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China power shortage estimated to reach up to 70 million kw in 2013

China is expected to face a power shortage up to 70 million kilowatts in 2013, according to an official with the China Electricity Council.

China power shortage estimated to reach up to 70 million kw in 2013

China is expected to face a power shortage up to 70 million kilowatts in 2013, according to an official with the China Electricity Council.

China's power consumption up 12.2 % in first seven months

China's total electric power consumption from January to July rose 12.2 percent from a year earlier to 2.69 trillion kilowatt-hours, according to China's National Energy Administration.

Turbine Technology expands services in China

Turbine Technology Services Corporation is extending its global reach in Asia with the delivery of two TTS CMS-1000 portable combustion dynamics measurement systems for customers in Jinjiang, China.

New feed-in-tariff to increase China’s solar capacity by 1.5GW: report

The Chinese government’s new feed-in-tariff has the potential to increase solar installations in the country by 1.5GW in the next 18 months, according to a new IHS iSuppli report.

China conducts safety inspections on nuclear plants

Mandatory safety inspections of existing nuclear power plants in the China has been completed by the China Nuclear Energy Association.

LDK Solar, Datang to build 20MW solar project in China

LDK Solar and Datang International Power Generation will build a 20MW solar power plant in Qinghai, China.

Ming Yang, China Three Gorges to jointly develop Guangdong offshore wind project

China Ming Yang Wind Power Group Limited signed a strategic cooperative agreement with China Three Gorges New Energy Corp. to foster closer cooperation in both domestic and international wind power development.

Asia leads world's smart grid industry

Asian countries have been investing huge funds to achieve a stronger future grid.

Trina supplies 30MW PV modules to Huanghe's Qinghai projects

Trina Solar has secured a 30MW module supply agreement with Huanghe Hydropower Development Co.

Sikeshu's No. 8 coal mine acknowledged for safety and quality

The No.8 mine of Sikeshu Coal Company was awarded the 2010 National Standard Coal Mine for Safety & Quality by the by State Administration of Work Safety and State Administration of Coal Mine Safety.

Yellow River power stations exceed 20TWh in production

The total electricity production of various cascade hydropower stations in the Yellow River Basin exceeded 20TWh this year.

Guixi plant's unit replacement project passes test run

The first 640MW ultra-super critical unit of CPI Guixi Power Plant passed the 168-hour full-load test running.

Dongping Hydropower Project receives emission reduction

The 72MW CPI Dongping Hydropower Project in Hunan Province successfully received the issuance of emission reductions on 28 July 2011.

China nuke plant gets Korea-made reactor

Doosan Heavy Industries has delivered a 340t nuclear reactor vessel to be installed at the Sanmen nuclear power plant in Zhejiang, China.

Perkins launches 1106 engine manufacturing line in Wuxi

Now Perkins looks at over 130,000 engines being manufactured by 2015.

China emerges as world's largest energy consumer in 2010, India way behind

China has surpassed the US as the world's largest consumer of energy in 2010, according to the BP Statistical Review of World Energy released yesterday. China's share of global energy is now 20.3% while it was 19% for the US. India's share was a meagre 4.4% China's share of global coal consumption was a whopping 48.2% in relation to 14.8% only for the US and 7.8% for India. The following picture emerges when a comparison is made between India with China : At the end of 2010, proved reserves of oil were at 2 billion tonnes for China and 1.2 billion tonnes  for India. Despite being a large consumer, China's share of reserves of the global total was a meagre 1.1%, whereas India's share was 0.7%. The R/P ratio was 9.9 for China and a much more favourable 30 for India. Clearly, China is eating up its reserves at a much faster pace than India. China's crude production was 4,071 thousand barrels per day in 2010, an increase of 7.1% over 2009 in comparison to 826 thousand barrels for India, an annual increase of 9.8%. China's consumption of oil was 9,057 thousand barrels in 2010 in comparison to India's 3,319 thousand barrels. China's refining capacity is also big, at 10121 thousand barrels per day in comparison to India's 3703 thousand barrels. China imported 234.6 million tonnes of crude oil in 2010 in relation to India's 162 million tonnes. China imported 59.9 million tonnes of petroleum products in comparison to India's 16.5 MMT. India's export of petroleum products was much larger at 57.2 MMT in relation to 29.4 MMT by China. China's gas reserves at the end of 2010 were at 99.2 trillion cubic feet (TCF) in relation to India's 51.2 TCF. China's R/P ratio for gas was 24.7 in relation to India's 29. China's gas production was 96.8 BCM in 2010, while India's was 50.9 BCM. China's gas consumption was a 100 BCM and India's was 61.9 BCM. China's proved reserves of coal was a massive 1,14,500 MMT, making up 11% of the world's reserves, while India's reserves were at 60,600 TMT, approximating 7% of global reserves. The R/P ratio is 35 for China and 106 for India. China's production of coal was a whopping 1,800 MMT, whereas India's output was just 216 MMT. China's coal consumption was 1,713 MMT while India's was 277.6 TMT. China's hydel production was 161.1 million tonnes of oil equivalent (MTOE) as against India's 25,2 MTOE. India's renewal energy output was just 5.0 MTPE in relation to China's 12.1 MTOE. China's biofuel output was 1,399 MTOE, whereas India's was 151 MTOE. Overall, China's primary energy consumption in 2010 was 2432 MTOE against India's 524 MTOE.  

China’s NDRC sets improved pricing for solar projects

The National Development and Reform Commission set new feed-in tariffs for both open and non-competitive PV project tenders above those previously accepted in the last bidding process.