In many ways, it seems that 2010 could be argued to be a year in which China has well and truly occupied centre stage and with the possible exception of the World Expo currently under way in Shanghai, much of this has been generated by the country’s vast efforts to build for itself modern, clean and efficient infrastructure. In this article, IFandP takes a look at recent developments in China’s power sector and their wider ramifications.
India’s struggle to bring its massive population into the modern era in terms of development can be seen from its ambitious nuclear build programme, which has received an incalculable boost in the form of greater acceptance from the Nuclear Suppliers Group. Here we investigate the scale of the country’s ambition and the international deals needed to translate it into reality.
Gas turbine technology is continuously advancing and this is particularly apparent when it comes to the program of improvements championed by Siemens, which has boosted the efficiency of its SGT5-4000F far above that of its initial design.
Saudi Arabia is at a crossroads. Electricity demand is expected to rocket over the coming years, creating the need for massive investment and expansion in its power sector. However, the Kingdom’s oil wealth and the resulting low oil prices, is encouraging an increasing amount of the country’s power mix to be oil-fuelled, a phenomenon which if left unchecked, has the potential to bite heavily into the country’s oil export potential, which remains the beating heart of the Saudi economy.
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