Asian Power Update 9/26

Worsening water shortage threatens China's power sector Nepal picks China over India on hydopower deal Nepal and China have sealed the deal on the West Seti Hydropower Project in West Nepal. Japan gets cold feet; will not renounce nuclear power Japan has backtracked on earlier announcements it will totally phase out nuclear energy by 2040. India's NTPC to engage in electricity distribution NTPC will explore opportunities in the electricity distribution business in India. China wind power capacity rising Newly installed wind power capacity will see up to 19 gigawatts added to China’s grid this year. Airbus and Sinopec to produce biomass jet fuel European aircraft maker Airbus and China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation Ltd or Sinopec are jointly developing a new aviation fuel made from biomass. The partners said the new renewable fuel will be first used in China. China signs green agreements with the EU The European Union has signed a finance agreement with China that will help the latter's transition to a low-carbon economy. China to have a renewable energy holiday China will celebrate a "National Low Carbon Day" beginning June 2013. Ayala expands its energy investment in the Philippines It will build a 135 megawatt circulating fluidized bed thermal facility in Iloilo. J-Power starts work on its 19th wind farm in Japan J-Power began work on a 20 megawatt wind power station in Uwajima, Ehime Prefecture, western Japan. IFC backs Thailand's quest for clean energy Thailand's goal of utilizing clean sources of energy for about a quarter of the country's energy needs by 2021 got thesupport of the IFC. India's garbage-fueled power plants worry trash pickers New Delhi's garbage pickers fear their lives are about to be upended as the city government sees electricity in trash. Brunei eyeing Philippine LNG, power generation projects Brunei is interested in the proposed liquefied natural gas facility to be put up in Mindanao. Japan's switch to thermal power sends emissions up by 29% Japan's 10 regional utilities emitted 409 million tons of carbon dioxide in fiscal 2011. India considers building 60 "solar cities" India is set to invest US$84 million to build the first of 60 solar cities where much of the electricity will be provided by solar installations. Indonesia's PLN seeks financers for $200M gas-fired project in Aceh PLN is seeking interested bidders for funding the construction of a $200 million gas-fired power plant in Arun, Aceh. Vietnam commits to IAEA on nuclear safety Vietnam President Truong Tan Sang had approved the supplementary protocol and necessary documents to join the IAEA’s Convention on Physical Protection of Nuclear Material. China to double solar capacity to more than 40GW China is attempting to restore growth in the weak solar power market by installing more solar panels domestically.

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