Asian Power update: 10/9

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Asian Power recognizes the region’s crème de la crème More Japanese reactors to come online in 2013 Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority says that the start-up of more idled nuclear reactors will not come until next year. Terra Firma invests heavily in China’s renewable energy A major British private equity firm is continuing its diversification into renewable energy by setting up a US$5 billion investment fund in China. Vietnam notes renewable energy sites Vietnam has identified locations suitable for green and renewable energy projects that foreign firms can invest in. India to lend $200M for Sri Lanka's 500MW coal power plant India will extend financial support to Sri Lanka on setting up a 500MW coal based power project in the Trincomalee region of Sri Lanka through Trincomalee Power Company Limited. Four turbines of Malaysia's Bakun hydel dam to be commissioned Sarawak Hidro will commission the remaining four of the eight turbines at Bakun hydroelectric dam by stages in the second half. Indonesian gas service provider expands into electricity business Publicly listed oil and gas services provider PT Radiant Utama Interinsco plans to build hydropower plants in West Sumatra to diversify its business. Vietnam scraps 9 hydroelectric projects Six hydropower projects of Vietnam's Thua Thien Hue Province that have low economic values and were forecasted to cause severe flooding were cancelled. Philippine rooftop solar potential stagnant The potential market for rooftop solar is placed at US$450 million annually but is almost completely untapped. Spanish solar firm invests US$1.16 billion in Japanese solar Spanish solar plant maker Gestamp Solar is investing US$1.16 billion to build solar plants and panels in Japan. China steps up shale gas exploration China second auction for shale gas licenses late this month has drawn the interest of some 70 Chinese firms, including the country's two biggest oil and gas companies. Vietnamese province to build geothermal plant The Dakrong district of Vietnam's central province of Quang Tri will soon host a 25MW geothermal power plant. Taiwan's Giga Solar eyes Southeast Asian solar farm projects Taiwanese solar material maker Giga Solar Materials Corp has set its sights on several new solar farm projects in Southeast Asia. Thailand ponders on putting up nuclear power plant Thailand energy minister announced that the country will conduct a study on the construction of a nuclear power plant. Tokyo Gas to invest in Tepco power plant Tokyo Gas will invest in Tokyo Electric Power Company's $3.9 billion project at the Sodegaura power plant in Chiba, east of Tokyo. Myanmar to cut gas exports to Thailand to address power shortage Myanmar is hoping to retain 200 million cubic feet per day of natural gas from the 1 billion cubic feet per day it exports to Thailand. Gestamp Solar to develop 300MW power plants in Japan With emphasis on rooftop projects, Gestamp Solar intends to develop 300MW of solar power projects in Japan over three years. China has huge new estimate for geothermal resources The government has announced that China's geothermal energy resources amount to 860 trillion tonnes of coal equivalent. Mytrah Energy targets 5000 MW wind power by 2018 Mytrah Energy Limited plans to build 5000 MWs in India by 2018. Bangladesh to use GE gas turbines for new power projects GE will supply Frame 9F 3-series gas turbines for two new power plants in Bangladesh with a total capacity of 675 megawatts. The contracts total US$89 million. Sumitomo in largest clean energy investment in USA Japan’s Sumitomo Group has bought a fourth of the 550 megawatt Desert Sunlight Solar Farm, now under construction in the Mojave Desert in southern California.

BUSINESS SCENE PHOTO GALLERY Asian Power Awards 2012 4 Oct 2012, Bangkok, Thailand

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