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A 400kV D/C line would connect Bahrampur in eastern India to Bheramara in Bangladesh. An HVDC switching station will also be established at Bheramara.

Malaysia’s solar energy use is likely to achieve grid parity by 2017, according to Malaysia’s Energy Ministry.

GE will supply 36 2.5-MW wind turbines to the Thep Sathit Wind Farm in the Chaiyaphum province of Thailand. Located about 250 kilometers northeast of Bangkok with GE, the 90 MW is being built by German wind developer Pro Ventum International. GE is also looking into a potential equity investment in the project. It will be the first wind project in Thailand for both Pro Ventum and GE and when operational, could potentially be one of the first wind farms of this scale in Thailand and the greater ASEAN region.

CPI strengthened strategic cooperation with Tangshan municipal government in developing clean energy power generation.

Suntech will supply Azure Power with several megawatts of solar panels for utility-scale projects across several states in India.

ABB will provide complete power systems, drilling drive and propulsion systems for a new deep water drilling rig in South Korea. This will be built by Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering at its shipyard. The end customer is Brazilian ship owner Petroserv, who will operate the drilling rig for Petrobras.

Both the production and sales volume of CPI’s electricity, coal and aluminum businesses achieved faster growth than industry average.

The largest solar power system in Hong Kong has been commissioned by HK Electric. Located on Lamma Island, the system is expected to generate 620,000 units of electricity annually.

Suzlon will set up, operate and maintain a 37.8 megawatt project at Jaibhim in Dhule-Nandurbar wind park in Maharashtra.

Companies that consume more than the equivalent of 15 GWh of energy annually will be required to monitor and report their energy use to the National Environment Agency.

Suzlon won a repeat order from the Malpani Group for two new wind power projects totaling 19.8 MW capacity.

Power Grid Corporation of India is negotiating a transmission project deal with Myanmar to bring about 1,000 MW to India.

CEM will hold a seminar to improve users’ knowledge of electricity facilities.

The Xiangjiaba-Shanghai project, the world’s first UHVDC transmission link, has started commercial operation. The project was completed in 30 months, one year ahead of schedule.

ADB aims to create reliable and affordable emission-free electricity to remote areas through small wind systems.

CER will install a waste heat recovery system for Wuxi Greenapple's new sulfuric acid plant in Zhenjiang City, Jiangsu. The system is anticipated to be completed in the first half of 2011 and represents an approximate gross value of US$10 million to CER. Wuxi Greenapple's new sulfuric acid plant is rated to produce 1,800 metric tons of sulfuric acid per day. China Energy Recovery's waste heat recovery system for the plant has a design capacity to produce 91 metric tons of saturated steam per hour at 5.4 MPa at 485°C and 38.99 metric tons of High Recovery System steam per hour at 1.0 MPa at 186°C. "We are pleased to have Wuxi Greenapple as a new customer and we look forward to assisting them in their effort to reduce energy consumption and costs at their new plant," CER Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Qinghuan Wu said. "This new relationship reinforces our vision of providing a low-cost, environmentally friendly energy recovery solution for heavy industry."