Asia Power Update 8/28

India, China to co-develop Indonesian energy projects Australia claims leadership in rooftop solar Coal-rich Australia says it installed 785 megawatts of rooftop solar power in 2012, making it world leader in this category. Corporate Japan backs renewable energy Forty five of 109 major Japanese companies said renewable energy can adequately replace nuclear power as sources of electricity in Japan. India’s Madras Atomic Station to resume operations Two reactors of the Madras Atomic Power Station are scheduled to be restared by end of August. Thailand’s PTT seeks control of Singaporean coal company Thailand's largest energy company, PTT Public Company Ltd, bids to diversify away from oil and gas for power generation and into coal. IHI Inc. goes into biomass energy Japanese energy company IHI Inc has taken over majority ownership in five biomass power plants located in California. Meralco enters clean energy sector Meralco, the Philippines’ largest power distributor, makes its first renewable energy investment. Japan solar rooftop sector receives boost from Orix Japan's largest leasing and diversified financial services conglomerate intends to invest US$686 million on solar rooftop projects in the next three years. China, Singapore invest in U.S. LNG for future power China and Singapore have invested a combined US$1 billion in a US liquefied natural gas facility. China’s clean energy use rises by 31% in July Clean energy provided 107 billion kilowatt hours of electricity in July, up 31% from a year ago. Meralco targets 2,500-MW portfolio Meralco hopes to construct 2,500 to 3,000 megawatts of diversified power generation portfolio to meet its supply over the medium term. China hard pressed to meet energy conservation goal It will take an investment of some RMB2.4 trillion for China to achieve energy conservation targets intended to make it a green manufacturer. Australia's Origin Energy adds 550MW with coal-fired plant The second unit of the 550MW gas-fired Mortlake Power Station in Victoria has been commissioned, signalling its formal completion. Power supply agreement okayed for Philippine coal power plant A power supply agreement between Socoteco II and the upcoming 100MW Sarangani coal plant has been approved by the Energy Regulatory Commission. Thailand's SPCG completes solar power farms SPCG Plc announced its completion of 30 megawatts of sun-powered capacity. Safety concerns delay Korea's nuke projects South Korea's plans for new nuclear reactors have been delayed due to safety concerns.

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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