China

Black & Veatch makes appointments to global infrastructure business

Two senior management appointments had been made as it addresses infrastructure needs for global regions.

Black & Veatch makes appointments to global infrastructure business

Two senior management appointments had been made as it addresses infrastructure needs for global regions.

NF Energy gets control system deal with China Guodian

NF Energy Saving Corp. will supply of butterfly valves control systems to China Guodian Corporation. The contract value is US$468.5 thousand.

China builds 8 wind power bases in 7 provinces

China is building eight 10-million-kilowatt wind power bases in seven provinces, revealed Shi Pengfei, vice president of the Chinese Wind Energy Association.

IAEA okays China-Pak agreement on nuclear reactors

The IAEA approved the safeguards agreement between Pakistan and China for building two new nuclear power reactors aat Chashma in Pakistan.

Longyuan Power output up 18.8% in February

China Longyuan Power Group posted an 18.79 per cent year-on-year increase in power generation to 1.75 tWh in February.

Thermal power generation groups in China record losses

China's five big power generation groups recorded total losses of 13.719 billion yuan from thermal power generation in 2010.

MEMC to build solar cell plant with JA Solar

MEMC is forming a joint venture c-Si solar cell plant in China with JA Solar.

Huaneng to build Shidao Bay gas-cooled reactor

China Huaneng Group will build China’s first high-temperature gas-cooled reactor in Shidao Bay, Shandong province.

No more arbitrary blackouts to meet China's energy-saving target

China will not allow local governments to set blackouts to meet energy-saving targets.

China to provide grants for Nepal hydro projects

China will assist Nepal in various development projects including hydro power plants.

Repairs demanded for Nepal wind energy centre

Local residents have been demanding that Nepal's first wind energy centre constructed with an investment of around US$ 138,500 be reestablished.

Tibet speeds up hydropower projects

A number of key hydropower projects are being constructed simultaneously in Tibet.

Yin appointed Hoku Corporation president

Hoku Corporation appointed "Jeremy" Xiaoming Yin, P.h.D as president. Dr. Yin will report to Scott Paul, who will continue to serve as CEO of the company.

More losses loom for China's thermal power plants

Rising global coal prices will drive up domestic coal prices and cause more losses for China's thermal power plants. This was the warning of the China Energy Research Society in its recent report.

Major Chinese power firms raise money for renewable projects

China's five major state-run power generation companies will raise money either by an initial public offering or by raising equity.

CPIC, Guangxi sign strategic cooperation

CPI and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region government enhanced their strategic cooperation in energy through an agreement for the twelfth 'Five-year Plan'.

China starts operating world's first 660 KV transmission system

The world's first 660-kilovolt direct current power transmission system start6ed operating in China. It transmitted energy from northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region to the eastern Shandong Province.