …
The Xinhua News Agency has reported that the Chinese government is encouraging firms to bring in more coal and natural gas from abroad, in order to help relieve the power shortages being experienced across the country. Power rationing measures have been introduced for large industrial users, particularly in sectors, which have excess capacity according to …
China Huadian Corp, one of China’s largest state-owned power companies, will build a US$558m hydropower plant in Cambodia’s southwest province, according to Cambodia’s Deputy Minister for Industry, Mines and Energy Ith Praing. The Cambodian government approved China Huadian’s role in running the 30-year investment of the build-operate-transfer (BOT) project in Koh Kong province in the …
The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) has ended the restriction that wind farms within the country had to source at least 70 per cent of turbine parts from the domestic market, according to China Business News. This ruling was apparently made late last year, but only now has been announced publically. In a statement, …
The first underground turbine of the world’s largest hydropower project is expected to generate its first electricity in 2011, according to the China Three Gorges Corporation (CTGC). Operation of the 700MW underground turbine will start in July 2011 while the other five will be commissioned the following year. According to the plan, the construction of …
eSolar Inc has reported that it will provide the technology behind a number of solar thermal plants using “power tower” technology, representing a total capacity of 2000MWp in China. Under an agreement signed on January 8, China Shandong Penglai Electric Power Equipment Manufacturing Co, will be responsible for construction, while China Shaanxi Yulin Huayang New …
Investment relations between China and Australia are on the mend after a rocky year in which Australia blocked a number of Chinese takeovers if the latest agreement is anything to go by. Both countries signed a US$3bn coal deal on Wednesday as Yanzhou Coal Mining Co bought Australia’s Felix Resources. Yanzhou’s vice chairman, Geng Jiahuai, …
As China’s government put in place a US$586bn stimulus package and fuelled investments in renewable energy, the nation raised its power requirement by six per cent, climbing to 3.6bnMWh in 2009, according to the National Development and Reform Commission. The growth rate at 0.47 percentage points is not low considering the country saw YoY decreases …
Officials from the Chinese central government announced that the massive restructuring of the coal industry in Shanxi Province since April last year is almost complete. About 98 per cent of coal mining companies in the province have signed official transfer protocols, said Chen Chuanping, the provincial vice-governor. The total number of coal mines was cut …
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