Asia Power Update 8/22

Thai firm opposed from buying hydropower from Laos Canada and China to boost bilateral energy investments Canada estimates that foreign investments in its booming energy sector could hit US$500 billion over the next decade. Laos hydropower plant to join Vietnam’s grid The 260-MW Xekaman 3 hydropower plant in Laos will start operations in September and annually provide around 980 million kWh to Vietnam's power grid in Danang City. China's energy use down slightly by 2% in 2011 China’s energy use per unit of GDP dipped only 2% last year compared to its goal of reducing its energy use by 16% by 2015. Chinese to invest US$1 billion in Texas clean energy plant Chinese investors expect to close one of the biggest investments by China in the U.S. China's wind power capacity sees substantial growth China's on-grid wind power capacity reached over 50 gigawatts helping its entire wind power sector to witness substantial growth. Northern India may again face blackouts India’s northern states including the capital, New Delhi, brace for another series of blackouts. Philippine transmission lines to get upgraded NGCP will spend more than P1.1 billion will be allocated for theto upgrade its Kalayaan-Bay 230-kiloVolt ransmission line in South Luzon. Ratch-Australia to acquire, build power plants and wind farms Ratch-Australia will spend US$1.1 billion in the next three years buying power plants and building wind farms. Cheap US credit destroying India’s solar sector An Indian consortium promoting sustainability claims that cheap loans offered by the US to Indian firms are “unethical” and dangerous. Decreased Indian supply increases Nepal's loadshedding The Nepal Electricity Authority has increased loadshedding by 46 hours per week. Japan targets new energy The Japanese Cabinet approved guidelines for drafting the fiscal 2013 budget, emphasizing financing for renewable energy development. Taiwan’s businessmen seek delay of energy tax hike A meeting between the government and the business community to iron out energy policy instead saw the private sector complain loudly about the plan to raise energy taxes. Fracking faces uncertain future in China China is resorting to “fracking” to sate its enormous demand for oil but this controversial technology might prove insufficient. U.S. lawmakers resist Chinese takeover of EV battery maker Opposition to China acquiring a US. Indonesia to build hydropower plant at old Jatigede dam project The government of Indonesia will build a 110-megawatt hydropower plant as it revives the Jatigede dam project in West Java. India's central transmission system to become world's largest India will add its southern grid to the central transmission system by 2014 ramping upits transmission capacity to 65,500 MW. Pertamina to develop 8 geothermal plants after price boost Pertamina will develop another eight geothermal projects after the Indonesian raised electricity prices from geothermal power plants. Tarapur contributes 33% of India's total atomic power generation The Tarapur Atomic Power Station generated a total of 2,780 mus from April to June accounting for 33 percent of India's total atomic power generated in the period. New LNG power plant to generate 1,750 MW The Philippines’ largest power distributor and a Japanese firm intend to build one of the largest liquefied natural gas power plants in the Philippines. Mongolia to build 400MW hydroelectric power station The World Bank has approved a 400 megawatt hydroelectric power station project at the Selenge River. 13 Bangladesh power projects lack funding Bangladesh power projects amounting to 13,000 megawatt could not be implemented due to liquidity problems.

CO-WRITTEN ARTICLES & SPONSOR CONTENT ›› CO-WRITTEN / PARTNER Yellow brick road to proficiency InstaForex equips and educates traders with excellent online instruments for a successful Forex trading.

COMMENTARY ›› POWER UTILITY Thailand’s renewable energy adder rates BY CHRISTOPHER OSBORNE 169 views REGULATION Carbon Trading and Carbon Taxes: Just because or real solutions? BY DALE GERSTENSLAGER 142 views ENVIRONMENT, POWER UTILITY Waste-to-Energy in India: Understanding interaction between technology and local waste characteristics a must in order to realise full potential BY PER REGNARSSON 129 views POWER UTILITY Analysis of the electricity meters market in India BY FROST & SULLIVAN 117 views PROJECT 1 GW CSP project emerges in inner Mongolia but challenges remain BY ZHUN MA 113 views CO-WRITTEN / PARTNER PV revisited - A rising sun? BY HIROKAZU SUTO & WILLIAM BYUN 45 views

EVENTS CALENDAR 7th Annual China Nuclear Power Congress Date: 22 Nov 2012 Venue: Shanghai, China SAP for Utilities Asia Pacific Conference 2012 Date: 07 Nov 2012 Venue: The Sheraton Towers, Singapore 3rd World Clean Coal Week China Focus Date: 05 Nov 2012 Venue: Beijing, China Asia Smart Grid Date: 22 Oct 2012 Venue: Sands Expo & Convention Centre, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore Asian Future Energy Forum & Exhibition Date: 22 Oct 2012 Venue: Sands Expo & Convention Centre, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore SIEW 2012 Date: 22 Oct 2012 Venue: Singapore CEPSI 2012 Date: 15 Oct 2012 Venue: Bali, Indonesia Asian Power Awards 2012 Date: 04 Oct 2012 Venue: Bangkok, Thailand POWER-Gen Asia 2012 Date: 03 Oct 2012 Venue: Bangkok, Thailand EP China 2012 Date: 26 Sep 2012 Venue: Beijing, China Indonesia Energy & Power Summit 2012 Date: 20 Sep 2012 Venue: Jakarta, Indonesia 7th Annual Transmission & Distribution Smart Grids Asia 2012 Date: 18 Sep 2012 Venue: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia China Clean Energy Grid Integration Summit 2012 Date: 13 Sep 2012 Venue: Lanzhou, China 2nd World Smart Grid conference India Week Date: 12 Sep 2012 Venue: New Delhi, India Offshore Wind Development Forum 2012 Date: 03 Sep 2012 Venue: Taipei, Taiwan Power Industry India Conference and Exhibition Date: 30 Aug 2012 Venue: Le Méridien New Delhi, India 2nd India Nuclear Energy Summit 2012 Date: 30 Aug 2012 Venue: Mumbai, India Power Plant Maintenance and Outage Management Asia Date: 29 Aug 2012 Venue: Singapore